Grinder or Burr

Slattsy

I know the advantages a burr has over a grinder.

But..... for someone that will only drink coffee at the weekend, and the odd morning, is it worth to pay the extra for the burr all things considered as there is a big difference in price between them.

llatsni

Yes.

Diziet

You can get a very acceptable burr grinder for about 40 quid. The really good ones are considerably more. It does make a difference.

Slattsy

Diziet wrote: »

You can get a very acceptable burr grinder for about 40 quid. The really good ones are considerably more. It does make a difference.

Can you tell me where ?

llatsni

This topic has been covered ad nauseum here.

If you are on a tight budget buy a hand grinder (Hario, Porlex), else save up and buy a Baraza/Mahlkonig.

adrian522

Try coffeeangel.com

Slattsy

llatsni wrote: »

This topic has been covered ad nauseum here.

If you are on a tight budget buy a hand grinder (Hario, Porlex), else save up and buy a Baraza/Mahlkonig.

Its not that im on a tight budget as such.
I can get a grinder for 40e, but the cheapest burr i can see was 85e on that was second hand.

my piint is, for the 5/6 coffee's a week i'll be having, does it make that much of a difference, or will your average joe grinder be fine for me.

Gran Hermano

Depends on whether you want 5/6 inferior coffees a week.

llatsni

Yes, it makes a huge quantifiable difference, but only *you* can decide how much you care!

Slattsy

llatsni wrote: »

Yes, it makes a huge quantifiable difference, but only *you* can decide how much you care!

Well if it makes that much of a difference, where can i get a reasonably opriced one? Arnotts/Clery's et all have none.

Will check ebay.

llatsni

Drop into Coffee Angel on South Anne Street if you're in Dublin. Karl has an excellent selection of coffee paraphernalia.

Else buy online.

You need to be considering spending a 150-200 or more.

Slattsy

llatsni wrote: »

Drop into Coffee Angel on South Anne Street if you're in Dublin. Karl has an excellent selection of coffee paraphernalia.

Else buy online.

You need to be considering spending a 150-200 or more.

I can do South Anne Street alright, will have a peep.
Thanks.

Diziet

Slattsy wrote: »

Can you tell me where ?

There is another thread with the same info, but this is what I have and I am very happy with it. It was £38 when I bought it though, now 52.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Krups-Expert-GVX231-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B0002H2IOM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1358258346&sr=8-2

Slattsy

Picked up a 2nd hand Dualit burr grinder today

llatsni

You will get an uneven grind (some desired coarseness, some fine powder) with a Dualit, Krups or similar... but it should still be a step up from a blade. Do report back.

Slattsy

Well considering i was nearly paying 40e or 50e for a grinder, im happy i got this for 60e. As you said, it'll be a step up.
Its in great condition too.

My beans are ordered and im expecting them on Monday or Tuesday.
So i will report back on how it turns out for me.


Thanks for the advice.

PPC

Is it one of these?



This is what I use for filter, its great, its a rebranded Solis 166.
Completely useless for espresso, but it beats the pants off my Vario for filter and *press.

Slattsy

http://debenhams.scene7.com/is/image/Debenhams/325004026660?$ProdLarge$

Slattsy

Ok.
Got my coffee beans delivered today. From coffee mojo who I thoroughly recommend but that's another story.

The burr grinder worked superb for the coarse grind for the french press and had a splendid cup of coffee after dinner.
What a difference freshly ground coffee makes.

llatsni

Thanks for coming back to us. It *is* amazing how good, good coffee is. I was forced to use some tesco's finest this morning and I wish I hadn't, even the stale beans yesterday from Backporch were significantly better.