PARACITY Manual Coffee Bean Grinder Stainless Steel Hand Mill Ceramic Burr for Aeropress, Drip Coffee, Espresso, French Press, Turkish Brew, for gift

There is not a better way to start your day with freshly ground coffee. This hand held coffee grinder does an excellent job at grinding whole roasted coffee making a much more flavorful cup of coffee. I use the ground coffee with reusable keruig cup and paper filters making the smoothes cup of coffee Ihave ever had.Cleaning is needed and is very easy to do.

Not a bad little grinder. I use this for pour over brewing. I fill it with beans and it grinds enough for use with 16 ounces of water.The grind is good. Very consistent once it is dialed in. It’s not very fast, but I can grind the beans quicker than I can heat the water.One area for improvement would be the grip. It’s fairly small diameter and it’s a bit tough to hold on to while you grind, particularly if you have a bit of arthritis in your hands.And it’s a great size for travel.

Yes, it's somewhat cheaply made. The ceramic grinder is held (roughly) center by a plastic piece, so there's no way it's going to be perfect. But it does what it's supposed to - grind coffee. And yes, it takes a while to grind. I'm not using this daily, so I don't mind. If I'd wanted speed, I'd get an electric grinder. I will say this, though, it can have some sharp edges. Nothing a file can't fix.

Easy to use, but ceramic burrs take their time. The hopper and catch cup are pretty generous, and it is well sized so you can fill the catch cup with beans, invert the grinder and slide the hopper mouth into the catch cup, invert again to dump beans into the hopper, put the catch cup back on the bottom, cap it and put the handle on and start cranking and refill the catch cup. No spilled beans or grounds.Grinding will take some time. But it won't build up heat like an electric will.Unfortunately the axle is a pentagon instead of a hexagon. This means you're mostly stuck with the included handle, which is a bit floppy and not great. It works, but if the end of that shaft were hexagonal it would be practical to chuck a cordless drill on it and save yourself a bit of time and energy. You still can, sort of, but it's not as good or secure a grip.Cleaning is pretty simple. I run some salt through it, then disassemble it and rinse the salt off and let it dry before putting it back together, taking care not to over tighten it. The burr, being ceramic, is more fragile than a steel burr, and while dropping a steel burr might dull it, dropping the ceramic might shatter it. On the other hand, it heats more slowly, and wont rust if you put back together a little wet.Other than the pace of the grind, the biggest weakness is that you adjust the fineness by turning a nut. This compresses the burr against a spring to maintain a constant distance between the grinding surfaces. The problem is there is no indexing of any sort, so unless you do something to mark the threaded rod, you have no idea what size grind you're getting and there is no way to be consistent between cleanings, or between different types of grinds. You can get in the same general area with a little practice and familiarity, but it's not as nice as better grinders with indexing so you can count off a couple clicks and by using the same number of clicks, know what your grind is going to be.Additionally, this adjustment can only be done from the bottom, with the catch cup off. This is the messiest way to do things.For the price, this is a great grinder and a real step up from electrics in all but the amount of time it takes to grind. Better outcome for your patience and energy though--and cheaper.Steel burrs are better though, so if you can afford them, do so.

Super hard to use- missed return day.Handle falls off when trying to grind.Grind is uneven. Save your $

Bought this to grind chia seeds. Works as excpeted and small enough to travel with.

For a cheap pretty easy to use product, not much should be expected. But with no definite way of knowing your grind size with the off center blades and no numerical labels for what grind you’re using, it ends up being a frustrating experience.The grinder ships with its blades off center and after an attempt to realign it fixes nothing and just reverts back to its original, off center, position.That along side with taking guesses at what size is correct for grind, makes for inconsistent coffee. I was using mine to grind beans for espresso, but with no way of being able to tell what exact size I’m grinding, along with the blades being off center, no matter what my grounds were inconsistent and a mystery if I should go smaller for a setting or not.I would not recommend this for anyone unless you need something quick, or consistency is not a factor you’re looking into.

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