Hario, Transparent Black Mini Mill Plus | Compact & Adjustable Hand Coffee Grinder with Ceramic Burrs, Plastic,24g

Best at it’s price point!

My first coffee grinder, so this review is not trying to compare with alternatives.Grinder is solid and feels well made and of a decent quality.Works well but does need a bit of elbow grease depending on the selected size of grind.The grind size is easy to change but does require you to count the number of clicks as you turn the adjustment dial because are no markings.I am happy with this item.

Let me state here that I think the “Hario MMCS-2B Skerton PRO Mill” is superb (because it takes a while to get to the Hario grinder in this review).I'd contemplated getting a grinder for a long time. Would it be worth the investment, am I not happy enough with the ready-ground coffee that I've been using for decades now, etc?Over the last thirty (or possibly more years) I've had numerous coffee makers – quite a few moka pots and a fair few domestic espresso-cappuccino type machines, but have never had a grinder though I've wondered about it often.Well I bought an electric grinder (initially, that is before finding that what I needed was the “Hario”). That electric grinder seemed to tick all the right boxes. It was a ceramic burr grinder and had numerous settings including grinding for espresso. Coffee-wise I only drink espresso. I say that for reference only, as I hope I'm not a coffee snob. I looked forward to my freshly ground beans of a coffee bean blend that I'd been buying ready ground. The end result was a disaster. The electric machine could not grind the beans finely enough for my brew.I read yet more reviews and articles about grinders, and it seemed to me, reading between the lines, that one needed to spend plenty – much more than I had done, to get a satisfactory electric grinder that would give a satisfactory grind for espresso, for good strong intense espresso – and not the insipid drink that came as a result of the electric grinder that I had bought previously.All those articles that I'd read made me realise that if I went for a manual burr grinder hat I could then get fantastic espresso from it! It would also be cheaper than the electric grinder.For my espresso I am at the moment using a “De'Longhi Dedica Espresso Machine, Coffee and Cappuccino Maker” which is inexpensive but good as far as I'm concerned). I make three or four brews a day (6 to 8 espresso shots) and so the “Hario” has been used many dozens of times over the last five months since I started using it and it is as good as it was on day one.There are grind settings from coarse (for drip coffee) to fine for espresso and all shades in between. I'm finding the two finest setting to be too fine for my brew and have been using it set at the third finest setting to get a superb cup of coffee.The “Hario” grinder has made a definite improvement to the quality of my espresso. The improvement is not so overwhelming that I couldn't live without the grinder though. I could, I guess quite happily use pre-ground coffee again but haven't done so in the last five months or so since I got the grinder.

I bought this grinder because I was seriously temped to buy a REALLY GREAT grinder. I had my sights set on the Aergrind made by Knock - but at £125 I couldn't justify it considering I wasn't even sure if I would use it as much as my ideal inner budding coffee nerd thought I might. As a compromise I picked this grinder up because it had decent ratings by coffee nerds and was in a much more affordable price range at nearly £100 cheaper.This was a good move it turns out, because while I like to think I'm the sort of person who will freshly grind my coffee every morning for my cuppa - it turns out.. I'd rather have it NOW than Fantastic. The fantastic can wait till i'm awake enough to full appreciate it. So.. I find I'm using it a few times a week when I want a really nice cup of coffee to enjoy, and for £32 - I can justify that. So.. the Hario has become my 'entry-level' coffee grinder, until such a time that I fall off the deep end and cough up £125 for a really amazing one. And as an entry level grinder - it's great.. I love it. it's easy, not messy, haven't smashed my fingers yet.. looks good in the cupboard.criticism - The sticky bar code - others have mentioned it. it took me ages to get it off - I don't know what kind of double strong super-glue epoxy gorilla adhesive they're using but it looks like crap, and it took me hours of soaking, scraping and using isopropyl alcohol to finally get it off without damaging the plastic.

I've used this grinder everyday, pretty much, for over 3 years. It's robust, strong and grinds really well. It's easy to set up, clean and to adjust the grind size. It doesn't take up a lot of room and it easy to take apart and out back together. There have been occasional beans that have been tough to grind and so a little hard work, but I would say that has been more to do with the beans than the grinder. 99% of the time it grinds really easily. An absolute essential for those who love coffee from coffee beans. Such good value.

Great product!Before you use it just don’t forget the Grind adjustment.Thank you.

It is well made and grinds the beans perfectly. I can grind the exact amount for one coffee, and can choose if I have caff or decaff. Yiu don't even need to wash it, the oil in the coffee grains keeps the mechanism. It is exactly what I needed. Very happy. Great design.

I like this but the plastic is the main problem for the wheat points. It's also really good that I could upgrade this and put a better grinder that is metal and it is really good doing that way. However the plastic could be very a problem quality but everything else is fine as I already printed a more stronger plastic. I even made a custom fit or I can then put electric or screwdriver or something so that it grinds it electric battery so far this is very good if you're on a budget and grins very well.