Sometimes called a grinder, it is quite simply the instrument that will turn your coffee from whole beans into powder (or grounds), whether coarse or fine. It is what determines the contact surface area between water and coffee. If you ask a barista in a specialty shop, they will most likely tell you that the choice of grinder is more important than the machine itself for getting a good cup of coffee (and even more so for specialty coffee). And they would be, to a certain extent, right.
If you are a coffee lover and you don’t have a grinder, you are missing out on a number of aromas that will have escaped from the coffee since the moment it was ground. The good news is that there is an extremely wide selection of coffee grinders. The bad news is that grinders are often quite expensive. In this article, we will only discuss grinders that are separate from the coffee extraction process; automatic machines with built-in grinders are not taken into account, even though they offer an interesting solution in terms of convenience and space. In the meantime, here is a quick questionnaire to help you with your choice.
Which coffee grinder
is right for you?
6 questions. Manual or electric, filter or espresso, including budget and usage.