Manual Burr Coffee Grinder for Espresso - Roasted Coffee Bean, Black

Ok, I wanted a burr grinder for uniform ground coffee to replace my trusty blade grinder. After exhaustive research of the reviews, I decided that the electric models sounded like a bad choice in the under $100 price range. Someone I knew said the Hario Skerton was a decent manual grinder. So me being me, I noticed all the other grinders that were similar and checked their reviews. I settled on one with nice reviews which was slightly cheaper than the Hario. Well it was excellent for my needs. After I got that one I noticed this Duracasa for around 8 bucks. That's a third of what I paid for the model I got! Well I had to order it just to see it. Well 2 days later I got it and guess what?..,It's the EXACT SAME THING as the more expensive model right down to the numbers stamped on the molds!! So here's the the skinny: Pros - nice quality especially for the price - coffee pours completely out of glass receptacle. - easy to clean - nice looking, can leave on counter - doesn't need batteries or electricity - oh and it's super inexpensive Cons - slow to grind a lot by hand(I cheat though. More below) - a pain to move back and forth between grind settings(Who cares at this price. Buy 3 and have one for each of your favorite grinds) - has the famous burr wobble at courser grinds. Guess what people? So does the Hario Well I am happy with this and I did buy another. Here's my confession. I don't grind by hand. I put an m6 nut on the spindle and a 10mm socket on my power driver/drill and run it a slow speed. I can grind 4 scoops in a little over a minute. So I have three grinders locked in at different settings for whatever grind I want. What is very strange to me is that the Duracasa gets so many negative reviews from apparently ignorant people, while the more expensive models get better reviews proportional to the price paid! These are all the exact same product with different names people! All I've got to say is don't try to understand it, just buy this and you'll be happy. If you're not happy, then tell yourself you paid 40 bucks and that should do the trick. Happy grinding.

It's a pretty good ceramic grinder for the money. Been using this one for a while. Its held up nicely. The grind setting is easy to adjust but I wouldn't change it around much because there are no dials. It's essentially a bolt and you adjust how close the burs are, which determines the coarseness or fineness of the grind. It takes playing around with but once you find it you can measure down the bolt so it's easy to go back to. Clean up is simple and easy. Grind some rice through it then follow with a rinse off hot water. Let it air dry and reassemble. It's pretty easy to figure out and is a good starter, or is good if you stick with one kind of grind. As with any hand grinder, it's a workout and takes a bit of time and effort but you can spend ten minutes and grind enough coffee for three or four cups. Not sure how this stacks against others. My only complaint is that the silicone base slips off. It doesn't stay on at all, so I would not buy for that one minor feature.

Have had this grinder for a little more than a year, and used it every day, making 3-4 pots of coffee for my family each day. It's even been camping with us a couple times, has always performed very well. We prefer the manual grinder so that we don't wake everyone up in the morning with the noisy electric grinder, plus the ceramic burrs give the perfect grind for our french press. OF COURSE it's more work than an electric grinder; but you get used to it. 200 turns on the handle will grind the perfect amount for a pot of coffee. Takes less time to grind than to heat the water. We've had other manual grinders that didn't perform anywhere near as well, and fell apart after a few months. This one still grinds consistently, with no wobbling or coming apart. After about a year, I dropped the grinder on my concrete counter, and the glass jar smashed. I made do for a while with a mason jar; but the threads don't line up quite right. I finally contacted the seller, attempting to buy a replacement jar. Instead they replaced the jar for me - at no cost! Great service from the seller; very impressed.

I generally approve of the grinder based on price and quality of the components but I am disappointed in the number of 5 star reviews. The reviews are skewed because the grinder was received for free or a discount. There are plenty of people raving about this grinder so I'll just provide my negative observations: - The rotating burr does not have a center support to keep it from wobbling about during grinding. This leads to inconsistent grind sizes and might lead to damage of the burr. This seems like an extremely easy and inexpensive feature to add to the design and I'm surprised it wasn't implemented in the product. - The nut that secures the handle comes loose during grinding. - The silicone sleeve on the base falls off easily. I like the sleeve to improve grip but it's not worth the effort when it falls off all the time. - It does take a long time to grind a useful amount of beans. This is my first burr grinder and I'm not sure if that is common for all manual burr grinders. I selected a manual grinder because I wanted to try out a burr grinder without a lot of expense. I wanted it for travelling/camping and to be quieter than an electric grinder. I laughed when I saw that another reviewer used a power drill because that is exactly what I did after hand grinding the first few batches. I think using the drill also helped stabilize the burr and provide a more consistent grind. I don't recommend using a drill unless you are comfortable with the consequences if something goes wrong. - The instructions don't provide much guidance on the grind sizing so it is a trial and error process. This doesn't help when someone suggests grinding to a certain size because you won't have a point of comparison. - If you adjust the grind size for one type of beverage there isn't an indicator to get it back to the original setting. It's trial and error time again or you have to remember how many times you rotated the adjustment nut. In conclusion, I think this grinder is decent for the price but with all the five star reviews I was expecting a world class product.

I felt compelled to write my first Amazon review for this grinder. The grinder is awesome and works so well. 5 stars without a doubt. I felt compelled to write this review for two reasons. 1.) There are reviews on this product that are one star, which makes no sense after using myself. 2.) I realize now on Amazon the least expensive product among similar products (this grinder is the least expensive vs. other manual grinders on Amazon) get nasty reviews from those trying to sell a higher priced, similar item, which clearly is taking place with this grinder. I felt bad for this company that made a great product and gets attacked by other companies making higher priced products that do the same thing. Amazon reviews can be good, but so many are attack reviews and paid reviews. Now, I fully rely on sorting products by best selling and let that guide what I buy. This grinder was the top selling manual grinder - let that speak to how good this grinder is.