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Mid year sale is on for the manual coffee grinder of Ozbargainers.
KINGrinder K6 Iron Grey Manual Hand Coffee Grinder $118.30 Delivered (RRP $148) @ KINGrinder via Amazon AU
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Has auto sync function
The German version is always syncing. Syncing very hard.
Mayday Mayday we are sinking
Paid the same price in September last year.. use it every day to make a couple of coffees. Highly recommend this
Same. Use it with the drill.
Banger
KIN Grinder?
Waiting for the MIL Grinder💀💀🤪
Ouch, all the MIL’s are downvoting me!
This grinder is great. I use it everyday and the results are super consistent and a breeze to use.
We dont judge on ozbargain
I do
Same here, use mine to make espresso daily and have been happy with how simple it makes dialling in compared to my old sunbeam.
Possibly the best "cheap" grinder you can get!
If my Commandante died today, I'd buy this and be totally happy (have used a friend's and have been very impressed!)
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Breville barista touch gang 👌
How does this compare to Breville Smart Grinder?
Would like an answer to this! Idk why it's being downvoted. Smart grinder is clumpy AF and super inconsistent with weights. I'd love a manual grind for an affordable price as I'm not in a position to drop $600 on a better grinder
If you don't mind a few extra steps then adding bellows to the hopper helps to reduce retention and WDT to break up the clumps.
About $30 to get better consistency out of the SGP.
Could you recommend/link a set? For bellows/single dosing that is. Actually after one myself and thought I'd seen them on AliExpress but can't seem to find them now.
I went from the breville smart grinder to this and it's a huge improvement. I only make pour over and batch brew, no espresso, so I can't comment on that. Almost no fines comparatively, my pour overs pour faster without clogging so I can use a way finer grind for light roasts. Makes a lot of recipes easier because how you pour actually matters now.
I saw buying this hand grinder as the equivalent of the fellow ode or varia vs3 for 20% of the cost. After 6 months of hand grinding multiple times a day I do fantasize about spending the money for an electric one but it's pretty hard to justify just to save 30s-60s of effort.
You'll get about 30-35 grams into it with light roasts and less with dark (becaues it's less dense). I brew 30g every morning to make 2 cups of coffee from a v60.
While will differ bean to bean do you have a go to setting on the K6 for a light roasts when doing a pour over?
From memory I tried around 75/80 and it wasn’t bad but need to play more.
I purchased a K6 for travel and haven’t used it much yet as have electric grinders at home but think I’ll give it more of a crack and start seasoning those burrs. 😀
@fookos: So I started at their recommendation around 90-120, quickly found that was too course so moved down around 80 like you said, I've found that's great when using Cafec filters which are crazy fast. Hario filters I usually go a little more course.
So Cafec/fast paper filters 75-85 and slower paper 85-95 would be roughly correct I think. Mine zero's out at -5 so make sure you close it up all the way to find your true zero
I have this and the Bararza Sette 270 wi, and have owned the breville smart grinder previously.
I actually prefer the Kingrinder best of all for espresso and pourover, but take about 2 mins to grind an 18g shot. Its tasty but slow.
Worth it if youre budget concious, but hard to recommend for daily espresso. Definately achievable for a daily pourover (only about 45 sec grind).
Again, my preferred grinder for quality in the cup
much better, albeit it being manual. Own a few different grinders and BSG is just not consistent enough.
It will definitely produce a better grind, but it does involve a bit more work - you'll need to measure your beans and single dose, then hand grind for about 20 seconds.
For anyone that has this would it go fine grinding pepper?
Overkill?
might not if they drink coffee with pepper?
Ok, you got me there
Why on earth would you spend over $100 to grind pepper?
Google the "Pepper Cannon" and revisit the comment :)
The question stands. It's just not a process that really requires precision so I don't really understand the need for a many-hundred-dollar solution.
@johnno07: The Pepper Cannon grinds a LOT of pepper with less turns, so, if that's a thing you fancy, then I guess it makes sense.
Cheap pepper mills tend to stop working, and after you've spent money replacing them constantly, it does add up.
I'm not saying it's for everyone, and $300 seems crazy, but… if the $100 ones keep working, It's probably a good investment for something you (probably?) use every single day.
I'm still looking for a cheap pepper grinder that isn't awful to use, and might try the OXO - but, if that one breaks within a year… Yeah, I'll know I should've just paid more and gotten one that doesn't die trying to crack the dried peppercorns into smaller pieces.
@Droz: There's miles between the grinder that they literally sell pepper in, and a $300 automatic grinder. Which in my case is a $60 Peugeot. I'm all for buying things that are nice because they are nice, but don't claim it's anything other than that lol.
@Droz: How are people breaking peper grinders on a regular basis?
Are they being used as hammers to bash the peppercorns into pieces?
Are they being used as hammers to bash the peppercorns into pieces?
No, unfortunately, though that would make a great warranty claim. They seem to stop working for some reason, as a person with the Peugeot in this thread can attest. They said it's falling apart.
There's miles between the grinder that they literally sell pepper in, and a $300 automatic grinder.
True, but it gets crazier - The $300+ pepper cannon is NOT automatic :)
This is a legit question, and one I've had at least a few times since going down the coffee rabbit hole, and since my pricey Peugeot pepper mill is gradually falling apart.
The Mannkitchen pepper cannon is around $350 on Amazon, which is insane (even tho I just spent over $500 on a coffee grinder).
Kenji's recommended Unicorn Magnum is OOS on Amazon (the only vendor).
The price and availability of the last 2 grinders has left me strongly considering these handheld grinders as an option.
Can they be used without the handle with sufficient leverage to grind? What's the capacity like compared to a pepper mill?
So many questions, and so much pepper to grind 🤔The Unicorn comes in and out of stock because they seem to be built in the US by a small group - they do periodically release them as far as I can tell.
Watching videos of the Pepper Cannon is mental - looks real easy to grind, and it spits out SO MUCH pepper it's mental.
There appear to be other, similar ratcheted or geared grinders that do the same thing, just not as well. They look indestructible, whilst the Peugeot - which I've been looking for deals for - looks a lot more flimsy.
I keep scouring Aliexpress for "homages" to the Pepper Cannon and hope to find one under $100. If the pepper mill lasts, I'd be happy to pay that amount, as I really do use the pepper grinder multiple times a day.
What a world we live in.
Without the handle there will just be the middle of the shaft sticking out of the top. You won’t be able to pinch that with your fingers and turn it. You can use it with the handle to grind pepper straight into the catch cup then sprinkle onto your food from the catch cup. If you wanted to grind a large amount of pepper to coat a brisket or something then the crank handle would make it significantly easier than a traditional pepper mill design.
My porlex mini I use for pepper has a 22g capacity according to its specs, and that's probably about right for pepper? I don't need to refill it very often. The kingrinders have similar capacity.
You definitely can't grind without the handle. I find a quarter turn with the handle is sufficient for a full steak. For something like a steak I unscrew the cup from the grinder and just grind directly over it. If I'm grinding pepper for a rub or to go into a dish I'll generally grind into the cup and the pour in as that's a bit easier to judge volumes.
They're good for grinding pepper finely, but if I specifically want large bits of cracked pepper I still use a normal pepper grinder
I got a Pepper Cannon during the original Indiegogo. Still love it today both in the kitchen and on the dining table. Yes it's expensive, but if you value a) time b) joy in using extremely well made kitchen appliances then I'd go for it.
I wouldn't put any of my coffee grinders on the dining table, but I certainly do the Pepper Cannon.
I've been using an old porlex mini as a pepper grinder for a couple of years and it's amazing. I also have a kingrinder (I think a k5?) which overall is a much better grinder than the porlex mini.
That being said, I reckon one of the lower end kingrinders like a k1 would be better if you're going to use it for pepper - you're not going to need the tiny level of adjustment between grind sizes that the k6 offers. The k1 is also only $70 at the moment compared to this deal
How does this compare to the P-series, eg the P1 that costs $48 and that I just bought a week ago :(
From what I understand, they are the same grinding burrs, but metal vs plastic body. Is the premium build important if the burrs are similar enough?
There are 2 main differences between P series vs the K series. 1 is the body material you mentioned, the other is the step size on the adjustments. The P series are all 33.33μm vs 18μm on the K series. For something like a pour over that's probably not too much of an issue, but if you're trying to dial in an espresso machine then you may want to consider the K for that adjustment
What makes a FAR bigger difference though is the number. A P1 vs K1 is mostly preference, but a P1 vs a K6 is no competition. The K6 runs a much larger burr set and has much more adjustment. The results from it will be better, there's no argument about that.
Personally I think the K2 is the best budget option, with the K4 or K6 being the real standouts for performance.
Have the K4 and it's solid. Waay better than the built in grinder on the Delonghi Arte.
Just purchased one stacked with $10 back from cashback. For the daily grinders out there what setting for an aero press ? How long does it take to hand grind 35 grams ?
Tempted to buy this and finally retire my timemore c2. Does a better hand grinder make a huge difference for pourovers?
I have both. The kingrinder is nicer built and heftier, but both are fine for pour over. I use the C2 simply because is smaller and lighter. The Kingrinder sits in the packaging box in a cupboard.
Been running this with a Bambino Plus for a few years. Easy to clean and take apart but getting it back on correct takes some trial and error.
Perfect when making 1 coffee. Need a cheap electric to handle 2+ shots but for a single dose ill still use my trusty K6
Any thoughts or feedback on how it compares to the Porlex Coffee Grinder II?
Kingrinder is MILES ahead. Much more stable bearing-supported shaft, much better burr geometry. Very consistent grounds, fine adjustment for espresso - not to mention an easy external adjustment mechanism.
I used a porlex back in the day when the choice in handgrinders was between porlex/rhino/skerton for just under $100 or commandante at $500. The porlex performed really terribly, even compared to the Breville smart grinder I had at home at the time, and was basically useless for espresso - its basically a pepper grinder with a crank handle.
For reference I've had a niche zero for years now (since the original KS campaign) a timemore 078s and a 1zpresso J-Max for travelling with my picopresso.
I've had a play with a kingrinder it outperforms most budget motorised machines in terms of consistency and adjustability. These Kingrinders are closer to the commandante/zpresso tier grinders than the old porlexes. These Kingrinders are as good as most people would want/need. It's crazy that you can get this quality at this price compared to the old days - a huge upgrade to a porlex for a little more money
Yep, these are way better than the porlex's, no competition.
I found the cup of my kingrinder to have more static than my old porlex mini, but in almost every other way the kingrinders are better. More consistent, faster, better build quality. The porlex was fine for aeropress but not for espresso. I happily use my kingrinder for espresso when I want to try a different bean or a decaf.
The only other thing is that the kingrinders are a lot heavier (because they're built like tanks). I have a friend who takes a porlex with him on bikepacking trips, so for that sort of specific use case a porlex might be better
I've used a Porlex, not sure which version. The Porlex does the job, but it feels very ghetto to use.
Yeah I used to have one - it does the job in the sense that it turns beans into powder, but its basically a pepper grinder with a handle. If you're buying decent beans and are looking for any semblance of control over what you're getting in your cup its a pretty terrible option - especially with the kingrinder being available for a few bucks more (or even less for some of the lower models)
I went from a porlex tall to the K6 and it was a big upgrade. The porlex was easier to take apart and clean but in all other respects the K6 wins easily.
Instructions unclear - now a strange man is on his way to my apartment
This is a step up from the scissors and tally hos I've been using up until now.
These work with an electric drill… which are all on EOFY at bunnings lol
Combines well with the app