【Iron Gray】KINGrinder K6 Manual Hand Coffee Grinder with Straight Handle for French Press, Drip, Espresso with Assembly Consistency Stainless Steel Conical Burr Mill, 25-35g Capacity

An excellent hand grinder at a fair price. It's solidly built out of stainless steel, and the weight inspires confidence that it will survive our chaotic household. Set it to preferred your preferred grind size and crank away. You'll get the same grind every time. It makes it easy to make consistent espresso. It's also small enough to tuck away into a kitchen corner and become unnoticeable, which is perfect for my small apartment kitchen. Instructions leave a small amount to be desired as some of the markings on the grinder are unexplained, but it is intuitive enough that it doesn't matter.

I picked this up to use with both my espresso machine and my OXO Rapid Cold Brew, and it handles both ends of the spectrum really well. Dialing in has been easy, the click adjustments are intuitive once you get the hang of it, and I've been able to find my sweet spot for espresso without much fuss. Build quality is excellent. This thing is almost entirely metal and feels sturdy in the hand. No flex, no wobble. I can grind a 15-20g dose in about 30-40 seconds without breaking a sweat. Its also very quite so dont have to worry about waking up the wife! One thing to note: out of the box, it comes set up for use with a drill (yes, you can attach it to a power drill for fast grinding). If you want to use the hand crank, make sure you swap to the correct o-ring and adjust the handle. Easy to do, just read the instructions. Disassembly for cleaning is straightforward, just don't lose the small metal ring at the top that holds everything together. The grind profile leans toward clarity, which I personally prefer. Clean, defined flavours rather than muddy. My only minor gripe? The catch cup screws on. I'd prefer a magnetic attachment for quicker access, but honestly, that's nitpicking. Overall, absolutely amazing value for a capable hand grinder.

Ive only used one hand grinder before this and it was nothing like this. This grinds so effortlessly, and quickly at that. Its made of some hefty metal and feels solid like it'll never break. I can appreciate the postcard they include of different grind ballparks for different brewing methods. All in all im glad I purchased this for my espresso maker. The bottom piece is just big enough to perfectly tap it into the portifilter. Id highly recommend this for people who dont want to waste hundreds of dollars on an nice automatic grinder. Definitely worth your money.

Great Coffee Grinder, we are so excited. We took our time and investigated every grinder and decided our first grinder should be a KinGrinder. The price was more reasonable than other grinders and the burrs are impressive. It does a wonderful job. We didn’t want a huge grinder on the counter all the time so this grinder is more compact. It also has repeating grinds. Now, to just pick the best whole bean coffee.

Fantastic portable (or for solo use at home) hand grinder. Grinding about 20g of beans is a matter of 10-15 seconds and very consistent for settings I've tinkered with (V60 ~90 clicks, Aeropress ~60 clicks). This thing is built solid and feels extremely high-end. Quite easy to dissemble and clean as well .A must get for camping/glamping if nice coffee is morning ritual.

Overall, I'm pleased with the K6. It took a couple weeks to dial in the exact grind for my pour-over. I started at the recommended 100 clicks, and ultimately settled on 116 clicks. Since I got the right grind, I've had perfect pour-over every morning.(15 grams of dark roast beans to 250 ml water is my ratio). I still have not landed on the right grind for the French press though. However, that brings me to the first quirks I encountered. I learned the hard way that my K6 was already turned one full revolution upon arrival, so it was already at 60 clicks instead of zero, which meant when I thought I was setting the grinder to 100 on my first attempt, it was in fact at 160, and that was the worst pour-over of my life! The 1-4 markings on the grinder that are (apparently) supposed to indicate revolutions, are quite useless and never line up with anything.. I also discovered that 'true zero' on my grinder is in fact 3 clicks below the labeled zero mark. I suggest when you get a new K6 grinder, the first thing to do is make sure you turn it clockwise until it won't easily go any further, and that is your true zero. On my grinder, this means my preferred 116 clicks is at the 113 mark if I start from the labeled 'zero' point on the grinder. On a daily basis, it isn't a big deal, but when reassembling after cleaning, or switching from different grind setting, it can matter. Other things: The included instructions (and the Kingrinder website) are not very helpful, and seem to suffer from 'lost in translation'. I learned by trial and error, and YouTube videos. The K6 generates a lot of static inside the chamber/hopper and receptacle/catch cup. Quite a bit of the ground coffee clings to it. The receptacle does not hold very much ground coffee, especially the larger grind. For me, it's easily enough for one cup (15g), but 30g would be pushing its limit. If you plan to use this for air travel or hiking, you might want to consider that this grinder is quite heavy. I don't like that the grinder can't ever be washed properly (no water must touch it). Speaking of cleaning, the disassembly and assembly for cleaning are a bit fiddly. I recommend watching YT videos. Also, a curved-tip crafting (beading) tweezer is helpful with the tiny 'c' clip. That said, it wasn't overly difficult. Once I got it disassembled, the cleaning was far easier and faster than any other manual grinder I've had. I was surprised how little coffee residue had accumulated on the burr after a full month of daily use. A firm bristle toothbrush worked better on the burr assembly than the little brush that came with the grinder. I used a straw-sized bottle brush on the inside of the hopper/chamber, but I would much prefer to wash it properly to remove coffee residue. Despite the 'quirks' and learning curve, I would not hesitate to purchase this grinder again. It is far superior than my previous manual grinders (Porlex), and worth the price (I got it on sale during the holiday season). The Kingrinder K6 is very sturdy and solid. It takes minimal effort to very quickly grind the beans (15-20 seconds for my 15g). Most importantly, I'm consistently enjoying the best morning pour-over coffee I've ever had, and that makes it worth the little quirks. 4-1/2 stars.

I'm thrilled with this grinder. It's so easy to use, and my coffee tastes better. This is my first decent hand grinder so I can't make any comparisons. But quality of the manufacturing is flawless. And It works so perfectly. I chose it because it's one of the cheaper grinders recommended by Lance Hedrick on his youtube channel and I didn't have a lot to spend. Since grind is one of the absolutely critical factors that determines if your coffee tastes good or not, the existence of this wonderful grinder means that many more of us can afford to level up our coffee experience. With this grinder, I also bought James Hoffmann's book, which I highly recommend, if coffee means more to you than the sum of it's caffeine. I brew with an an Aeropress (also highly recommended). Before this I used a (hundred dollar) Capresso electric grinder. That plus the Aeropress meant that I was no longer forced to pay the obscenely high presses at the espresso shop to have a decent coffee experience. I estimate that switch has saved me almost ten-thousand dollars over the last seven years. I used the Capresso grinder till the motor brushes wore out. I was determined not to replace it with a like product. I wanted to upgrade to a grinder good enough for espresso (I plan on getting a lever press). The electric options were all way too expensive for me. My research revealed that manual grinders are about half to a third the price for the same grind quality. Thanks to Lance Hedrick, I was able to zero in on this grinder. One of the things that attracted me to it was that it's design allows you to easily power it with a drill. But now that I have experienced how marvelously the hand crank works, I know I will never bother to reach for a drill. In fact, I think a good manual grinder is superior to an electric unless you need an espresso grind (more time, more work to grind the same amount of beans). The reasons are, the device takes up almost no space, it's satisfying and easy to use and there's zero mess. In conclusion, recommend this grinder without reservation. If you've never experienced a quality manual grinder, get this and you will think you have gone to coffee heaven.

If you want the perfect grinder for both espresso and pour over, get this thing. The KINGrinder K6 is not just a great grinder for the price, it’s one of the best grinders. The build quality is fantastic and you can tell this thing will last for many years. I use it daily for espresso and also take it with me on the go for both espresso, pour over and other methods. I’m planning on getting a second one so I can have a dedicated grinder for my travel setup which currently includes an OXO Rapid Brewer which pairs great with this grinder. The grind quality and ease of adjustment is exactly what I was looking for.