Grinder Reviews

GeekKopi

on 1433333382:

I always recommend kick sacks or kick balls One can easily make one KK

sorry KK. You lost me on the one but I'm curious. Could you explain?

Koffee_Kosmo

You place a ball on top of the beans, it applies a small amount of weight to push the beans down into the throat of the grinder, and prevents jumping You can make one to try simply with a balloon filled to the right level with rice and tie the end KK

GeekKopi

on 1433335985:

You place a ball on top of the beans, it applies a small amount of weight to push the beans down into the throat of the grinder, and prevents jumping You can make one to try simply with a balloon filled to the right level with rice and tie the end KK

gotcha. Cheers KK

oldboybewer

I have the ROK hand grinder and I love it.The conical burr is well seated with quality bushings with no "wobble" whatsoever.  The gearing is good and it appears to be an instrument that will last.  The learning process was challenging when I attempted to adjust the grind.  When turning the adjustment wheel, it appeared to be stuck and then breaking free.  The conical bur would then drop down.  After dismantling which is quite easy, I found that the drive shaft that went through the burr, needed a bit of lubricant.  I dabbed a small bit of Super Lube onto the shaft, ensuring that no lubricant could get onto the burr and it performs nicely.  I found that I had to continue this procedure after about a month or so (Used every day).  Don't know if this problem is isolated to my machine or not but I highly recommend this grinder.         

on 1306560043:

A new Topic Heading for

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"Personal Grinder Review Thread" When you get past the bling stage and into the settling in period of your grinder Then its time for a honest Personal Owner Review Discus Your 1] Make , Model & Year 2] First impressions 3] Pros & Cons of your grinder 4] Your journey from the beginning to the present 5] Recommend or Not 6] Mods to date (if any) 7] Closing notes 8] Anything else that's interesting KK

Kjarsheim

Macap M2D micrometric Purchased about two months ago, (think it cost about $540), seriously contemplated a wide range from the Eureka Mignon to a used Super Jolly and various larger used Compaks. Major influences on my decision making process were physical size, ease of use and WAF. Another big assist was an intelligent explanation on the actual influence of burr size regarding flat plate grinders for domestic use. Unlike our American friends on Home Barista - and not having bottomless pockets - bigger is not automatically better personally. when build quality and correct alignment are taken into consideration. My path so far has been a Hario ceramic hand grinder - bloody hard work for espresso; a Zassenhaus Quito which is not good enough for espresso despite the advertising, its burrs are crap; Cunill Tranquilo which grinds well but is very industrial (big, clunky, noisy, ugly but strong and efficient), Feld2 - lovely little hand grinder; then the M2D. One of the biggest things for me is an aversion to complex electronics, the only reason for choosing the M2D over the M2M was being able to set the timer for my wife to run her shots when I'm away. And for a $50 premium, not a bad deal. It's very understated in the matt black finish and so darn compact. Especially after SWMBO saw a Mazzer Major in the flesh...."No Way!" would be putting it politely. The upgrades over previous models include a metal portafilter rest and trigger button. Plus moving the timer from underneath the base.  The micrometric adjuster was the clincher after the Cunill. It was a bit of a leap of faith but honestly, having done a terrifying amount of web crawling (Including GeekKopi's own review, lol) and applying a lot of somewhat obsessive analysis and research, the Macap was a bit ahead in terms of bang for buck which I must admit is a prime consideration personally. Only a few kilos through it so far, but its settling in well, very consistent output with minmal waste or clumping. We dose into a s/s cup or use a funnel on the filter basket depending on mood and its pleasingly tidy. Very little if any splatter.  Grinds about 1g/second which is just fine for our 8-15g range, in fact it gives time to distribute the dose from the spout and retains very little. Push a few grams of sacrificial beans through before making a cup and its golden. I acknowledge that the big conical grinders offer a whole other experience and perhaps one day, a Niche Zero or one of its single-dose imitators (bet on it, they'll be coming) will also grace my bench, but the littlest Macap is a joy to use and fulfills my needs and expectations well.  Coffee it produces beats the chicken soup out of 95% of the cafes in our region. Honestly, I'd have to say its way better than just a beginner grinder and suits my needs (up to 2-3 coffees at a time, four to five times a day) rather admirably.

Simon

Awesome review mate, enjoyed that

Brett H

Excellent review mate! They’re a good looking grinder too.. very nice lines. How is the noise?

Koffee_Kosmo

I had a Macap M4D and found it a great grinder But not long after I got the big conical bug KK

InspectorGadget

Nothing wrong with the SUPERSIZE ME approach.

Brett H

on 1558183392:

Nothing wrong with the SUPERSIZE ME approach.

Yes, I have fallen into this even modding a brand new Robin out of the box. The idea that there are smaller, cheaper and equally accurate solutions is nonetheless an attractive proposition.

Kjarsheim

re Macap M2D - Hi Brett, sorry about the slow-mo reponse, been a tad preoccupied......whole other story. Regards your question about the noise level of the M2, its no Eureka Silencio but is quiet enough to talk over while grinding, rather uniike the Cunill, lol!!! A few more kg have been through and we're settling in nicely. My wife has a preference for local roaster Tim Adams beans and it has proven extremely consistent, requiring very little in the way of tuning the grind over the life of a bag of beans.  Mind you when I'm home, 250gm goes nowhere, lol!

Brett H

Great news! I went and had a look and was quite surprised at the size. Build quality looked of course excellent!

K_Bean_Coffee

Enjoy it. Macap grinders are very solid and reliable so expect many years of happy grinding ahead.

InspectorGadget

Ha, thought I was replying to the Conical grinder thread about the Mazzer Robur I like the Macap grinders and the Eureka ones look interesting but the Robur is a keeper.

K_Bean_Coffee

The new Eureka Mignon Silenzio and Eureka Mignon Specialita are amazing grinders. To find out a little more about grinders please see my updated Buying Guide Enjoy