Looking to get 1st French Press, Ideas?

[BeerAdvocate]

2. If your budget is limited, get the best burr mill you can justify if you believe coffee will continue to be a part of your future. This could be any number of mills from $90-$200.

This is me. Can you recommend a certain model between $50 and $100?

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by BeerAdvocate

Can you recommend a certain model between $50 and $100?

Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

[germantown rob]

Refurbished Maestro Plus $99.00 from factory.

[Wharf Rat]

Originally Posted by germantown rob

Refurbished Maestro Plus $99.00 from factory.

Google is showing b_ratza.com as a potential malware source ???

[Mister Moo]

I just cannot get behind a whirleyblade (it's a chopper/smasher, not a grinder - it makes way more boulders and dust than you want with a press if $99 is in the budget) for coffee, except maybe for paper drip filter as the limit. The Baratza (Solis) Maestro looks like the dog to beat - $99. It will do well for drip/press coffee for many years; passable for moka and C-minus marginal for espresso.

http://www.espressozone.com/burr-cof...FQIwxwodHyjKiw

[germantown rob]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

I just cannot get behind a whirleyblade (it's a chopper/smasher, not a grinder - it makes way more boulders and dust than you want with a press if $99 is in the budget) for coffee, except maybe for paper drip filter as the limit. The Baratza (Solis) Maestro looks like the dog to beat - $99. It will do well for drip/press coffee for many years; passable for moka and C-minus marginal for espresso.

http://www.espressozone.com/burr-cof...FQIwxwodHyjKiw

Not going to disagree with using a good-excellent burr grinder since they can't be beat. I do however suggest getting a good one and if money is a problem then get a blade for now, it will only make one appreciate a burr that much more when the money is saved.

Sweet Maria's has this to say...

"Everyone talks about "conical burr grinders" as a requirement for good coffee brewing. But the fact is that pour-over or automatic drip brewing does not require these expensive mills. The humble little blade grinder is a remarkable little machine, long-lasting, low-maintenance, and not $100! My only gripe with blade mills is that some struggle to grind even the smallest amount of coffee ... and if you have to grind for a longer time, the motor will start to heat up the coffee grinds -not a good thing. But the C-Mill electric coffee grinder has a very strong and precise motor. It beats the pants off the Krups or Braun mills out there, The coffee beans don't get crushed, but rapidly cut. important so the coffee isn't heated in the grinding process (which can damage the coffee flavor). The C-Mill grinds 1.6 oz of coffee at a time. It is 7" tall, about 4" in diameter."

The bodum c-mill is $25.

Still, after many years of a using many blade grinders there is a huge difference in what a good burr will give you.

[germantown rob]

Originally Posted by Wharf Rat

Google is showing b_ratza.com as a potential malware source ???

Not sure what is going on there but running a mac I have little care and clicked away. Can always call them like in the old days.

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by BeerAdvocate

This is me. Can you recommend a certain model between $50 and $100?

How much are Solis grinders? I thought they were at a good price point. I would buy a blad grinder and save for a top one. In the end, you're going to spend the same amount as the cheap ones die, and top ones are lifetime grinders. The Rocky is great until you try the Mazzer.

My Rocky has gone through over 500+ lbs. of coffee beans with no servicing or breakage. I grind dry rice through it a few times a year to clean it; that's it.