PARACITYManual Coffee Bean Grinder with Ceramic Burr, Hand Coffee Grinder Mill Small with 2 Glass Jars( 11OZ per Jar) Stainless Steel Handle for Drip Coffee, Espresso, French Press, Turkish Brew

I like French press, and needed something that I could do both a course grind (for French press) and a regular grind for drip. This does both well. It’s not fancy and I like that it is manual and part of my coffee ritual. Grind a jar full and seal it up. Having the extra jar and lid is very handy. This does exactly what I want and it does it well. It’s easy to change the settings. It’s easy enough grind the coffee.

It's a simple manual coffee grinder made in China. You'll see a few of them out there with different seller names but the core components of grinder, dual jars, and a cleaning brush, are pretty consistent among the different kits. This one was the best priced one I could find and the only thing it didn't have that some others did was a scoop. That didn't bother me at all as I have plenty of spoons I can use for my coffee grinds. I normally get pre-ground coffee, but we got a few packs of beans as a gift so I picked this one up to give us the capacity to occasionally mash up the beans when needed. I also liked the idea of being able to do this without having to plug another device into an outlet.All right, so Amazon was great, shipped it in a day, and the box included everything that was advertised. You get two jars that can screw one at a time into a grinding assembly that combines a bean holder, burr grinder, and a handle. You adjust the depth of the burr to control the coarseness of the grinds, put coffee beans into the bean holder that's integrated into the device, put a silicone lid over the beans to keep them in place, and affix a handle to the whole thing with a thumbscrew. Then you turn the handle and the thing pulverizes the beans into coffee grinds.In short: the quality is decent and it absolutely does work.Concerns:- Speed. It takes 10-15 minutes to get enough grinds for a full 12 cup pot of coffee, less if you just want to make 5 or 6 cups as I do each morning. You can mitigate this by using the kit's second jar. I grind a bunch the day before or earlier while watching TV and put the lid on it and it's fine and ready to go the next day. If I could have a second lid for the second jar that'd be nice, then I could grind two jars in advance for the whole week. But they only give you one lid. Unfortunately the jars don't have what appear to be standard lid grooves so you are not easily going to find a third-party lid. However, a bit of plastic wrap and rubber band would probably suffice just fine. Or use a sandwich bag; it's really not a complicated issue.- Effort: I read some of the negative reviews complaining about how hard it was to grind the beans. You have to be kidding me. Those are either fake negative reviews, people that didn't use the device properly, people using metal beans, or someone on a deathbed. This thing grinds pretty easy, honestly a toddler could turn the crank. I will concede that my off-hand, the one holding the jar and grind assembly while the other hand cranked, could get a little cramped from gripping tightly for minutes at a time, but it wasn't a problem to take a break if I needed to. If I could ask for an improvement, it would be that the jar and grind assembly be designed for a more comfortable grip.- Durability: So far I've only had the thing for a day and have ground two jars of coffee. I have no idea yet how long it will hold up. The parts do seem well made, but the plastic end on the handle is affixed by a thin dowel of metal and I wonder if it will wear out after many cycles.Overall, item is as described and works fine. For occasional need to grind beans it'll do fine. If you do a lot of grinding, get an electric.11-Jun-2022 Update: After finishing a bag of beans I took the device apart to clean it. It comes apart easily, but I was dismayed when I was cleaning the burr to find a couple small cracks in the ceramic. They stood out and were easy to see with the color of the coffee beans in them contrasted to the rest of the white burr. I've reviewed them but can't tell if they were like that when I got the grinder or if they developed after grinding. The burr appears to be very solid and firm and so I think it was just like that and certainly the burr is stronger than the beans and there's a good chance it'll continue to work fine for years. I'll update this review later after a few more bags.24-Sep-2022 Update: Have continued to use this grinder a couple times a week. I am happy to report the small cracks in the burr seem to have been slight flaws that were there in the manufacturing process and haven't hurt the burr's ability to keep grinding.

This is a pretty nifty little coffee grinder for just under $15. It wasn't hard to assemble and adjust, but it is a manual process. If you're adverse to anything that requires more than turning a dial to adjust the grind, buy a more expensive coffee grinder. But if you're willing to take 30 seconds to figure the thing out, it's super easy. It comes with a really basic instruction sheet, so here's my version: Remove the top nut that holds the handle on, lift out the stopper piece that holds your adjustment in place (a nice feature), and turn the star nut to raise and lower the grinding burr. Moving it higher will give a finer grind, lowering it will provide a coarser grind. I just pulled it up as high as it would go, then gave the star nut a few twists to lower it a bit. That resulted in the moderately fine grind I wanted. The central shaft is keyed, shaped so that the stopper piece (adjustment keeper) and handle will only fit on in a certain position. This keeps either from slipping as you use the grinder.Using the grinder wasn't effortless, but it wasn't hard at all. As an old mechanic whose hands aren't what they used to be, it wasn't uncomfortable. The knob on the grinder's handle is a nice size, and easy to hold on to. It grinds coffee beans with minimum effort. Two mostly full grinder bowls of coffee beans was enough to fill the jar. I use ground coffee in my K-Cup brewer along with the K-Cups, and I'm guessing that the ground coffee in the jar will fill the filter cup for my brewer four or five times.It was really easy to clean, too. Remove the top nut, take off the handle and lift out the stopper, spin the star nut off, and the grinding burr comes right out. Just look at the number of threads on the grinder shaft above the star nut before you remove it. That'll let you approximate your previous setting when you reassemble it.In conclusion: I don't grind a lot of coffee beans, just when I find good whole bean coffee on sale. If you grind coffee beans for every cup you drink, you might want to spend more money. But for me, this little guy is perfect. It was so easy to disassemble and clean that I'll try it for other grinding tasks. When I've got veggies like celery or carrots in the fridge on the verge of going bad before I use them, I'll dehydrate them and grind them into a dried veggie mix to flavor soups and such. I've used a little twist grinder to do that before, but I think this grinder would be great for that too.It also came with a cleaning brush (another nice feature for the price), and a long handled scoop that has an alligator tooth gripper on the back. I have no idea what that's for.If you're on a tight budget like me, and want a pretty good grinder for a great price, buy this one.

I like it. So much quieter than my electric one. Now I don't wake the rest of my family in the morning.It's easy to crank.I like the cover as it keeps the beans from coming out.I use one jar to grind into and the other to store what I didn't use that day.Easy to clean as well.I would recommend to my family and friends.

I'm not sure why I did this to myself. I thought, "a hand powered coffee grinder will be great. It is economical, and smaller so I can easily store it." Well folks, there is a reason that this is not very expensive and there is a reason people purchase electric coffee grinders. It takes FOREVER to grind enough beans for a cup of coffee. I've been grinding away forever and one of the jars is not full. Forget having people over and offering them a cup of coffee, you will not have enough grounds for even yourself!I will say if you are looking for an arm workout, this might be your tool.

I am writing this review for the sole purpose of telling anyone thinking of buying this coffee grinder, save your money. This is the most ineffective tortuous product I have ever purchased. One handful of coffee beans took over 5 minutes of manual grinding by hand. I readjusted the setting to multiple different grind settings. It made no difference. Extremely ineffective cheap product. I am returning this piece of junk.