Coffee snobs know that having one of the best coffee grinders in your arsenal is imperative. Often times, it can be the difference between a good and a truly great cup of joe. Fortunately, like most coffee making equipment, great grinders don’t need to break the bank, with excellent options existing all along the price spectrum.
We compiled a list of the best coffee grinders that cover every focus—from portability to grinds fine enough for espresso. We also included fan favorites and options that we’ve personally tested to cover everyone’s needs.
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Encore Conical Burr Coffee Grinder
Baratza’s Encore features a sleek design that’s available in both black and white. With 40 grind settings and a 300 gram bean hopper, this electric grinder is capable of handling grinding for larger batches. Inside, 40mm steel burrs ensure a consistent grind and accuracy for an even extraction, even when you go coarser.
Best Value
Cuisinart Supreme Electric Burr One-Touch Automatic Grinder
Cuisinart’s Supreme Grind is ideal for someone seeking a burr option with a lower price tag. Eighteen grind options provides ample range to accommodate different brew types, and it grinds directly into a grounds container for ease of use.
Best Manual
Hario Mini-Slim+ Ceramic Coffee Mill
Hario’s Mini-Slim+ Ceramic Coffee Mill is the perfect hand grinder for a morning ritual or for traveling. The removable handle makes our pick for best manual coffee grinder especially easy to store—just put the handle on and crank the beans through the conical ceramic burrs when it’s coffee time.
Most Quiet
OXO Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder
Beyond the 38 grind settings for specificity and a capacity of 125 grams of coffee, this surprisingly quiet electric coffee grinder includes a built-in scale that will stop grinding when your desired amount has been achieved.
Best for Espresso
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Fellow Opus Conical Burr Grinder
Suppose you’re the kind to alternate each morning between brewing methods (some days are for a full pot, while others are just for cappuccinos). In that case, the Fellow Opus Conical coffee grinder offers the most versatile grinding settings. Commerce market editor Kate McGregor uses hers daily at both the finest espresso settings and a more coarse grind for her Aeropress. “I don’t want to give this machine all of the credit, but since I’ve started using it, my coffee has become noticeably less bitter and watered-down,” she says. “While there’s definitely a bit of static and sticking, especially if I leave excess grounds in there overnight, it’s nothing that a quick knock can’t fix. The easy operation is well worth it.”
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AeroPress Manual Portable Hand-Crank Coffee Grinder
Simple yet efficient, AeroPress’s manual coffee grinder is the perfect companion to their pour-over coffee maker. This device is compact and easy to operate, with an adjustable grind size and a 28-gram catch capacity built into the bottom. When it’s time to pack up for the next summit (or to simply save cabinet space), this grinder slides perfectly into the AeroPress coffee maker.
KitchenAid Go Cordless Coffee Grinder
No camping trip or power outage should keep you from your favorite pour-over. KitchenAid’s cordless coffee grinder is battery-powered for easy operation on the go. Raving reviews say this device is incredibly intuitive to use and works quickly and quietly to cut through your coffee beans with stainless steel blades.
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Breville Smart Grinder Pro
For a coffee grinder that you don’t have to monitor, look no further than the Breville Smart Grinder Pro. This unit is fully programmable with your ideal settings, including amount, size, and even the number of espresso shots. Plus, the featured catch bin ensures your countertop stays free of stray grounds. New to freshly ground coffee beans? The machine comes with four pre-programmed settings, eliminating guesswork.
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Technivorm Moccamaster 49520 Burr Coffee Grinder
The Moccamaster is one of our favorite coffee makers of all time, so it’s no surprise that their coffee grinder also lives up to the brand hype. Equipped with 50mm flat steel burrs rather than blades, this grinder ensures a quick grind at any size, whether it’s a coarse bean for your French press or fine powder for espresso.
The Fellow Ode Brew Grinder uses flat burrs and is a great choice for anyone seeking added consistency in grind size. The elegant bean grinder features 31 settings that are dial controlled—not to mention a grind knocker on the side mitigates grind retention inside.
Breville Smart Grinder Pro
With 60 grind settings, everything between fine and coarse are doable with this stainless-steel Breville option. It can be set up to dose directly into your porta-filter or into an airtight container while an LCD screen provides visual insights into grind details. Plus, it’s available in 10 color options.
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Baratza Virtuoso+ Conical Burr Coffee Grinder
A slight upgrade from Baratza’s Encore, the Virtuoso uses M2 burrs, as opposed to the former’s M3 burrs, resulting in added precision and less fines. It has a screen with a digital timer and a “barista light” for early morning risers to see the status of their ground coffee inside of the anti-static bin.
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Unlike most of the other choices on our list, Krups’s One Touch uses a blade. With a one button design that enables you to control grind level, it’s user-friendly for beginners, affordable, and compact. As a bonus, it can also be used to grind spices, herbs, and nuts.
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Bodum’s Blade Grinder is perfect for someone seeking a sleek, minimal setup. Though small in stature, the two-oz. coffee bean capacity can still yield 34 ounces of coffee. It also comes with pulse or continuous grind options, and the blade will only turn when the lid is closed to avoid mess.