Help choosing a coffee grinder?

[flvegan]

It's a gift, and I want to buy a nice one. I don't drink coffee nor have I ever ground coffee beans, so I am totally clueless (but only in regards to this, I know everything else about everything else).

Brand? Features? What should I look for?

Thanks!

[Taverner]

1. Dude, just crush them with your hands

:D

Braun makes nice ones I hear

[AlCzervik]

2. My husband bought me a Krups one last year for Christmas, i already had another

one that was a different brand but the one bought for me works much better. It's just a basic coffee grinder by Krups that was about $40?

[KitchenWitch]

3. Ask AzDemDist6 - I believe she used to sell all the coffee acoutrements.

:hi:

[MrCoffee]

4. you are dead to me, you bastard.

"I don't drink coffee nor have I ever ground coffee beans" :nuke:

Krupps makes the best coffee accessories, in my less than humble opinion.

[AlCzervik]

5. You Bastard, it's Krups, not Krupps!

:D

[MrCoffee]

7. you bastard, it's a typo!

:mad:

[AlCzervik]

8. that typo makes me question everything i thought i knew about you.

:o

[MrCoffee]

10. you're about to make a second list

:hi:

[AlCzervik]

12. Smooches.

:loveya:

[MrCoffee]

14. how you doin'?

i'm a sucker for smooches.

[AlCzervik]

15. i'm fine, surviving the holy wars in gd.

it's bad in there, so bad gdp look ok.

[MrCoffee]

16. i'm not setting foot in GD until 1/2/08

i'm nuts, i'm not crazy.

[Gormy Cuss]

9. Sheesh. You and chimpsrsmarter need more coffee. n/t

[rug]

19. Too much caffeine.

[MrCoffee]

20. there's no such thing

[flvegan]

11. Guess this means YOU aren't getting a coffee grinder for Christmas.

I don't like the taste, and my ephedra stash keeps me boosted.

Sorry, love.

Way to blow it, Hitler.

[MrCoffee]

13. nice post, Oprah

it's the taste of the nectar of the gods, jack, and i'll have you know that i don't need another grinder (i keep a backup in the utility room cabinet, just in case).


so bite me.

[flvegan]

17. "Bite me"? That's what yer mother said last night, Trebek.

[MrCoffee]

18. you wish you had as much game as fake Sean Connery

[flvegan]

21. you wish you had as much game as real Jason Connery

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001064/

[MrCoffee]

23. that would be so awesome...sigh

[Gormy Cuss]

6. Krups makes a very good one and the brand is reliable.

The best coffee grinders have a burr grinder and they're sometimes referred to as coffee mills because that's what the machine does - it mills the beans between two plates. The cheapest ones have blades and those work, but it's hard to get the precise grinding offered by the burr grinders. People who are very particular about their coffee beans tend to prefer burr grinders.
here are some pix of Krups grinders. The one on the far right is a blade grinder, the other two are burr grinders. I have the middle one and it works great.
http://www.krupsusa.com/All+Products/Coffee+Grinders/Coffee+Grinders.htm

[flvegan]

22. Thank you, Gormy Cuss.

I had no idea about the "burr grinder" difference.

Krups owes you a solid.

[sendero]

25. Gonna have to vouch..

... for Krups. You can't go wrong with their products.

[Guava Jelly]

24. Hell I dunno..I figure if it last two years and cost under 30 bucks

It is a good deal..
Mine always stain anyways...I might suggest buying a black one.

[Greyskye]

26. Another vote for Krups

I've had one for over 10 years with no issues. Simple and quiet.

I would get a coffee brush to go with it. Brushing out those last bits keeps you from getting rancid beans into your brew. :hi:

[Lex]

27. I'd say get a burr grinder

I love mine and I think it does the best job of preparing the bean for brewing.