Italian Hand Crank "Burr-Style" Coffee Grinder
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Coffee aficionados rave about Burr-Style grinders for one reason: they break up the bean in a more uniform size and shape (versus blade grinders), without heating them up and changing the flavor. Simply put, Burr grinders producing significantly more consistent, smooth tasting coffee. Besides effortlessly grinding coffee beans, it looks absolutely fabulous.
Made of cast iron with a beechwood base, it’s heavy enough to stay anchored while you grind. The beans fit in the reservoir at the top and a spring-tab mechanism allows you to adjust the coarseness of your grind. Turning the large wheel hand-crank produces high torque at low speed. A cone-configuration of tempered steel teeth crush the beans. When they reach the proper size, your ground coffee falls into a wooden drawer at the bottom. Expensive for sure but very special. Weighs 12 lbs., Dimensions: 13" x 8½" x 8"
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As Italian (Turin, same place of these) I so far have two smaller/horizontal handle rotation ones. I'm looking forward to getting one of these and here I'd recommend it to everyone because of a few features... Heavy - doesnt wobble nor require an effort with a firm grip. I have just seen a couple of these in local shops and, for what I can guess, the vertical rotation looks like it's more natural (feels easier) to perform. Depending on the hardness of the beans, grinding can actually require a good bit of strength (not depending on these grinders vs others I believe, as they're really very sturdy - and that's a strong point. Not sparing on materials. Goold old way). A more natural-feeling shoulder/arm moving, does help making the practise more agreeable. The other feature I like is these can hold 100g in one go. If kept in a dry air environment and an almost airproof, ground coffee can be decent even after a few days. And, having some coffee readily ground, helps at night when neighbours/flatmates are sleeping and even the least noise (these grinders I believe are just as silent as such tools can possibly be) can disturb their sleep. Oh and a good amount can in fact be good also to brew extracoffee when doing so with a Napoletana "cuccumella" flip-over coffee maker which is quite good even cold and for a few days then. As for the speed, my two smaller ones, 30g and 50g sizes, have just very slightly different sized/shaped burrs. 30g will take me two minutes to grind a full load of beans, and 50g about one minute. Yeah, bigger is faster. I'm not expecting this big one in the video to be even faster, however at a decent (but hot crazy) pace (some 1-2 rounds per second) i think it's satisfactory. One cup will be just a fraction of that. My 50g is older and more used and abused, however the reason it feels rather hard to push. I suppose it's due to the shape of the burrs (grasping more beans all at once) but i'm feeling optimistic about this superbig one here, because the levers apparently make it lighter to push the handle. So some local users tell me. Have a good cup, everyone :)
Buon Natale. Grazie per il tuo commento. Ho comprato la macchinetta ieri. Sai che è il ‘Burr size’ della macchinetta?
Has anyone tried using this for espresso? They say espresso in the video but I'd like to find someone who has tried it first hand before making the plunge.
How much did this grinder cost? I wanted to buy one but the garret wade website says it's not available. Would you be willing to sell this one?
It's $350.00 The Link to it was in the description here: www.garrettwade.com/italian-hand-crank-burr-style-coffee-grinder.html
Wouldn't it be nice if people would actually answer comment on products they sell?
Hi, i'm from Italy, near Torino, the town where this grinder is being produced to this day (been for about a century i guess), home to top chocolate and coffee. I have handled a couple of them in shops. They're very sturdy, the smaller models (horizontal rotating 'wheel') are cheaper and what our grannies have had in their kitchens ever since. I'm actually using two (set to different sizes, handy) from each of my parent's families. This one big models when handled felt very smooth and easy-rolling. One thing i like of it is the (large, 100 g beans) sise of the tank to grind in one go. I know purists will shake their heads but i find my ground coffee is still acceptably good after a few days (a weeks or so). So, it's nice to pour, grind and collect 100g of coffee in just one go. I suppose the grinding will be relatively fast - on my smaller, but still slightly big (50 g as opposed to the smaller 30g one i have, same brand) grinder, the burrs are bigger - it's faster. Ok, sorry everyone, i just felt like telling a bit of the story. Now the references: the brand is Tre Spade, in Italy it will be around some 200-220 euro. Rrp might be bit higher, but here most shops are willing to cut some 10-15% off items. I suggest to check availbility on ebay (macinacaffè verticale tre spade) and usual channes. I find it's worth it, even for an amateur like me and soon as i reach a reasonable point on my shopping list, i am sure willing to get one. Who knows, thewe tips might even be good to know/useful, hehe cheers :)
so beautiful