Urbanic 070s Electric Coffee Grinder (110~220v) / flat Titanium burr 60mm / 20 steps can be set (Green) / (Made in Korea)

I love the focus and intensity this company seems to show in making this affordable version of a unimodal grinder. The design and construction, the quality of the individual parts, the sensible choices they've made for materials. It must be one of the best values you can get in coffee grinding. I've been using this grinder for single loads for espresso (using 3 or 4 on the indicator as I dial in); it's quick and quiet and easy for this. I'm sure it would work for larger amounts too if you fit a larger cup for collecting grounds. Seems to have very little retention and grounds look very even. It's easy to take apart for cleaning, though the simple pass through of the vertical flat burrs seems quite self-cleaning. I use a 58mm portafilter that fits and sits evenly on the arms. (I've used a 54mm portafilter too, and it's not hard to hold steadily in place while it fills.) I use a tall funnel on the portafilter because the grounds tend to be tossed to the back left side somewhat--it doesn't have a long chute through which the grounds exit, so it's not as reliably aimed straight down into your cup or basket. That's the only con I've noticed and it only applies if you fill straight into a portafilter basket. Not a concern of mine since I use a taller funnel anyway for settling the grounds so this doesn't really add a step for me. It comes with a stainless steel dosing up that has its own stainless steel lid. This dosing cup is sized right for the 58mm portafilter so you can grind into that and fill your basket from the dosing cup. Because of a timing issue, I paid for the expedited shipping and they had this grinder to me from Korea in three days, if I recall correctly. Well packed. UPDATE March 2025: still functioning flawlessly after a couple years, same titanium burr set as new. It really makes a difference that grind size is not limited to the 20 steps. I frequently have it set between detents--between the steps--and it does vary grind size set that way so that is much more adjustable than indicated. I find I can have three different grind sizes in between the numbered, notched, detents. I appreciate how easy it is to change grind size by turning the knob on front. I use a bag of beans that will last a few days and when the beans are fresh I'll use a slightly less fine grind, and then use a slightly finer grind a few days later--all these adjustments within one or two of the numbered, notched, detents. So when I'm standing at the espresso machine watching the head pressure fall a little below what I prefer, I just reach over and turn the Urbanic's front knob slightly to a finer grind for the next shot. Not everyone will want to adjust grind size that often or that finely, but the Urbanic makes is so easy and uncomplicated to make these kinds of dynamic adjustments.

We bought this grinder to replace a very old conical burr grinder that was noisy and inconsistent in the grind results. This unit here is elegantly designed with a bit of retro style but high quality key components like motor, grinder housing and ‘wear parts’ while not being overly heavy. As others commented there is a bit of torque jump when it starts up but not too bad and we are used to it now and dont think much about it now. The unit is quiet, we really like the hopper door where we can preload our measured quantity then start up the grinder and after its up to speed we open the trap door and it grinds very consistently…. Takes a while to dial in the exact grind we want for our brew but once set we dont have to adjust again. We clean once a week although right now theres no buildup and its more of a check on all the parts being ok than any residual to brush out…. Anyway would recommend this to others. We got the green one which we love the retro color. Shipping was exceptionally quick considering it comes from Korea.

We ordered this coffee grinder based off the coloring in the images in the listing (second image), expecting a charming vintage mint green chassis with copper accents. Shipping was surprisingly fast and it was well packaged, but the product we received was mostly grey with brown accents and a lot more plastic than anticipated. I admit, the brown (not copper) accents was our own misinterpretation of the photo, but the actual chassis color--a rather gross greenish-grey color instead of mint green--was definitely not the same as in the product listing photo. After leaving it out for a few hours to see if the color would grow on us, we ultimately choose to return the product because the color scheme was unappetizing and clashed with the rest of the kitchen. We couldn't think of a good way to hide it when it wasn't in use, and we really wanted a grinder we could display in our kitchen next to the coffee maker. The seller is based in Korea, so the return process was complicated. It's not a simple stop at the local Kohls. The seller supplied all the necessary forms--including a Customs form--but we had to print and affix everything ourselves and take it to our local FedEx Office. I'm on day #9 since the return was delivered to the seller--and 3 weeks since ordering the coffee grinder--and a refund has still not been received. It has been so long that I have had to submit a refund request--separate from the return request--to Amazon to hopefully finally get my refund on a $200 product. That's a good chunk of money that's been sitting in limbo, and a lot of whole coffee beans sitting in our cabinet waiting for a grinder for us to enjoy them. We're very disappointed, as we had so much excitement going into this purchase. The product seemed to be of good quality; the color simply wasn't as advertised. Going into this return, I fully planned on buying the black model to replace it, but the return experience has been so slow and drawn out that I'm leery of buying the black one now. The last thing I want to do is receive a faulty unit and have to go through this whole ordeal again! I hope everyone else's experiences are better than my own.