I’m pretty new to the world of coffee, at least to caring about it, anyway. I’ve been drinking drip coffee from pre-ground beans for years but wanted to start getting more into it. I picked up a moka pot and have loved it so far, but I’m stuck either using pre-ground or a blade grinder. I mostly do my coffee around 5:30 in the morning, a few hours before my infant daughter and wife are awake, and don’t want to risk waking them so I was thinking manual. I also don’t have tons of money to spend right now, since most of my money goes toward my daughter. My absolute cap would be $200 CAD but the cheaper the better honestly, as long as it isn’t really bad. I saw the Timemore S3 was very highly reviewed, and I can find it for around $180 CAD right now, so that’s what I was thinking, but I’ve only started doing research yesterday so I’m probably missing a thousand good models. Does anyone have any suggestions for models or blog posts or anything to look at? I’d really appreciate any help. The grinder would be used mostly for moka pot but I do also have a French press (mostly for my wife) and the aforementioned drip coffee machine that I’d like to be able to use the grinder for too. Espresso is off the table due to finances so I don’t need something that can go that finely ground.

  • Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml
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    5 days ago

    I got a Hario Skerton Pro for about £50 to grind beans really coarse for cold brew and it’s been incredibly reliable and comfortable to use, but it might be a lot bigger than you need if you’re only grinding one coffee at a time

    • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksOP
      2·
      5 days ago

      I looked it up, looks to hold around 100g. I only really need 20g, so definitely a lot bigger than necessary for me. Thanks for the suggestion though. If I ever need a large grinder I’ll keep that one in mind.

      • fritobugger2017@lemmy.world
        2·
        3 days ago

        The Hario Skerton line is easily one of the worst possible choices these days for the money. 20 years ago, it was often the only choice but now there are tons better and sometimes for less money.

        Look at Timemore, Kingrinder, 1zpresso for options in your budget. They are all built well and have good steel burrs not crappy ceramic burrs like the Skerton.

        • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksOP
          2·
          2 days ago

          I ended up going with the Timemore S3, and don’t regret it. This thing is great, I’m very happy with it so far.

          Now I need a new coffee scale as my current scale is just a cheap kitchen scale that’s not super accurate. Surely this will be the last purchase I make…

          • fritobugger2017@lemmy.world
            2·
            1 day ago

            I have used expensive and cheap scales that all read to 0.1g. They all seem to wear out fairly quickly. I would suggest not spending much on a scale as long as it reads to 0.1g

            • BurntWits@sh.itjust.worksOP
              2·
              1 day ago

              I was looking at the Timemore Black Mirror, it’s the one my dad uses and I liked it when I checked it out. It’s also twice the price of Maestri House’s offerings which all seem to be well reviewed for their price. No idea if they’re any reliable, I haven’t done any research yet. That’s a rabbit hole I still need to get into.