Hi,
I’ve been using a blade grinder for years and just recently realized how badly it affected the brew (took me a while, please don’t hate haha).
So I started looking for a better alternative, with burrs, and from what I gathered, a good manual grinder will beat any fancy electric one, so I guess I’ll be grinding my beans myself now.
I still need your help picking the right grinder for me, so here is my situation :
- I mostly use a moka pot and a dripper, and more rarely a French press, for lack of a proper espresso set up
- I’m also an espresso guy but I will probably end up investing in a decent espresso set up sonif the grinder could manage all of these that’d be neat! (I haven’t started benchmarking for a proper setup yet because enjoying a good ristretto from time to time is fine by me for bow, but any advice on a a machine that is not too pricey is welcome too!)
- most of the time I grind approx 20g of beans
- I buy my beans from a local roaster, in small quantities (by 250g), dunno if this is any relevant
So far here is a list of grinders I’ve seen recommended on this sub :
- 1ZPresso JX pro
- Commandante c40 (but there are different burrs and I don’t know which one I’d pick)
- Capresso Infinity
- Hario mini mill
Haven’t bern really checking the the last two though. There seem to be quite we difference in prices range, so I need your help picking the right model (and size?). I don’t want to spend too much, but I’m okay for a little pricey one if it makes a great deal of difference and it’ll last! Also I’m open to look for second hand grinders unless you thinks it’s a bad idea ?
Cheers and thank you for your help,
Edit : kingrinder’s P & K series are also seemingly a solid choice, if any of you guys have an opinion, I’m interested!


My understanding is that you can’t really get an espresso grinder that’s good for French press and vice versa. It may be a cost thing though - why pay $800 for a grinder and use a $20 coffeemaker. Manual grinders do narrow the gap though if you’re willing to put in the work. Usually, I’m not.
Heard good things about Commandante.
Nothing wrong with that. People use a grinder that costs thousands and then use a €5 V60 to make pour overs.
The grinder is what makes the difference. The machine isn’t that important for the quality. Even for espresso you can get a decent cup with a cheap-ish machine. A fancy machine mainly gives you workflow improvements. Being able to pull shots back to back, being able to quickly steam milk, etc.
It’s great but it’s $$$.
Fair enough that’s what if heard too, I asked just in case people would consider their grinders good enough for both.