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Bought a cheap grinder online and it cost me $40 in bad coffee
I saw a burr grinder for $25 on a deal site last week and grabbed it, thinking it was a steal. The grind was so uneven that my pour-overs tasted sour and weak, no matter what I did. I went through half a bag of good beans trying to fix it before giving up. Anyone know a decent grinder under $80 that actually works?
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phoenix_lewis1mo ago
Ugh I feel your pain, that's the worst. I had a grinder like that, it made my coffee taste like sour dirt water. For under 80 bucks, you gotta look at the Timemore C2. It's a hand grinder but it's WAY better than any cheap electric one. The grind is actually even, so your coffee tastes like it should. It fixed all my sour pour-over problems overnight.
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karenb971mo ago
What kind of burrs did that cheap one have? I'm wondering if it was those fake ceramic ones that just crush everything. My first grinder had those and it turned good beans into a mix of dust and chunks, like it couldn't pick a setting.
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martin.riley1mo ago
Yeah ceramic burrs can be bad, but even some steel ones at that price just don't cut it. The motor is usually too weak for a steady grind. What coffee were you trying to brew with it?
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