Now grinders come in two types - spinning blade grinders and burr grinders - purists will tell you that there is a difference in the quality of the resultant coffee between the two but to be honest the major difference is in the operation of the grinder.

Spinning Blade

These grinders are basically specialised food processors. You put the amount of coffee you wish ground into the "cup" and the degree of grind is controlled by the length of time you run the grinder - the longer the time the finer the grind. Plus points are low cost and relative ease of use if you need a fine grind.

Burr

These grinders are the traditional "rock and hard place" mills. The coffee beans are held in a hopper above the grind head and the grinds are collected in a container below. The grind is set by adjusting the space between the moving and fixed burrs. Some grinders also have a timing mechanism to allow you to select the amount of coffee ground. Plus points are the control of grind offered for a coarser grind and the ability to grind very small volumes easily.

Currently we offer the following grinders

Spinning blade type grinder with a slightly tilted cup base to help with coarser grinds. The capacity is 45g per grind which is sufficient for all but the very largest domestic coffeemakers. There are two versions of this grinder, we only sell the metal bodied version because it is a way way better build quality than the plastic version.

A nicely styled burr grinder. Let's face it if the grinder is sitting out then it may as well be "eye candy"(ok so that's a personal judgment). Capacity of the bean container is 250g and the timer controlled grind amount is around 60g (marked roughly in 1 cup/5g divisions). The grind size is controlled by moving the bean hopper against the markings on the body of the grinder.