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Originally posted by Anush:
Capresso Conical Burr. The best I have ever used. Metal body $150, plastic body $80 on Amazon.

https://www.capresso.com/coffee-grinders.html

This is what we got at the same time as the MochaMaster.

Help me understand the advantages to manual, other than the nostalgia. Not discounting that, our ice cream freezer is an older hand-crank White Mountain!

There might not be. I dunno. Since it's just usually myself who drinks a cup I wasn't sure if an electric would be the way to go.

I have the manual Hario Skerton and the Baratza Virtuoso. The Skerton works well but I wish I would have just bought the Baratza from the beginning. Even though I don't drink much coffee myself anymore, it's nice to be able to quickly grind some up for family or friends visiting. I bought both on sale from Seattle Coffee Gear.

If you absolutely must have a manual and don't want to mortgage your house for it, you might look at the Hero Manual Coffee Grinder-Conical Ceramic Burr Mill, Adjustable Hand Precision Brewing, Black at Amazon for $29.50 (prime).

I've been using a Chefmate electric grinder for so many years I can't even find it online anymore. I make one-two cups at a time, so I don't need to grind big batches.

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Originally posted by Anush:
Capresso Conical Burr. The best I have ever used. Metal body $150, plastic body $80 on Amazon.

https://www.capresso.com/coffee-grinders.html

Have the same one - love it.
I broke the turn knob from using it so much and called the company and got one right way for $5.
Use it every day and it is adjustable for different grinds.
Paid around $90 as I recall and worth every penny.

Hario Skerton Pro. I can attach a drill to it to speed up the process.

I have the Hario Skerton hand grinder and an electric KitchenAid coffee/spice grinder. I cannot tell the difference between hand or electric ground coffee.

I’ve had this Bodum electric grinder for 5 or 6 years. I use it daily. Adjustable from course for French Press to fine for espresso. Never a problem with it. Comes in several colors.

https://www.amazon.com/Bodum-G...ts=p_89%3ABodum&th=1

Well down the hole I went today. Ordered the Baratza Encore grinder from Seattle Coffee Works at 10% off and then a Bonavita Connoisseur off Ebay for a little over a $100 new.

Thanks all for the help and recommendations.

Sounds like you’re all set. Congrats on the purchases. Looks like a nice coffee maker. I’m cursed to be the only coffee drinker in the house so I just do a pour over when I don’t make espresso.

Well I've tried to make two pots of coffee with the new Bonavita Connoisseur and two fails so far. I used the Costa Rican stuff I've been using in my reusable K cup thing. All ready ground for a drip brewer. The first pot I used the Goldtone filter that is supposed to be for this maker. There was definitely some room left in the brewing basket once I put the filter in. It ended up overflowing and some grounds made there way into the pot during the brewing. Coffee came out weak and bitter. I used 12 Tablespoons with 6 cups of water. So I chalked this up to an incorrect filter. Returning the Goldtone back to Amazon.

Tried again today with the supplied paper filters. Once again I did 12 tablespoons with and filled to the 6 cup line. The paper filter fit appropriately and there was no overflow. The spent grounds looked good in the basket. Still come out weak and bitter.

Haven't used the grinder yet with my new bag of Kona beans. Trying to get this dialed in with the stuff I have first so I don't waste the Kona.

I do a pour over but I do it by weight. I’d start with a 15-1 ratio of water to grounds and adjust from there.

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Originally posted by Sig Sauer Kraut:
I do a pour over but I do it by weight. I’d start with a 15-1 ratio of water to grounds and adjust from there.

If it came out weak, the ground could also be too corse. Hard to tell but that’s one potential cause.

My wife being German we hand ground coffee beans for decades. I am sure the grinder is around here somewhere, but it would be an "antique" since it is at least 60 years old. Was still working when she decided to get one of those new-fangled electric ones.

Since moved away from that and just buy Kirkland premium coffee in 3 lb cans.

There is some enhanced flavor to freshly ground beans, but I guess she decided it wasn't worth the trouble.

After 6 years of drinking coffee made in a number 10 can, over a camp fire, and 11 years of army coffee (more than half of which was out in the field) I have not been real choosy when it comes to coffee.

I have one from my great grandfathers general store that dispenses into a mason jar that screws into the bottom. It looks like a lot of work

In the from of the store he had one of these, every bit of 5' tall

BTW rinse the paper filter under cold running water first. Wash the paper dust and stuff out.