How good are these hand grinders. I had one many years ago when they very first came out but they were quite sought after and it got raffled on cfuk. This one on Ebay is allegedly new and unused….any thoughts?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304415295052?_trksid=p2471758.m4791&autorefresh=true
Feldgrind
They’re normal (as most steel burr grinders with bearing support are). Tighter distribution than Porlex/Rhino/Hario, wider than a Vario/EK/OE Apex.
Good value for money & capable of representative brews.
This is the hand grinder I use most often because of ease of use & settings.
Is there a particular parameter you need to hit?
MWJB Mark, I have quite a bit of brewed equipment and in truth, very little idea what to do with it as I just use the Niche when switching between methods. Now, that is not to say the Niche is not ok, but rather than just buy a Wilfa or similar, I saw this and thought since my brewed itch only comes to the surface every now and then, it might make a good option
I’ve had a few different models over the years and they are very well built. Used daily at work for pour over, travel, holidays etc. The original Feldgrind was probably my favourite, but I stupidly sold it.
I’ve been eyeing up an Aergrind for a while as a travel/pour over grinder. They had a slight discount on 2nds yesterday so couldn’t resist.
I have the Aergrind and Feld2, they’re both pretty good, especially the Aergrind as a travel grinder. I do feel the adjustment mechanism on the Aergrind is good for intended use, namely Aeropress and pour over. To me the Feld2 adjuster is possibly a bit overthought and although an ok grinder it’s perilously topple-prone.
I find my 1zpresso J-Max capable of much finer, easily repeatable adjustment for espresso..no surprise really as that’s it’s intended use, lol. Built like a brick outhouse, too.
I have an Aerspeed for travelling. I think that it has a more aggressive burrset than the Aergrind which makes it faster but has a more limited range of adjustment for espresso. I got it as an upgrade from the Rhino as i got tired of churning away to grind enough beans for an aeropress. You can really feel it chomping through the beans. Although it may have limitations for use as a sole grinder, I find it perfectly adequate as a travel grinder for espresso/aeropress.
LMSC No hand grinders!
Trinity One like this except mine is the original Kickstarter one in Walnut and cost £350!
Clever Dripper
French Press
Moka Pot
Boil Brew
and others that escape me now!
Had one of the first run of Feldgrinds - had a major problem with it - barrel parted company with the mechanism which Peter replaced. Also had an Aergrind which was OK but went bigger (burr-wise) with a Kinu as Knock didn’t do 48mm burr sets at the time.