Hario MMCS-2B Skerton PRO Coffee Mill | Large Adjustable Hand Coffee Grinder With Ceramic Burrs, Transparent & Black, 100g

Received this 2/3 days ago and so fa have used it 3 times, all on the fine setting to prepare my regular espresso (which is why I bought this item). I also use an electric coffee grinder, aminly for use in a drip filter or large and small cafetieres, but it is not so good for espresso, so have until now bought ready-ground espresso coffee, so once my current stock is reduced I will probably mainly use the manual grinder instead. It was easy to set up and pretty easy to use - the minor exercise when turning the handle is probably good for me anyway. The espresso grind is very consistent and produces excellent espresso grind coffee which works well in my small moka espesso pot, I also have a larger espresso moka pot for occasional use when guests call and will probably continue to use ready-ground for that, but for individual use the manual grinder is excellent. It seems pretty sturdily built so am very hopeful it will last quite a long time.

This grinder does the job. For two years, it has done a fantastic job at grinding my coffee evenly. It was my first ever burr grinder and, at least for me, it has done a great job. The handle feels good to use, the appearance is ok, the coffee comes out even. However, the main flaw of this grinder that I feel the need to point out is DURABILITY. After those 2 years of daily-use, the screw section of the plastic container broker, meaning I could no longer attach it to the grinder section and I was forced to get a new grinder. However, at the price point of ~23 pounds, I still believe it is a good entry point, thus the 4 star. If you're looking for something to last you a decade, go look elsewhere. However, if you're someone who is just now getting into coffee grinding or trying out burr grinders, this is a good, cheap entry point.

I bought this grinder because I was seriously temped to buy a REALLY GREAT grinder. I had my sights set on the Aergrind made by Knock - but at £125 I couldn't justify it considering I wasn't even sure if I would use it as much as my ideal inner budding coffee nerd thought I might. As a compromise I picked this grinder up because it had decent ratings by coffee nerds and was in a much more affordable price range at nearly £100 cheaper. This was a good move it turns out, because while I like to think I'm the sort of person who will freshly grind my coffee every morning for my cuppa - it turns out.. I'd rather have it NOW than Fantastic. The fantastic can wait till i'm awake enough to full appreciate it. So.. I find I'm using it a few times a week when I want a really nice cup of coffee to enjoy, and for £32 - I can justify that. So.. the Hario has become my 'entry-level' coffee grinder, until such a time that I fall off the deep end and cough up £125 for a really amazing one. And as an entry level grinder - it's great.. I love it. it's easy, not messy, haven't smashed my fingers yet.. looks good in the cupboard. criticism - The sticky bar code - others have mentioned it. it took me ages to get it off - I don't know what kind of double strong super-glue epoxy gorilla adhesive they're using but it looks like crap, and it took me hours of soaking, scraping and using isopropyl alcohol to finally get it off without damaging the plastic.

Let me state here that I think the “Hario MMCS-2B Skerton PRO Mill” is superb (because it takes a while to get to the Hario grinder in this review). I'd contemplated getting a grinder for a long time. Would it be worth the investment, am I not happy enough with the ready-ground coffee that I've been using for decades now, etc? Over the last thirty (or possibly more years) I've had numerous coffee makers – quite a few moka pots and a fair few domestic espresso-cappuccino type machines, but have never had a grinder though I've wondered about it often. Well I bought an electric grinder (initially, that is before finding that what I needed was the “Hario”). That electric grinder seemed to tick all the right boxes. It was a ceramic burr grinder and had numerous settings including grinding for espresso. Coffee-wise I only drink espresso. I say that for reference only, as I hope I'm not a coffee snob. I looked forward to my freshly ground beans of a coffee bean blend that I'd been buying ready ground. The end result was a disaster. The electric machine could not grind the beans finely enough for my brew. I read yet more reviews and articles about grinders, and it seemed to me, reading between the lines, that one needed to spend plenty – much more than I had done, to get a satisfactory electric grinder that would give a satisfactory grind for espresso, for good strong intense espresso – and not the insipid drink that came as a result of the electric grinder that I had bought previously. All those articles that I'd read made me realise that if I went for a manual burr grinder hat I could then get fantastic espresso from it! It would also be cheaper than the electric grinder. For my espresso I am at the moment using a “De'Longhi Dedica Espresso Machine, Coffee and Cappuccino Maker” which is inexpensive but good as far as I'm concerned). I make three or four brews a day (6 to 8 espresso shots) and so the “Hario” has been used many dozens of times over the last five months since I started using it and it is as good as it was on day one. There are grind settings from coarse (for drip coffee) to fine for espresso and all shades in between. I'm finding the two finest setting to be too fine for my brew and have been using it set at the third finest setting to get a superb cup of coffee. The “Hario” grinder has made a definite improvement to the quality of my espresso. The improvement is not so overwhelming that I couldn't live without the grinder though. I could, I guess quite happily use pre-ground coffee again but haven't done so in the last five months or so since I got the grinder.

I've used this grinder everyday, pretty much, for over 3 years. It's robust, strong and grinds really well. It's easy to set up, clean and to adjust the grind size. It doesn't take up a lot of room and it easy to take apart and out back together. There have been occasional beans that have been tough to grind and so a little hard work, but I would say that has been more to do with the beans than the grinder. 99% of the time it grinds really easily. An absolute essential for those who love coffee from coffee beans. Such good value.

During furlough I went down a rabbit hole of 'third wave' coffee watching a lot of James Hoffmann and Chris Baca. It seems I only ever previously experienced coffee 'flavoured' drinks, and coffee can actually taste a lot different to this - this intrigued me and I wanted to see what these guys were talking about. So now you know what angle I'm approaching this from, a newbie who has no idea but wants to understand more. If I was going to jump down this rabbit hole it seemed right to start with the biggest piece of advice that seemed to be 'grind as fresh as possible'. Being furloughed, I didn't want to spend serious sums of money just to sate my own curiosity so this was a good sweet spot for an entry burr grinder that SHOULD be reasonable quality. It can comfortably take 30g of beans. The plastic construction is light, but rigid, and easy to clean. I had a lot of concerns about the shaft-wobble for the conical burr though - I'm tempted to 3d print a stiffening locator for the bottom. I found that on anything bigger than 'fine side of medium-fine' (about 4-5 clicks back from tightest position), the wobble gave REALLY inconsistent grind size. I've settled on using 4 clicks back for pour over at the moment. The clicks on the tightening nut could really be improved if they were made finer, to give greater control over the exact position. A stiffener to lock the bottom of the shaft below the burrs would be a massive improvement too. Even with these nitpicks in mind, it did the job and performs adequately for a compact, low-med price, coffee grinder which, good enough that I know I can't blame it for my own inconsistent brewing - but that's where enjoying constant improvement comes in!

I have a coffee maker with integrated grinder, but wanted one to use for decaf beans for later In the day. Have to say i love this one. The measure is handy, but after a few uses it’s easy to judge the amount of beans to use. Grinds enough for 2 cups. It’s easy to adjust the bean grind and once you’ve got it how you want it, it stays set. It takes just under 2 mins to get a full grind for 2 cups and really is quite easy. You do get a bit of an arm work out, but it’s good exercise lol. I have osteoarthritis in my hands, but manage easily to use it. I have a brush with my coffee maker for cleaning the grinder, so give it a brush out after each use. The instructions show you how to take it apart to wash the grinders, but haven’t done that yet. It’s so much better than the electric blade grinder that I’ve got, which gives a really uneven grind in comparison. Highly recommend.

I bought the Hario pourover decanter recently and don't have a grinder, so this was a first forray into hand grinding for me. Typically for a pour over or cafetiere I can hand grind enough coffee I need in the time it takes to boil the kettle. Many will be horrified to learn that I often grind more than a I need and store it in the jar. Blasphemy for freshness, but if I'm in the mood to keep grinding, it saves time next time. Over all happy with this. Nice and simple, and around a 100 brews in still working great. A few points to note: - The Silicone non slip bottom cup does drop off regularly if you don't hold it. Not the end of the world but might frustrate some. When used on a counter it works great. - No grind size markings. When setting the grind size there are bumps to indicate settings, but not numbers. So if you regularly switch between a coarse cafetiere grind and a fine espresso grind the only way to know is counting the clicks between them. I only use one grind so not a problem but somewhat over an oversight.

Very portable, very affordable, makes great coffee. Fantastic piece of product for those who wants to make the first step into specialty coffee.

The product arrived in good condition and works well. The motion to grind is smooth and quite effortless. The grinds are consistent and fine enough for me to use with my Aeropress! Highly recommend spending the money to get a good and reliable manual grinder that can help you achieve good quality coffee.

I had been searching through all the grinders that look like glorified pepper mills and not finding one that gave me that YES gut reaction I happened on the link to the original of this model in a blog on cold brew coffee and followed the link to arrive at this upgraded model. I loved the look and the reviews, got the YES I was looking for, and ordered 2, one for home and one for work. The grinder has a nice sturdy feel to it. The base is fairly thick clear glass with no bubbles or defects. and the rubber base thing keeps the unit firmly in place on the counter while grinding. The grinder is efficient and didn't require an egregious amount of work to grind the 8 tablespoons of beans. The grinder handle is sufficiently long enough to provide more than adequate torque to provide a nice smooth grinding action. Adjustment of the grind size requires the base to be removed and the bottom nut advanced or retarded to close or open the gap between the grinding faces, and there is no grind size guide other than your best guess based on that gap. As I'm only grinding coarse for cold brew coffee that's not an issue for me, however, if you perform multiple grind sizes this adjustment process might get old. There is also nothing in the grind adjustment to prevent locking the faces against each other or getting then to close and damaging them when going for a really fine grind. Finally, for my purpose this grinder is ideal. I got rid of the noisy electric burr grinder that disturbed my morning peace and produced as much fine grind as it did coarse.

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It's easy to use and easy to keep clean. My old blade grinder was a nightmare, holding onto almost as much coffee as I got to use and it had to be manually wiped. This device is dishwasher safe so the small amounts of grounds that I don't get vanish when I put it the dishwasher every week or two. I get back all the coffee I put in. It does take a little while to grind the beans I put in for one cup of coffee, but it's not overly long.