OXO Brew Manual Burr Coffee Grinder,Black

I am very particular about products, and because this is in a way a "travel product", about finding the intersection between function and portability. The feeling in the hand of this product inspired me to write this review. The designers and implementers of this product at OXO are to be put down on the eternal list of people who conceived and made wonderful things. The way the arm for the grinding part collapses back on itself to insure that the footprint of the grinder stays tight, but does so in a way that feels like my hand finds it and collapses it without needing to read any manual ... these things are difficult to do. The level of resistance it has to coming out of its collapsed form is just right. The heft of the body of it is just right. How it screws tight and unscrews is just right. The dialing of the burr grinder is also just right - no manual required to understand it, and' clicks + visual marks to tell me where it is on the dial. I probably have 5 travel grinders, so I am not unacquainted with the genre. And here, I am ... deeply impressed. A+, my OXO friends. Well done.

I've been using this grinder for a while now and really like it. It works well.

I like this OXO Manual Burr Grinder for its simplicity and compactness. The adjustable grind setting allows me to dial in the best grind for my Aeropress. I particularly like the easy stow handle, however, the handle tends to flop around when moving it so I put a thin rubber band around the pivot point to hold it in place when not in use. See photo. The handle is not attached with a screw but with a rivet which would make tension adjustment very delicate to achieve. My grip strength is not sufficient when grinding some beans which has made it challenging. To resolve this, I put 2 wide rubber bands around the grounds receptacle to create greater friction where I'm holding it. See photo. The receptacle and base of the grinder body are very smooth while the body under the cap is gnurled. I hold the receptacle to the grinder body to insure it doesn't separate while grinding which has nearly occurred when grinding very hard beans. Overall, I like this grinder and would buy it again.

Clever design, sturdy construction.

It's so simple to use and my favourite part is the smell of freshly ground coffee beans. I Switch up the grind size for the moka pot and espresso machine.

Not so friendly

really pleased with this grinder

Easy to use and well worth the cost. Needs a little brush to do it right though! I can't believe they did not think of that!

Better than I expected , took a while to dial it in for espresso , but a notch under 4 for the current beans I have are perfect. Grinds 18g of beans in 20-30 seconds , fun little workout but easy enough. Happy to have this for travels but I enjoy using it at home too.

Content with the purchase she's solid in the most part. The grinds bowl gives the impression it wants to come off while grinding but is secure, stactic is a thing not a big deal i may start spraying my beans with a mist of h2o before grinding to resolve the static issue.

It appears well built and works fine. At setting #3 it is not as fine as the ground coffee that I was buying. It took me 2-3 minutes to grind 40 grams of beans (which fills the hopper) for 12 cups of coffee. This is more work than I was expecting, although I have nothing to compare it with.