Hario Ceramic Coffee Mill-Original, Black

UPDATE 1/4/17: After two years of so, this grinder is still holding up like a champ! I'm actually using it a lot more because I'm using this to grind my cold brew. Because cold brews use more coffee beans, this grinder is getting more exercise every week! Why spend over $200-$300 on a burr grinder to grind coffee for yourself when you can get nearly the same results with this $33 Hario manual coffee grinder? Personally, I don't really know but if you had the money, I guess you really wouldn't care in the first place. If you are looking for one of the cheapest yet best way to grind your coffee beans each morning, look no further than the Hario MSS-1B Mini Mill. The results you'd get with this manual grinder can rival that of machines that costs double to triple the amount of this utility and in some cases, I am willing to bet those machines will lose in a grind off competition (results of grind, not speed). Pros: - This is perfect for those one to two cuppers like myself. I actually wanted to get a cheap electronic grinder and there are even some that are cheaper than this manual grinder! However, I think it was ridiculous to get one just for myself since no one else needs it. - A burr grinder like this beats a blade grinder. From my knowledge, a blade grinder simply just "chops/hacks" up your coffee beans into tiny pieces. The results you'd get by using this method might not be consistent every time. A burr grinder on the other hand does not simply chop but actually "crushes" your beans. You'd get a much more consistent result. Also, because this manual grinder is powered by your hands and not an electric motor, there is less heat generated when you crush the beans. The hotter it gets when you crush/chop the beans actually decreases the quality of your cup of coffee. - This grinder is not hard at all to grind. Please do not listen to the user reviews that claim this grinder is slow at grinding. I believe I can get a cup's worth of grinds in less than a minute or so and I didn't have to turn on super saiyan mode to do it. Although of course, the finer your grind, the more time will be needed. What I found odd was that your hand that actually cranks the handle round and round does not get tired. Instead, the hand that you hold the grinder actually gets tired! This is because you'd have to grip the grinder pretty tight in order for it not to wobble when you turn the handle. To be exact, it's your forearm that gets tired. So if you are right handed like me, then you would most likely hold the grinder with your left hand and it is your left forearm that would get tired. The fact that it has a cover helps a whole lot. I find it easier to slightly tilt the grinder while cranking away and the cover prevents the beans from flying out. While you can grind from a straight position and from a flat surface, I find that it's much harder to do it this way. - Switching between grind levels is extremely easy as you simply hold the center of the handle with your thumb and twist the nut at the bottom of the grinder either left or right. To grind fine, you'd turn it right. For a coarse grind, you'd go left. Once you find the right combination for your drip and espresso, you'd just have to remember how many "clicks" you'd have to go for each one starting from the tightest position (rightmost position). For example, I use three clicks for my espresso grind. For my french press, I use 9 clicks. All I have to remember is which position I last set the grinder to. If its espresso, then I'd obviously just twist it to the left for 6 clicks (3+6=9) for my french press. To go back to an espresso grind, I'd twist it to the right for 6 clicks (9-6=3). It's that simple. - The grind consistency you'd get from this grinder is very, very good. When it comes to espresso grinds, I am extremely pleased with this device. At 3 clicks, the grind is almost to a powder level and very fluffy in consistency. I can't imagine how the grinds will look like at just 1 click! Since everyone treats their coffee beans differently, you'd obviously have to play around with the settings a bit to get what you'd want. If you want absolutely control over your grinds, this is perfect for you perfectionists out there. - Due to its small form factor, you can bring this with you wherever you go and still be able to enjoy fresh coffee every morning! Also, the noise level is at an extreme minimum. You can safely grind coffee in the morning without your neighbors thinking world war III just started. Cons: - The only con I can think of is the clean up process. While it's not extremely hard to do, it can be a hassle. The good news is that you can take this grinder completely apart. Each part is washable. For a good heads up video, simply search on Youtube for "Hario Mini Mill" and there is an awesome instructional video by Hario themselves showing you how to take apart as well as putting the unit back together piece by piece. The ceramic burr is a bit harder to clean because coffee grinds just cling to it, especially if you do a fine grind. Therefore, a simple "rinse" under the water isn't going to help at all. You'd need to actually soak it in hot water with some mild detergent to remove it. All the other parts you can easily rinse with water to clean if you wish. Personally, I'm not diligent enough to take apart this grinder for a wash after each grind. I'd probably do it each week or so. As you can see, the amount of pro's clearly outweigh the con's. As long as this device holds up and doesn't break, I'd be a very happy guy. As long as you understand the audience this coffee grinder is meant for and if you find yourself fitting in that audience, you should come away satisfied as well.

I researched for a while before settling on this product. There are alot of people reviewing it that say it is too much work and it takes too long. First of all, that is not the case. It might take 1-2 minutes for enough coffee for 2 people and it is not difficult by any means. Second, if you are looking at getting a MANUAL coffee grinder then you have to expect it to take a little bit of MANUAL labor, that's kind of the idea. I guess people are too used to their automatic, electronic kitchen devices that don't require anything more than the press of a button. On that note, electric coffee grinders have a high rate of failure, something they call planned obsolescence. With a manual one there really isn't anything to have go wrong. If you understand what you are getting then this is a great little product. The reason I decided on this one is because it has a lid to keep the beans from bouncing out which means you can hold the grinder in your hands and at an angle while grinding, as opposed to having to keep the device planted on a counter top or table while grinding. With this one you can walk around or go sit down or whatever you want while grinding. It also has a very easy adjustment mechanism to change the coarseness of the grind and the whole thing is very compact. The burs are ceramic so they will never wear down. To me, for the money this is the best one out there. ***UPDATE*** March 2012 I've had this grinder and have been using it for about 18 months. I have had no problems and am still very happy with my purchase. The ability to change the coarseness of the grind is one of my favorite features. If I want my coffee to be REALLY strong I can grind the beans into a fine powder (which takes a little longer) or if I want it to be regular strength I can set it to a more coarse grind (which takes less time). With a little experimentation you can find the setting that works best for you. This is a solid little contraption and I would still highly recommend it. ***UPDATE*** December 2018 Still have this grinder, still works like new! However, I also own two children now and require a lot more coffee and have a lot less time. I tend to buy my coffee ground these days.

Excellent low-cost grinder, a must have for the camping coffee connoisseur and a great addition for the kitchen too! I wanted to upgrade from my poorly performing and noisy blade grinder with its inconsistent grind, but didn't want to spend $100-$300 on a quality electric burr grinder. Plus, I do travel and camp a lot, and I figured this grinder would be great for that--and it is! It takes me roughly one minute of grinding to grind enough for one shot of espresso (7 grams), and when using a courser grind for my french press, it's faster. IMHO, slow and steady wins the race, turning the handle faster doesn't seem to increase the output at any noticeable level. It's actually quite a soothing morning Zen mode for me to grind my fresh beans by hand--so much nicer than those annoying and loud blade grinders and the wonderful smell of freshly-ground beans wafting into the air! It's relatively easy to adjust the grind with the adjustment nut on the bottom, though going back and forth on fine to course grinds a lot would maybe become a PITA, fortunately for me 80% of my grinds are for espresso shots and so I don't change the grind very often. A good friend has a $300 Italian burr grinder, and she was nice enough to let me compare grinds. All in all the slim grinder puts out a very nice, very consistent grind and my friend and I agreed that there was no really noticeable difference between the grind produced by her $300 grinder and my $25 Hairo Slim Mill. If the handle was easier to remove, I'd give this an easy 5-star rating, but it's still a great little bean grinder and I highly recommend it! PROS: 1. Inexpensive 2. Very nice, consistent grind 3. Quiet in the wee hours of the morning.... 4. Small and compact 5. Well made/tough 6. Chamber is large enough to grind for 4 shots of espresso 7. Plastic cover over grinding chamber keeps beans from jumping out 8. The Zen of hand-cranking and an emergency backup when the power goes out! CONS: 1. It's a little awkward to remove the handle to add the beans--takes a little too much finesse, but not too bad 2. I use this mostly for espresso grinds, but if I went back and forth on grind settings it might get a little tiresome dialing in the new grind each time. 3. I wish the grounds chamber was glass instead of plastic 4. I usually grind for my Bialetti Brikka 4 cup moka pot, so that means 4 shots worth of grounds which takes me about 4 minutes to grind. Not that it's terrible, but there are times when I wish it was a little faster, then I remind myself that I'm saving $100-$200 or more by not buying an electric burr grinder!

For the past two years, I've been searching for a replacement for my old Jericho J-200 coffee mill that stopped working after twelve years and is no longer being manufactured. I have pretty much either owned or tested every electric and manual burr grinder out there, including a highly recommended machine that costs almost $250. Surprisingly, the best grind quality comes from perhaps the least expensive burr grinder on the market---the Hario Slim Ceramic mini mill. I've used the Slim Mill for a whole range of grinds from fine to coarse, and have obtained excellent results. Adjustment is by clicks from the finest setting. There is no one grind setting for a given brewing method, but rather a range. This is because different beans and roasts tend to fragment differently, with darker roasts having the most fragmentation. You must determine the best setting through trial and error; this is the case for all coffee grinders. For example, for French press coffee a coarse grind works best. I've had excellent results with the Slim mill set at 9-13 clicks from finest (9-light/medium roast, like Dunkin' Donuts; 13-very dark roast, like Starbucks French roast). For Melitta manual drip cone pour-over (my personal favorite), I've found that 5-9 clicks from finest is the best range, depending upon the type of coffee bean. Also, to get the best results, make sure to use 2 level tablespoons/6oz. water (7grams/4oz.), and make sure the water temperature is 195-205 F (you can use an instant read thermometer or bring the water to just boiling and wait for the bubbles and hissing to stop). I have not tested the Slim mill for an espresso or Turkish grind, but have reason to believe it would do the job very well, based on what others have said. The biggest drawback with this coffee grinder is that grinding is very slow. Of course, the finer the grind the longer it will take for the same quantity of beans. Not everybody has the time on a busy weekday morning to be grinding coffee by hand. Others might simply see this as a waste of time, regardless. Also, if large quantities of coffee are needed, an electric grinder would be much more convenient. There are several other features that some reviewers have found objectionable: the mill is made largely out of plastic, it is made in China (yes, some really have a problem with this!), and has a small bean/grounds capacity. Here are some other good points, in my opinion: it has a cover to prevent coffee grounds from escaping, and you can walk around grinding. I bought mine for only $25 (excluding shipping)---a tremendous bargain. From personal experience, you will not find better grind quality, judging by results in the cup (at least for non-espresso coffee), even in currently available mills selling for ten times the price. Hope this helps. Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions.

When I was getting ready to leave on a three week cross-country camping road trip with my wife, I suddenly had a thought: "Coffee! How will I grind my coffee beans?!" Friends had recommended a Hario grinder when I was shopping for an inexpensive burr grinder, so I ordered one for my road trip (along with an Aeropress Coffee and Espresso Maker ; see separate review). It showed up just in time to get on the road, and worked great the entire trip. Hario also makes a larger, glass-jar manual grinder, but I was travelling and wanted something as small and durable and light as possible. This is the one! The plastic jar fits just right into my hand and I wasn't worried about it shattering. The first thing to know is that this only holds about 20-25g of beans and it takes a bit to get it ground. That was perfect for my purposes, as that's just how much I wanted to grind for the AeroPress for my morning wake-up double-double or for two smaller cups of evening decaf for me and my wife. So, how long does it take? It takes a couple of minutes. Now, that is either an eternity if you are used to pushing a button and you want your coffee NOW, or it is the perfect amount of time to gaze across the sunrise over Yellowstone, while you wait for your water to boil on the camp stove. Relax. Get into the flow. Meditate on the steam rising from the geyser and the bison walking past your campsite. This is a modern-day Tibetan prayer wheel. Your water will boil when it boils. The coffee will be ground when it is ground. Savor the smell of freshly ground coffee wafting up as you turn the crank. This is a real ceramic burr grinder, and it does an amazing job of grinding cleanly and even-sized. If you set it to one of the coarser settings, it will not be as consistent, but at fine settings it is perfect. 5 clicks back from the finest, fully closed setting, yields a grind that is fine enough for espresso in the AeroPress but doesn't take all day to grind. Will it grind directly into the AeroPress? Well, yes and no. If you are heading out into the mountains and you want to save every gram of weight that you can, then yes. You can leave the plastic base at home and grind directly into the AeroPress. The downside is that doing that is a bit unwieldy, and you have to hold the two pieces together, thereby losing the meditative quality of the Hario Ceramic Burr Grinder Coffee Mill and Prayer Wheel technology. The plastic base doesn't weigh much. Just pack it. Your serenity is worth the extra few grams. The handle pops on and off with some sort of magic that I was unable to fathom. Want it off? It just lifts off. Want to grind your coffee and not have the handle fall off while grinding? It stays on effortlessly. Like the fabled thermos jug that keeps cold things cold and hot things hot, we are force to ask, "How does it know?!" The engineering on both the lid and the handle (okay, the rest of the grinder too) is perfect. It is a pleasure to use a well-designed and well-manufactured product. One last thing to know. It does not come with a carrying bag. You can fit the handle into the $2 tote bag that comes with the Aerobie AeroPress Coffee Maker with Tote Bag , but the Hario Grinder is just a bit too large to fit in there. Maybe if you left the Hario base at home and left the Aeropress filter storage and funnel and stirrer and scoop at home you might be able to squeeze it in. I didn't try. I just found an old neoprene drawstring bag the right size and used that. But, if you want a single bag to carry everything (along with your mug and some beans and a dish towel), you might try Eagle Creek Pack-It Half Tube Cube - Slim , which Pete Hodgeson says on his blurgh is the perfect size. He also suggests the Able Brewing Grip / Travel Cap for AeroPress Coffee & Espresso Maker . I'll have to buy one of those.

I have been using this handy little grinder for a few months. I have REALLY enjoyed it until recently (more on that in a moment). First, to answer some questions or doubts you may have after reading other reviews: ARE THE GRINDS EVEN? - Yes, the grinds are very even at almost every coarseness. The conical burr grinder stones is absolutely great, sharp and deliver a VERY quality grind. I quickly discovered that if there was any powder or inconsistent grind it was only because I had not put the grinder back together right. Not that you have to take it apart often (I clean it every couple of weeks), but when you do - it takes some careful studying to initially know how it all goes back together. When it is put together correctly, it works flawlessly. HOW OFTEN DO I NEED TO CLEAN IT? - This grinder will work for weeks even months without cleaning. Furthermore there are no parts that will degrade nor break because of lack of cleaning. So should you clean it? The only reason to is to remove oils that have gone stale an affect the taste of your coffee. If you use light roasts without much oil, then you will clean it less often. Again, I find myself disassembling and cleaning every two weeks is all. HOW EASY TO SET THE GRIND SETTING - Very easy. Just remember the number of clicks for the grind size that you want. Doing this, it is simple to always go back to the grind setting after dissembling or changing for a different bean. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GRIND - Just a couple of minutes, and time passes quickly. It grinds easily especially on darker roasts where the bean is less dense. DOES IT LAST? - The actual ceramic stones and other parts will last and last. I have used my grinder 4 times a day for 3 months and I see no wear nor disheartening of the burrs. HOWEVER, the metal shaft does get rounded just as other reviewers have mentioned. If you only grind dark roasts then you will not have a problem. It is with lighter, more dense roasts that cause the grinder to begin to slip. This happened to me, the shaft is now totally rounded to where it does not turn at all. The grinder is now useless. I used JB Weld to permenantly attach the handle (just means I cannot use the lid). This makes it useable for a weak or so until it breaks again. Frustrating. This leads to the next question... IS THERE GOOD CUSTOMER SUPPORT? - Hario has not answered my email. Since the product is imported from Japan, I am assuming that there is no warranty. Other reviewers have commented that there are no replacement parts. After searching everywhere for a spare shaft, I can confirm this to be true. Bummer, because otherwise it is a great grinder with a QUALITY grind that rivals $400 electric grinders. The bottom-line? Get it and enjoy it for a while if you drink dark coffee. Don't expect it to last forever. As for me? I am looking to purchase something else. I'm looking for a manual grinder with a lifetime warranty. Perhaps, I'll update you on what I find.

For coffee plebeans like myself, this works great! I don't think I need to spend $100 on Cadillac coffee mills for my morning brews in suburbia. It's very easy to clean, and easy to use. The visual measurements help me make a consistent (and delicious) brew. This is great for folks who just want their one-cup morning/afternoon coffee. I can also grind enough to brew for two people if I need to.

I don't believe this grinder was meant to replace your big electric automatic grinder. I have a very nice KitchenAid grinder that I use every morning, and I don't plan on giving it up. For me this is a carry along in your backpack or luggage type of grinder. And it does a very fine job at what it was designed to do. I am a bit of a coffee snob and I have a lot of trouble tolerating bad coffee. I also do not like spending $3.50 a cup for Starbucks coffee. This grinder and my aeropress solved my problem completely. When I go on the road, which I do too often, I toss this grinder into my aeropress carry bag. I then throw them both in along with a bag of very fresh coffee beans in my luggage. That way, when I am on the road, as long as I can get to a microwave, I have properly brewed, fresh ground coffee and life is good. As I said before, the Hario Coffee Mill seems to be well-designed. It is both light and solid and produces a nice fine grind of coffee. It can only grind about 24 g at a time which is more than enough for me as I only need 20 g or so for a good cup of coffee. It does come with a snap on lid that comes in very handy. It seems sturdy and well made, I would expect it to last a while. The lower half acts as a measuring cup, and comes in very handy when measuring my beans. The instructions are pretty bad, but as I always read the reviews on Amazon.com, I knew how to work this device before it ever arrived at my door. Maybe others should learn this lesson also. I saw where other people gave it a bad rating because it took a lot of cranking. Strange, you buy a manual device then rate it poorly because it's not automatic. If you can buy a nice electric grinder then do so. This grinder is more of a niche item. Great for travel, camping, power outages, or when there is a sleeping baby in the next room. It will also test to see how much you really like your coffee because it can be a bit of a chore grinding every morning with this device.

Used to owned a javapresse burr grinder bought from amazon US, but it gave problems where the ceramic burr detached from the metal body over time, and unable to grind. Got a replacement and same issue happen after some time. But using Hario this Japanese brand, based on the design it won't happen for this grinder. Been with me for 1 year now and so far so good.

Muy buen producto me ha cambiado la vida con la preparación de mi café

Ich habe diese Handmühle mittlerweile seit etwas über zwei Jahren fast täglich in Zusammenhang mit einer Siebträgermaschine im Einsatz. Funktion: Die Mahlfunktion ist grundsätzlich ganz hervorragend, d.h. der Kaffee wird ausreichend fein und gleichmäßig gemahlen. Der Mahlgrad lässt sich so fein einstellen, dass meine Siebträgermaschine (Typ Quick Mill 0820) das Wasser nicht mehr durch den Kaffee pressen kann. Verschiedene Kaffeesorten bereiten der Mühle keine Probleme; normalerweise ist die benötigte Kraftanstrengung zum Mahlen nicht hoch. Bei hartem, wenig öligen Kaffee geht es jedoch etwas schwerer. Allerdings ist die Mühle nicht besonders griffig, man muss sie also ziemlich fest in die Hand nehmen. Das Festhalten der Mühle kosten im allgemeinen mehr Kraft als das Drehen des Hebels. Mit frisch eingecremten Händen ist eine Benutzung der Mühle kaum möglich. Die Kraftübertragung von der Kurbel auf die Mühle erfolgt mit so etwas ähnlichem wie einem ausreichend groß dimensionierten Inbus-Kopf. Handhabung: Die Kurbel und der darunterliegende Plastikdeckel müssen zum Einfüllen der Kaffeebohnen abgenommen werden. Anschließend ist die Öffnung ausreichend groß, um die Mühle mit einem großen Kaffeelöffel zu befüllen. Die Mühle fasst dabei ausreichend viel Kaffee für deutlich mehr als einen doppelten Espresso. Das Befüllen ist also meiner Meinung nach gut gelöst. Zur Entnahme des gemahlenen Kaffees muss das transparente Plastik-Unterteil abgeschraubt werden. Da ich den Inhalt dann in meinen Siebträger fülle, muss ich das schwarze Oberteil irgendwo ablegen. Dabei fällt immer etwas Kaffeepulver heraus. Die Mühle ist fast vollständig zerlegbar, weswegen eine gründliche Reinigung unproblematisch ist. Der Aufdruck auf dem transparenten Plastik (1 Tasse, 2 Tassen) verblasst mit der Zeit. Die Transparenz leidet im Lauf der Zeit etwas, da das durchsichtige Plastik etwas blind wird (Kratzer?), der Kaffeepulver-Pegel bleibt aber erkennbar.

Che dire, è economica e fa benissimo il suo lavoro. La precisione di assemblaggio è notevole, anche senza "modifiche" (c'è gente che fa qualche giro di scotch sulla macina esterna, e sull'asse di metallo, per ridurre i giochi) si riesce a macinare a 2-3 click dallo zero senza che le macine grattino tra loro, ottenendo del caffè davvero fino. L'involucro è in plastica ma di buona qualità, si incastra tutto bene, tappo compreso. Le macine sono in ceramica e tutto si può smontare completamente per pulirlo. Per macinare 15g di caffè da moka (5 click indietro da quando le macine si toccano) ci si mettono 3 minuti circa, per filtro tipo V60 (8 click) meno, 1 minuto e qualcosa. Per French press ancora meno. Non è veloce quanto i macinini a macine di acciaio ma per quello che costa è davvero un gioiellino. Non tiene più di 30g di caffè, per quello c'è la Skerton. Anche se la Skerton non ha una molla che tiene "in tiro" la macina conica e dicono che sia vagamente meno costante quando si macina grosso. Ma non l'ho mai provata. Ottimo acquisto, il caffè appena macinato è qualcosa di fantastico.

Very easy and comfortable to use.one can alter the grind size very efficiently. Will order one more soon.