I’ve always used a cheap coffee grinder for my Moka. It created very uneven grounds but it’s what I had. It finally stopped working so a relative gifted me this MAVO manual grinder.

It’s the first experience I’ve had with a bur grinder and the grounds it produces are very uniform.

I’m still dialing the grind setting for my liking but I’m enjoying the process. I’ll also need to pick up a few different roasts to experiment with.

#coffee #moka #tools #oc

  • Zarajevo@feddit.org
    2·
    23 hours ago

    I have the same Moka pot but with the 1Zpresso JX Pro hand grinder, works great at 20 ticks setting. Just takes some time and akward effort. After a few years I bought a electric grinder and it takes just a few seconds and no awkwardness. Hand grinders are fine for brew / pour over / french press I think because it takes not much effort and time to grind. For espresso you will almost start to sweat. For turkish it is a aerorobics pass

    • radswid@feddit.org
      2·
      20 hours ago

      The KinGrinder ones have a hexagonal bolt where you put the handle on… or your cordless screwdriver with a bit holder. Really like that feature.

    • fujiwood@lemmy.worldOP
      7·
      2 days ago

      I started using one when I was 21 and at the time coffee was coffee. If it made me wake up it was good enough.

      Over the years I knew there was a better way but I also don’t like buying things simply because I want to. I’d rather have a good reason.

      After my grinder broke and my sibling asked me what I wanted for Christmas this was one of the few things I actually needed. :)

    • Horsecook@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      2 days ago

      I have a Peugeot Kronos and a Bellman CX-25, which I exclusively use during power outages. Otherwise it’s the bean blender and the drip machine.

  • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.ukEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    I got a hand cranked burr grinder a decade ago. It was pretty slow, and I gave myself tennis elbow after a few days. Went back to pre-ground for good after that.

    I like coffee done right, but I can compromise.

    • anytimesoon@piefed.socialEnglish
      4·
      1 day ago

      In that time there has been an incredible increase in quality of electric grinders couple with a substantial drop in cost.

      I’m not trying to convince you to spend more money, just wanted to point out the incredible advances in home grinders in that time. The market is basically unrecognisable

      • Brave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.ukEnglish
        3·
        23 hours ago

        That is interesting news. I’ll keep it in mind! Lately I’ve been trying to drink less coffee, but I doubt whether I’ll succeed. It’s nice to know there are better options!

    • fujiwood@lemmy.worldOP
      5·
      2 days ago

      Lucky for me that I used to play tennis back in the day.

      My tennis elbow was had in middle school.

      But yeah tennis elbow hurts.

    • fujiwood@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      2 days ago

      The first few years I can’t say I made good Moka but after a few videos on other people’s methods, it’s been getting better.

      This addition it’s probably the last step for me.

      • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        I would give it more effort if it wasn’t the third tier coffeemaker in my house but routine is routine. Also for a while I had a stove that didn’t work with it as the base was too small vs the burner.

        The videos came out well after I’d given up on it. Maybe I’ll dig it out again next weekend. Hot water in the pot and not tamping it probably makes a big difference.

        • fujiwood@lemmy.worldOP
          5·
          2 days ago

          I stopped packing down the grounds and started tapping the basket on the counter until the grounds sit flush with the top of the basket.

          I still don’t weigh the water or the grounds. I might try that in the future just to gauge the difference.

          I preheat the water before adding it to the reservoir and once I hear the first sputtering from extraction, I remove the pot from the heat source.

          This prevents the coffee from “burning” and becoming bitter.

          • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
            3·
            2 days ago

            Those are good advice! I’m going to try that next time. The lat bit (the burning) I found put a while back, and it did start tasting better. The other things you’ve mentioned, though, I didn’t know, and I’m excited to try!

  • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
    3·
    2 days ago

    I have the 1zpresso J series (I think) I got a couple years ago on end of model sale. It’s amazing. I’ve never used it for espresso, though.

    • fujiwood@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      2 days ago

      Nice!

      I had seen good reviews for that grinder as well as a few other but I didn’t want to ask too much as a gift. There’s so many options, I tried to find a good balance.

      I’m glad I went with this one.