C2 Fold Hand Coffee Grinder, Stainless Steel Burr Manual Coffee Grinder with Foldable Handle for Espresso to French Press, Gold

I have a Eureka Mignon Specialita electric grinder and wanted one for my AeroPress which I travel with rather than having to keep dialling in my grinder at home to go from expresso to pour over coarseness of beans, so I thought I would buy one of these. When I travel, I always try to find a local speciality coffee shop and get new beans still looking for the subscription "house blend" think I am closer or a speciality limited run roast. This is a well-made piece of kit with good build quality and nice little touches, how to dial in on the grinder head, how to open the handle and feels great in the hand nice weight and grip, that I think will give me many happy years of use. It is easy to grind 14g of beans weight (all about repeatable consistency weigh your beans) for my AeroPress, it will take as much as 20g max of coffee in one grinding, and takes about 20-30 seconds on 10 clicks from 0 point. This gives good even grounds without any “boulders” seen or felt, and gives a full slightly acidic tasting brew, which of course is also down to the coffee. There is obviously some “static cling” of light grounds/bean skins on the inside of the grinder as you are generating static as you grind, a quick thump on the top with a flat hand to create a bit of a vacuum seal and will drive the extra bits through the grinder to the collection pot at the bottom. It comes with a nice soft cleaning brush and two compartment bag to protect scratching the body from top/handle section when it is in the bag for travel. It is easy to take apart/put back together all the way to an empty tube for cleaning. When you do take it apart it can only go back in one way due to the design which sort of makes it idiot proof. This is a time to see what you pay for, the Timemore made conical burr inside tearing the beans to sheards, is heavy and well machined with good cuts, that will grind against the static burr of the grind chamber (I have the new SC2 burr in mine which cuts the bean into smaller pieces to go through the grinder chamber for a finer grind size) to give consistently sized grinds. From the above I think you can determine I am very happy with the product and have already recommended it to other coffee friends who are just getting into coffee so they can save money to get the other bits. But a quick trip to a charity shop for a French press/cafetiere, a nice bag of fresh coffee beans, spend a little on a good quality hand grinder (says will go down to expresso (it does) if that is your way!) is all you need for a great cup of Java to get you started for the day ahead and your journey into good coffee. Once you grind your own good quality fresh (look for roast date if not present or in years look elsewhere or get some of the internet) beans at home you won’t look back good luck. See below for a quick guide to amount of clicks from 0 (handle does not turn as conical burr is to tight to the outside of the grind chamber wall to what ever you want!) Timemore C3 Grind Setting (2022) S2C burr Measurement: Clicks French Press 16 Pour Over 13-15 AeroPress 11-15 Moka Pot 9-12 Espresso 7-9

A quick review (sort of). I had the opportunity to taste some pre-ground coffee, namely Lavazza Oro Mountain grown and it had such a rich smooth chocolatey taste and that was without any milk or sugar, I was hooked. Even though I did occasionally drink good quality instant (So I thought) and enjoyed it at coffee shops, this was very different. So, as I was drinking the Lavazza, brewed in an orthodox method as I had no coffee equipment, I went about researching and found the guru of coffee, James Hoffman on youtube. I think I then fell in a deep rabbit hole but my rationale kept me from sinking too far, as getting into that world could become very expensive and I didn’t want that. After watching many videos my first modest investment was an Aeropress. This works very well with the pre-ground coffee and my enjoyment went up a step. The next step was to start grinding beans myself for the truer experience (although only supermarket sourced which could be months old, ideally fresher roasted bean suppliers are the ultimate) another complex path but I stuck to my guns. After some research and advice from forums, I landed on this, the Timemore C2 grinder. I waited for the prime sale and got this at a good price. I understand quality engineering, being a graduate in it, and this grinder exudes quality. Even though to coffee connoisseur this is a budget tool, it feels and functions higher end. Granted I have not tried the more expensive versions but for me, this is superb in my modest world. As this is around the 3rd iteration, two non-folding prior, they’ve upgraded the adjustment dial to metal from plastic. It’s easy to setup, though may require some testing depending on beans but plenty of information available on the internet. The aroma of fresh ground beans, wow. My level of coffee has gone up another step. Comes with a cleaning brush which is very useful, a carrying bag as its designed for travel plus some instructions. My reason for getting a manual grinder was budget. At this sort of budget you could get a electric grinder but it would be constrained someway, mostly with an inferior motor and possibly fail early. You really have to pay much more for a entry level goof electric grinder. By removing the motor element, more could be spent on the mechanism and structure and so, we have this, especially it having high quality steel grinding burrs than faster wearing ceramic. So, very pleased with this and hopefully it should last several years or more. Perhaps at one point the burrs may need sharpening or replacing, depending what’s possible.

This is a great hand grinder that has already been used multiple times. Have only used the coarse setting so far as I’m using it mainly for french press but have been impressed with the level of adjustment available and the consistency of the grind. The product is really well made, looks great and it takes no time to grind beans. It is best to give it a gentle tap to ensure the ground beans drop fully to the container. I can see this lasting a long time and absolutely love it.

Definitely improved our coffee taste! We had an electric helicopter grinder before. Only downsides are theat you can't get a lot of beans in the grinder at once so coffee for more than two will take ages. The grinder gives a good consistency but it is hard for me to use so I have to get my boyfriend to lol!!! I need to do some more wights at the gym obvs. But overall good quality and happy we bought it

Can't fault it. Well made, easy to use, grinds beautifully and easily. Very very glad I bought it. 7 grinds very fine indeed. Have gone to 20 for a cafettiere level grind. Works for me anyway. Nice heavy metal feel, cleaning brush is useful. Holds exactly the right amount of beans (2 scoops). Very glad I bought it and finally I have a manual coffee mill!

Quality and well made and still grinding the beans well after using the product for months.

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Un buen molino, yo quería comprar uno de aspa electrónico, hasta que investigando supe que es recomendable uno de muela y manual, como yo lo quiero solo para mí uso y preparar máximo dos tazas al día este va genial, aparte de que molienda es uniforme y eso es lo que hay que checar de cada molino, la calidad de la molienda. Por ser manual no sobre calienta el grano y no altera el sabor. La calidad de sus acabados y materiales 10 de 10. Lo volvería a comprar.

increible calidad , muele super fino como para espresso

I'm pretty anal about grinding coffee. The large one we use in the kitchen has stainless steel burrs and it has lasted for many, many years with no change in the ground coffee it produces. I expect this little one to last as long and do as good a job. It is not what I would consider to be lightweight though. It is made from aluminum billet and is heavy duty. Very well made. So it is on the heavier side for its size. And the handle knob definitely sticks out making it pretty bulky. So you would have to be pretty fanatical and needy to take it everywhere unless car camping. It does produce consistent grounds and is easier to adjust ground size than any of the other small grinders, and many of the larger one. It is easy to turn the handle and it doesn't take a lot of turns to grind up what you put in it. It does not hold a lot of beans though. It is truly more on the personal side. I'm happy I bought it though.

① ハリオのセラミックミルをずっと使っていたが、臼歯の交換時期を機にステンレス刃のミルへ移行しようと思い、この栗子C3 Maxを選んだ。金属刃というだけで多少の期待はあったが、実際に手に取ると軸のブレのなさが触った瞬間から違うとわかった。 ② ハリオでは豆50gを挽くのに腕が疲れるほどのトルクが必要で、途中で持ち替えることも多かった。C3 Maxはグリップが太く、ハンドルの回転がスムーズで、同量でも半分以下の体感労力で挽ける。毎朝のことなので、これは地味に大きかった。また、挽き目の均一さが変わったせいか、同じ豆・同じレシピのフレンチプレスで雑味が出にくくなった。特に浅煎りの豆で差を感じやすく、フルーティな酸がよりクリアに出るようになったと思う。 ③ 惜しい点を挙げると、粉受けが静電気で粉を引き寄せやすく、注いだあとに細かい粉が底に残りがちな点。毎回少し指ではたいている。気になるほどではないが、ゼロではない。 ④ 毎日1〜2杯をハンドドリップやフレンチプレスで淹れる人には合うと思う。電動ミルに移行したい人にはやや物足りないかもしれない。 ⑤ 挽く動作の快適さと、カップに出る味の変化が、星5をつける理由になった。