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That $60 hand grinder turned out to be a bad deal...

I picked up a ceramic burr hand grinder from a shop in Portland for about $60, thinking it would save me from buying a cheap electric one. After three months of use, the burr started slipping on the beans and I got inconsistent grounds every single morning. I tried tightening it but the plastic housing cracked within a week. Has anyone else had luck with a metal burr model under $100?
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alex820
alex8207d ago
Grabbed an old metal burr grinder off a buddy who upgraded, and it's still going strong after two years. @angela728 probably would have just smashed the beans on the sidewalk with a rock. That ceramic burr failure you had sounds like every cheap plastic grinder I've ever seen.
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waderamirez
waderamirez7d agoMost Upvoted
Skip the rock talk, @alex820 already knows - just get a metal burr.
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angela728
angela7288d ago
Did you try using a rock as a backup grinder?
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