1Zpresso X-Ultra Manual Coffee Grinder-Space Gray, Well-built Sturdy Metal Body, Assembly Stainless Steel Burr, Numerical External Setting, Magnet Catch Cup, Faster Grind Efficiency Portable Mill

An elegant hand-held grinder, capable of a full variety of grinds. At the finest granularity, it is unsurprisingly a bit difficult to turn the handle, but at usual grinds there is no problem. While purchased as a backup (to an electric Barazza Virtuoso) to handle power outages, it would be also great for camping.

I bought this grinder specifically for travel. We drive to a vacation property for a week a few times each year. The kitchen is quite well-equipped, but a Mr. Coffee doesn’t cut it for me, so I bring and Aeropress or French Press instead. My travel grinder has been a Hario Skerton, but I had come to dread grinding with it. I’m 63 and have some early arthritis in my hands, so gripping that fat grinder and turning with a reasonable amount of effort for what seemed like an eternity, but was probably 3 minutes, was not how I wanted to start my morning on vacation. The grind was just OK. So recently, I had switched to a French Press simply because the coarser grind was quicker and less painful. I have been eying better manual grinders for a few years and decided that it was time for the Skerton to get out of my cabinet and head off to Goodwill. I landed on the X-Pro Ultra due to its comfortable diameter, reported superiority for pourovers, the magnetic grounds bin, and the case. Also, I’m not in love with any vinyl, silicone, or rubber material on the exterior, such as is found on the X-Pro. I think the X-Pro is quite handsome, but those materials don’t always age very well. By the way, there is a fairly narrow (1”?) and thin black silicone ring which comes with the grinder if you need a little extra diameter or grip. I left mine off. Well, I am just astounded at the difference in speed and effort required to grind with this buttery-smooth grinder. The large knob and comfortable diameter for gripping makes just holding this grinder just about ideal. It chews through medium roast beans in no time. The suggested setting for a pourover results in a grind which is appropriate for the James Hoffman V60 recipe or the Onyx Coffee Labs standard recipe, both of which are quite fine. 24g takes me less than a minute with little effort. It’s probably closer to 40 seconds. The resulting grind is shockingly even. I have a Baratza Virtuoso with upgraded burrs and this grinder produces a MUCH more consistent grind. With my Virtuoso, I will often use a grinds sifter to eliminate powder, but I see no reason at all when using the X-Pro Ultra. The build quality is stellar. With no beans loaded inside, the burrs spin with virtually no effort. The finish is excellent. Even the case is really nicely made semi-rigid model with an easy-to-use zipper. It holds the grinder with its folded handle, a surprisingly useful bulb blower, and a dual-ended brush. Static has not been much of a problem at all, but by experience, that will likely vary, depending upon the coffee that’s being ground. So, now I’m looking at that fine Baratza Virtuoso sitting on my counter and thinking that maybe I should retire it to the basement shelves next to my Moccamaster that I use only when having a gathering at my house. The X-Pro Ultra is so satisfying to use, produces a superior grind, and is so compact. My wife would definitely approve!

It feels really solid, has a nice weight, and grinds much faster than my Porlex. I bought this because the Porlex didn't give me good enough control over the grind settings. I didn't realize what I was missing until I started using the X-Ultra. Overall it's a much better grinder, definitely worth the extra money. The first time I used it, I grabbed the whole body and dislodged the magnetically attached bottom, which dropped off and spread the coffee grounds all over the kitchen. Now I know to hold it by the upper half, which works well. I'm very happy with it. I bought the X-Ultra because my primary brew method is with an AeroPress with a Fellow Prismo attachment and I wanted to reduce the "mud".

While this is my first quality grinder of any kind, this thing is the quality I was hoping for! I'm new to the coffee world so in regards to different grinds etc I'm not a pro. This does everything I've wanted so far though and really well. Used for moka pot, French press and French press cold brew so far. Outstanding!

I wasn't sure if I was going to like hand grinding my coffee everyday so I started out by buying the cheapest hand burr grinder on Amazon. After a year, the grinding part was smoothing out, so I decided to pick up one of these and it's a huge difference. Grind times are way less, the bugger is pretty heavy it's so well made, and the output is consistent. I didn't know what version to get, because I use an aeropress, and I kind of wanted the magnetic container, but I ended up getting the X-Pro S because it was supposed to be the more universal one. I grind on about a 1.1 and it seems like a good setting between bitter and acid. With this thing you're not really supposed to wash it, which makes me a little nervous over time it's going to get gunky or nasty. It seems like it'll be a pretty big pain to take apart, but you're really not supposed to do that very often and some people never do. I do try to tap it out good and was really good at brushing it down every use at first, but I get complacent with time. I'll probably hit it with an air compressor soon. The only thing that I don't love about it is that the crank is attached to the lid, so you don't really want to leave the handle off when storing because dust will get up in there, and even then, it's not a sealed lid, it's just a flat circle with a pretty big gap around the edges.

This is a perfect coffee grinder. No point in spending any extra unless you can't grind manually or you need to grind more at once. Very well engineered. I had some trouble at first grinding the coffee, but once you figure out how to hold it properly and you've made a few cups of coffee with it, it actually isn't difficult at all. Very portable as well. Works great for espresso, drip aeropress, etc. surprisingly.

Item is easy ti use with quality material.

Molino de gran precisión y calidad, te deja hacer ajustes fácil y muy rápido para mejorar la extracción del café, materiales de calidad. Recomiendo ampliamente

Build quality is solid, espresso grind is perfect It is a bit heavy and has no carrying case that is the only downside Perfect blend of high quality and reasonable price dialing is a bit tricky at first but once you nail it it is superb

Easy to set up. Easy to calibrate. Easy to use. Can fit 35gr of beans in the hopper in one go. Fast grinding. If you are in the market for a well built device, you can do far worse than just stop reading right now and getting this X-Pro. Previous experience was with the Hario Skerton, which I used for years after mod'ing it to stabilise the shaft and also allow unlimited settings. Doing 17gr beans would take 2m15s. Won't lie, was ok, but it was also a chore! The X-pro is a different beast. The first thing I noted is how well crafted, The tolerances are tight with no real play, but so smooth to operate. Now, over 2 months on, and over 100 grinds later (espresso, filter, cafetiere), its extraordinaire. Watching the reviews of the X-Pro, I was happy if it'd take just over a minute for an espresso grind. But no. At expresso grind settings (even the finer side setting 4) its a breeze compared to the hario. Without trying to sprint, usually, dark beans take 50s, lighter beans are harder and can take another 5s-10s more. You can even take it easy, so not to overheat the burrs and even that'd account for a mere 5-10s extra. For filter, its even faster, 35 seconds. For cafetiere, even larger grinds, to do 45gr I grind 35gr+10gr, and its fast, probably under. To load the beans, if doing it directly into the grinder can be annoying due to the spokes at the top of the hopper. Easier and probably makes more sense to weight beans in a small pot, I then cup one hand around the hopped and pour the beans into the grinder. As an aside on the pot, already have plenty of paraphernalia as DW says, and didn't see the need to buy a pot for weighing beans. I ended up using a small baby food cup+lid (120ml) I still had lying around with no particular purpose, which it does a fantastic job. I can weigh up to 45gr of beans with that and even transport them. Overall, I'm pretty happy.

Nice quality