Porlex Mini Coffee Hand Grinder, Stainless steel, Metal

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Many of Timemore’s products have a distinctive look and feel, but there are also some weird glitches in their visual identity here and there. Sometimes they have funny translations and product names that are a bit off. For even larger capacities, consider the Skerton Pro, reviewed in this post, or the HandGround, discussed here, both of which have a 100 g capacity. Or take a look at the Lido 3, which can hold up to 70g of beans. Porlex makes only one other hand grinder apart from the Mini Mill, the Porlex Tall Grinder. This grinder is the “big brother” of the Mini Mill, with a 30g coffee capacity as opposed to the 20g capacity of the Mini Mill. The Q-model from 1Zpresso has the benefit that it fits inside an Aeropress, which makes it suitable for travel. However, as a daily workhorse, I’d probably take the C2 due to the bigger capacity and increase in speed. One of the biggest trends in coffee during the last couple of years has been single dosing and zero retention grinders.

If you’re one of the people that have both a single-serve coffee maker and a large capacity model with a carafe on your counter, you The burr set is made from sharp stainless steel and goes through medium roasted beans like a knife through butter. The grinder is also the smallest we’ve seen to this point. Since it’s designed with travel in mind, that’s not entirely a bad thing. However, it does raise value concerns. Though it performs virtually identically to the last hand grinder we saw, this unit produces less volume at a significantly higher price.Hoffmann, J. (2019, April 23). The Ultimate Hand Grinder Showdown. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn9OuRl1F3k It’s rare to find grinders that are this good for both pour over and espresso. In fact, I think you’ll have to consider the semi-professional electric flat burr grinders before you find something that can rival K-Max as a multipurpose grinder. For people who want to enjoy a cup of perfect coffee when they travel, the Porlex Mini grinder is the best grinding tool you could wish for, and there’s little wonder it’s proved so popular. The AeroPress works best with medium to medium-fine ground coffee beans, so make sure you choose a grinder that can accommodate that. Tonya C., Alana P., Ehab R., Brian N., Edith D., Dillan B., Steven M., Steven P., Stewart E., Lucinda A., Martina B., Carson L., and David A.

There are cheaper portable manual grinders on the market that share similarities with the Porlex Mini, including the Javapress and Hario Slim Mill. However, a vital aspect of brewing satisfying coffee is the grind consistency. While the Porlex Mini can’t compete with the most expensive products, it still offers greater consistency and build quality than these grinders at similar price points. The Comandante is famous for having burrs that are designed in-house by German engineers. That means that you don’t find quite the same geometry and material elsewhere. The Rok coffee grinder looks pretty promising with its bold, metal exterior. The manual espresso maker from the same company is a remarkable gadget, so it’s easy to assume that its grinding sibling is equally impressive. That’s not the case, unfortunately. Simple and functional designs are what Porlex specializes in. All of their hand grinders are built to last, made in their factory in Kagoshima, Japan. Compared to the Porlex I, this grinder can produce roughly 1.3 times more ground coffee with the same number of rotations. There's no need to worry about the top of the grinder rolling away like a boulder in Indiana Jones - Porlex has redesigned the adjustment nut so that it stands up proud and tall on its own!By providing Authority to Leave you agree that the parcel is deemed to have been received when left at your premises.

Light, Small, and Durable - Built with durable stainless steel, small enough to fit inside an Aeropress, and light enough for any journey. Your whole coffee setup can be fully self-contained making life easier and less messy, particularly when on the go. Plus it adds an extra layer of protection to your grinder. 5. 20g Bean Capacity The burr set is relatively small and dull, so you’d have to do a lot of work. The handle is also on the shorter side, which doesn’t help with leverage.However, in this day and age, we have seen an explosion of affordable steel-burr grinders with bearings (such as the Timemore C2), and for that reason, it can’t keep up with the competition anymore. Even for a manual grinder, this is very compact. The small size makes it perfect to pop in your bag or inside your AeroPress. I took the grinder apart to have a closer look, and it appears that they have a special geometry that accounts for that aggressiveness. There’s a lot of bite to them. The interior design also helps with a rapid feeding of beans. The burr set is very sharp and aggressive.