Last week, we featured manual coffee grinders; this week, it’s the turn of the electric coffee grinders.
A manual version tends to create coffee grounds that are uneven and medium to coarse; even more so if you’re using a blade one rather than a burr grinder. This is sufficient if you’re using a cafetière, percolator, pour-over brewer or making Vietnamese Phin or cold brew coffee. However, if you’re using a Moka pot or brewing espresso or Turkish coffee, your grind will need to be much finer and uniform in size; this is where an electric coffee grinder comes into its own.
We use our trusty Dualit electric coffee grinder (an earlier model to #2) with our coffee machine, and together they produce a splendid espresso, latte, Americano or flat white. The Dualit grinder above has 10 grind settings. Its conical burr grinder allows for a slow, cool grind, meaning it won’t overheat and burn the coffee as it’s being processed.
The VonShef has stainless steel blades and a small 45 gram capacity (the Dualit has a 250 gram hopper). However, at less than £13 it’s a bargain option. At the other end of the price range is Heston Blumenthal’s Sage. If you’re a coffee connoisseur, this is the one for you! It has 60 grind settings and remembers your size and volume preferences. At that price, I think with our 2 cups per day average, it would take a long time for it to be financially worth the initial outlay.
- VonShef 150W coffee grinder: £12.99, Domu
- Dualit 75015 coffee grinder – black: £73.63, Amazon
- Sage The Smart Grinder Pro coffee bean grinder BCG820UK: £199.99, Lakeland
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