OXO - Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder

Get a used grinder on marketplace for sure. Oxo and Breville are the bare minimum, but if you see a sub-$50 Baratza, that's even better. If you don't want to then start buying more beans, just resell it yourself when you finish the bag. Anything lower-end than those and I wouldn't bother. Blade grinders ruin beans, as do super cheap "burr" grinders like Cuisinart and Shardor. As far as storage, if you brew coffee daily, I'd just keep them in a resealable container (with a "burp" valve if possible; old bags from previous coffee purchases should work) in a cool and dry place.

I upgraded to a burr grinder a few months ago, an OXO Conical Burr grinder. It made a huge difference for me. Every morning I grind just enough for 2 cups of coffee. I also learned how to make my own cold brew. The beauty of a burr grinder is being able to adjust for different brewing methods. My grinder cost $100, but I got it on sale for 25% off. I'd say, if you make only one type of coffee and you've been pleased with your current system, just stick with what works for you. But should you ever need to replace your grinder, maybe consider investing in a burr grinder.

I have the oxo. It's great

I took the same path. The k6 smokes the oxo. The only advantage the oxo has is that you can grind a whole bag at once, but you don't often need to do that if you drink pourover.

Oxo Conical Burr Grinder. Costs about $150 and it's about as noisy as most, but it's very fast and the grind consistency is excellent, even at the finer (espresso) end of the 10-setting scale. The aluminum catch cup is well designed and not subject to static issues.

I use the Oxo grinder now, but I kinda wish I'd gotten the Encore instead. The Oxo is okay. The timer isn't that reliable though - get big differences in weight day-to-day with same bean, same grind, same time. I just re-invested in a grinder with a Prime Day Ode 2. Haven't used it yet. Enjoy!

I got this Oxo one: https://www.oxo.com/conical-burr-coffee-grinder.html I saw it recommended somewhere as the cheapest conical burr grinder worth getting. Been using it daily for 6 months and I'm happy with it for my pourover and cold brew, so I'd recommend it.

I have three - Baratza Encore for everything but espresso, Eureka Mignon Zero for espresso, and an OXO grinder as a backup (was in regular use before getting the Encore.)

Sounds like the K6 is the winner in the comments. But if you want a budget, beginner friendly electric option, I recommend the Oxo Conical Burr grinder. It was my first grinder I bought for pour overs and it served me well for over two years. It will do the trick if you are just getting into pour overs.

Same the oxo worked but isn't consistent with its grind.

Oxo is performing very well and less than $100

I had an OXO for a long time and for a basic coffee grinder I'll always recommend it. That being said if you are doing pour over or are a coffee nerd its worth investing in something better. It sounds like this post is most likely for a drip coffee maker so it would be perfect for the OXO.

Is that the $99 one on Amazon. I thought it was a solid grinder. Not fine enough for espresso but probably good for pour over.

I've used both and had just the OXO for years. It's good, but not great. If you think you'll be wanting to sample and try lots of light roasts go with one of the nicer baratzas or the fellow ode or opus IMO. If you just want a solid cup of coffee every day and aren't chasing clarity the OXO will be fine.

I use my oxo burr grinder for single cups every single day 🤷

I have an oxo that easily grinds enough for a full pot

Any burr grinder will be better than any blade grinder. They have OXO burr grinders that are very affordable.

The oxo has a dial to set how much you grind at a time

This is the one I have, it's great. I got it to replace my Capresso one that died and I like it a lot better. Whatever you do stay away from the Cuisinart one, a significant amount of the grounds come out powdered, like the consistency of flour.

I use an oxo grinder that was on sale on Amazon for 50ish bucks. Really solid. You don't need to go to crazy for coffee grinds. Espresso can be way more fineky

I got a home grinder initially so that my coffee wouldn't go stale as fast. Whole beans last longer than preground. Part of the bonus was, hopefully, that I could buy a larger bag for cheaper and still get good coffee for less money per cup. Then I got better at dialing in my grind size and getting the smoothest flavor I could, so now rather than spending ten dollars per kilo of commodity-grade coffee, I'm happy spending twenty per 300g of specialty coffee. 🤣 For the same money, you'll get much better grind quality in a hand grinder than you would for electric. Get a Timemore or 1ZPresso and it'll rival electric grinders costing double or triple as much. It'll take a bit longer, but with the modern class of hand grinders, you're only looking at maybe 45 seconds for a 3-cup pot without working very hard (which is much better than multiple minutes in a Hario Skerton). In electric grinders, the bare minimum I'd recommend would be an Oxo or a Baratza. But I'd rather step up to, say, the DF54, Eureka Mignon series, Urbanic, and some others.

I bought the OXO burr grinder a couple years ago and have no regrets. [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CSKGLMM?ref\_=ppx\_hzsearch\_conn\_dt\_b\_fed\_asin\_title\_3&th=1](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CSKGLMM?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_3&th=1)

Oxo- priced right and does a very good job, easy enough to maintain and I'll even share the Amazon link- not an affiliated one there's nothing in this for me but saving you time. [Oxo grinder on Amazon](https://a.co/d/gPBqhvv)

That's the one. I don't really do espresso so not concerned about getting down to a uniform powder. I have had it several years and it has been quiet and very reliable. Can't speak to benefits of the Encore over it. With regard to the timer, I weigh my coffee so I don't really care about that. Time to grind a specified rate will vary with every bean variety anyway.

OXO burr grinder is $100 and great.

The bare minimum electric coffee grinder I'd go for would be Oxo's at near $90, because although the grind quality isn't that bad (much better than the Cuisinart tangentially mentioned in that Prima Coffee article), the workflow and UX are quite good. We got one for my sister and she's pretty happy with it. Baratza is the big name for the next tier up, and we're already around $150-ish. Kitchenaid and Breville each have a pretty good one at $200, and then the field starts to get crowded around $300 with Fellow, Eureka, Varia, Turin, and a bunch of others. $500-plus gets you home-friendly models by cafe-workhorse brands like Mahlkönig. Over in hand grinders, "end game" territory starts as low as $150-200 if you do some judicious shopping, and "very good entry level" below $100 from brands like Timemore, 1ZPresso, Normcore, or Kingrinder. I've got a little 1ZPresso Q2 and don't feel much need to get anything else unless I want to do espresso (or brew big batches daily).

The Oxo Conical Burr Grinder is a perfectly appropriate <$100 electric grinder for the average person that doesn't need espresso grind (which MokaPot does not). It's probably one of the best options in the <$100 range for electric. I was opposed to the idea at first, but someone suggested a hand grinder to me. I ended up buying a Kingrinder K2 and I absolutely love it. For <$100 you get a grind quality that rivals grinders 4x your budget. A lot of people suggest the K6. I chose the K2 intentionally because it produces more fines, vs the K6 that produces significantly less. Fines are what give body to metal filter brewing - MokaPot, espresso, french press, phin, etc. The K6 would produce a much "cleaner" cup with less body, which to me defeats the charm of the brew method. But either are excellent, they're such low effort that even my wife uses it much to my surprise, and takes <30 seconds to grind a MokaPot dose.

Oxo works good for me.