My Favorite Coffee Grinder Is Now $80
Good coffee starts with good coffee beans, but it doesn’t end there: you also have to know how to brew it. Before you can brew your beans well, you need to grind them to perfection, and that means you’ll need a good coffee grinder. And right now , you can snag my favorite coffee grinder for $ 80—20% off the list price—during Amazon Big Deal Days. (This isn’t technically a “big deal,” but it’s the lowest price since June, when it briefly fell below $70.)
I don’t consider myself a master barista – all my knowledge about making coffee comes to me the old-fashioned way (from watching YouTube videos and reading Reddit), but if there’s one thing I know, it’s that I choose the wrong grind for coffee. your beans will make a significant difference in your cup of coffee. That’s why it’s important to choose a machine that will provide the precise grind that suits your chosen brewing style, from finely ground espresso powder to larger granules ideal for a French press. And whatever your preference, the OXO Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder has you covered, minus the relatively significant investment in a higher-end alternative.
I have been using this OXO coffee grinder for several years now and it continues to work well. It tends to produce a more even grind than my old, cheap burr grinder, which was not a true burr grinder as it crushed the beans rather than finely chop them, often allowing large shards of irregularly shaped beans to penetrate. it’s also noticeably quieter (though I still wouldn’t recommend running it while light sleepers are snoozing nearby). It offers 15 grind settings, giving you fairly fine control, and includes what OXO calls a “no-mess container” that theoretically prevents coffee from spilling all over the place when you remove the small compartment to scoop out the ground beans. I found that some powder came out of the machine when grinding finer, but it was noticeably less messy than my previous machine. Will this OXO grinder match the performance of more expensive offerings that can easily set you back $200 or more? Not really. But for most casual homebrewers, it’s a good bet, and on Prime Big Deal days at $80 (sigh), it’s an even better deal.