Coffee grinders

rmg1

Hi all

I'm looking to swap from buying pre-ground coffee to buying beans and grinding my own (it will work out cheaper in the long run as I can get the beans in bulk).
I've been looking at coffee grinders all over the place but the volume, price range, reviews (good and bad) is getting a bit ridiculous now.
If anyone has a grinder they can recommend (or, possibly more importantly, ones to avoid), I'm all ears.

I'm not looking to spend £lots but I don't really have a budget (useful, I know).
I'd prefer electric for ease/speed if at all possible.

TIA

Richard

Flugelhorn

Used to do this years ago but gave up the ground stuff, we were using a drip filter at the time and would grind enough for the one use for one person. Used a small one (I think they 60-70g of coffee) and it was fine and fairly quick - just looked seem to be dozens available now, can't remember which I used. 
You may of course wish to use a larger one and grind more but then you will need to keep the ground stuff in the fridge etc to keep it fresh

GDB2222

I suggest a cheap burr grinder. I bought a KG79 3 years ago and have been happy with it and an aeropress. Mind you, the price seems to be double what I paid, so just have a look around for something similar. 

rmg1

Thanks for the info so far.  I currently keep my ground coffee in an airtight container (just on the kitchen side) and it all seems to be OK for now (I don't keep my particularly warm).

I'll be wanting to grind (I'm guessing) about 250 grams of coffee at a time (enough to fill the container).  It's for use in a coffee machine with a washable filter.

As for burr grinders, what's the difference between those and the other type (blade grinders?)?
Which one is better?

I'll have a look for the KG79 grinder (do you know the make?) and see what I can find.

rmg1

Had a look at the KG79 (managed to find it just with the model number) and it looks OK.
This one is a bit cheaper.  Would it be any good?

outtatune

I'm sure James Hoffman has done a video on cheap grinders at some point.

Don't buy a cheap blade 'grinder' that isn't a grinder at all, or you'll get a combination of fine powder and whole bean chunks and everything in between. So do you burn the powder by chopping for longer, or waste money by doubling the amount of beans you use to get the same surface area as a proper grinder would produce?

RumRat

I bought an antique French manual grinder some years ago and it's worked blissfully eversince....Think it cost me fiver at the time.

rmg1

The consensus so far seems to be go for a burr grinder. Now the choice appears to be electric or manual and how much to spend. 
Back to Google (unless anyone else has any recommendations?).
As previously noted. I won't be doing loads at a time, just enough to last me a week (that's about 10 coffees)

Sterlingtimes

Unfortunately, cheap espresso grinders cannot deliver good results. Correctly, the beans should be ground to a precise degree of fineness to provide the correct resistance in the coffee-making machine. My Niche Zero currently costs £539. For drip coffee making, there is more latitude, but never buy a blade grinder.

Grumpy_chap

Sterlingtimes said:

My Niche Zero currently costs £539. 

If the OP's budget is at that kind of level, then I would be considering a bean-to-cup machine.  I don't know a great deal about them, but my Brother had one when we visited at Christmas and the coffee was really nice tasting.  His was a DeLonghi and they seem to be around £300 online at the moment.  Other manufacturers make similar devices and may be more suited to the OP's preferences.

B0bbyEwing

I have a delonghi electric grinder. I'm sure James Hoffman panned it. 

All down to your tastes & budgets though. I'm sure I'm not doing it all 'the proper way' but the coffee tastes fine enough for my taste buds.