Reddit Reddit reviews Kyocera Advanced Ceramic Coffee Grinder, Black

We found 29 Reddit comments about Kyocera Advanced Ceramic Coffee Grinder, Black. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.

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Kyocera Advanced Ceramic Coffee Grinder, Black
Multi-purpose grinder prepares fresh coffee, salt, pepper, green tea, and even sesame seedsA ceramic grinding mechanism never alters flavor of grinds, resulting in fresh, flavorful, and pure ingredientsAdvanced ceramic close in hardness to diamond; will never rust and will provide a long useful lifeAdjustable from fine to coarse grinds; non-slip base ensures stabilityReusable glass container stores up to 100 g of coffee grinds and is dishwasher safe
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29 Reddit comments about Kyocera Advanced Ceramic Coffee Grinder, Black:

u/in_the_army_now · 9 pointsr/Coffee

Handground is marketed specifically to people who like pretty grinders, and is very easy to use, but doesn't have any advantage in grind quality over other grinders that cost half as much.

The Skerton is a well understood and versatile grinder. The knockoffs of the Skerton are of dubious quality, and some of them are not very good at all. If you like the Skerton, but don't want to get caught up in the wave of fakes, buy the Kyocera CM50, which is literally the same grinder, just not rebranded for Hario.

u/wilsoniya · 5 pointsr/Coffee

Here is my ranking, in order of descending importance, of the variables involved in making a batch in a press:

  • Whole bean vs store grounds - get a grinder and grind while your water is heating; you'll notice the difference immediately
  • Quality of beans - garbage in, garbage out; simple as that.
  • Grounds/Water volume ratio - I use 2 tbsp grounds per 6 oz (177mL) water.
  • Grind size - A coarse grind is necessary for a press. The finer the grind, the more silty sediment will be present in your cup, and the thicker the consistency of the brew. Too fine a grind will make it difficult or impossible to push down the plunger. Invest in a good non-chopping grinder (e.g. conical burr) - a good grinder will allow your to produce consistently and accurately sized grinds. I use and love this.
  • Water temperature - as has been mentioned 190 - 205 F is the desired temperature. I notice a harsh bitterness if the water is too hot. Through experimentation you can learn how long your water needs to stand down from boil to achieve the optimum taste and oil bloom.
  • Steep time - I steep 4 minutes minimum with a small, four cup Bodum press. According to wikipedia, there is some consensus that coffee may sit on grounds in a press for up to 20 minutes before it is considered spoiled. The brew will pick up increasingly bitter notes the longer it steeps.
u/wookery · 5 pointsr/BuyItForLife

https://www.amazon.com/Kyocera-Advanced-Ceramic-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B003S9XF7K?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

I use this one. It's possible the bottom container will break as it is glass, but it fits on regular mouth mason jars as well. I have seen absolutely no signs of age on this guy.

u/corylew · 3 pointsr/Coffee

You just need one of these now.

u/SunnyInDenmark · 3 pointsr/AskCulinary

I started using a cheap coffee grinder (they’re good for grinding your own dried chilies, but I don’t like the grind quality for spices), then a mortar and pestle (too much work for some spices).

Then I switched to a ceramic burr coffee grinder and love it! It’s great for small and large batches, and gives a very consistent grind. I double grind difficult spices like coriander, cloves, and cardamom, but it works through cumin, allspice, black pepper, and fennel with little effort.

u/GT2860RS · 3 pointsr/Coffee

Getting really good espresso for $200 is near impossible to do, but you can pick up one of the lower end Gaggia machines for just over $200 (and they look quite nice IMO).

This only solves half of the problem though--you need a grinder too. The cheapest grinder that will get you a proper grind for espresso is probably a Kyocera hand grinder.

u/phenomenalanomaly · 3 pointsr/Coffee

Mmk.

Let's ignore the espresso machine route, and go for something that will give you strong coffee. Either a moka pot, or maybe an aeropress. (I personally recommend the aeropress.)

As for the milk, the cheaper route would be to heat it up (microwave?) and then use a milk frother to blend air into it. You'll get these big bubbles as opposed to microfoam like you'd get at an actual coffee shop. OR. You can go for a stovetop steam wand like this. You'll need to invest some time/money into this to learn how to make microfoam, but the results will be worth it. I'm actually about to embark on this step :/ (Note, you don't HAVE to foam/froth your milk. It just makes it a little tastier.)

NOW. Back onto the coffee. So we have your "machine/maker" figured out. Let's talk about the ACTUAL coffee. Depending on what you've picked from above, you're in $30-$100+ deep. If you have a local roaster, that's great! Buy beans freshly roasted from them. Learn from them. Ask them to make recommendations. If not, there are a few online sources good for buying roasted coffee. Remember, buy what you can use in about 1-2 weeks. Longer than that and you'll have stale coffee.

If you can, you should buy whole coffee beans, and grind them yourself. The cheaper method is to buy a hand grinder. The Hario Skeleton/Skerton is always highly recommended. A few drawbacks to this, but you'll learn about them on your coffee journey. (Don't want to bombard you with too much information for now.) The Hario Mini Mill is also a great option, especially for travelling, but grinds less.

As for electric grinders, the Baratza Maestro is a good entry level burr grinder, but at a pretty steep price :/ Note: always buy a burr grinder, and note a blade grinder. Bear in mind that using the hand grinders is actually quite a lot of work, especially if you're not a morning type of person. The entire Baratza line of grinders are all highly recommended, but as always, the better the grinder, the higher the cost.

u/pwndepot · 3 pointsr/AskReddit

I'm in my 20s. I like the headphone idea. Someone suggested Sennheisers and I totally second that motion. I went with a more expensive model (http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-280-Pro-Headphones/dp/B000065BPB/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1323964715&sr=1-3) and I LOVE them. If he's into music and gaming, these are a godsend.

Not sure exactly your son's living situation, but I live on my own and I tend to err on the side of lazy. Because of this, I'm almost always running low on basic bathroom supplies. New toothbrushes, new razors, shampoo, soap, extra bath towels, those kinds of things. Heck, when I first moved out, I went without a shower mat for almost a year. And ceramic tiles are freaking cold.

As I hit my 20's I discovered coffee and all it's amazing wonder. If your son did too, he may like getting a legitimate coffee making kit. I'm talking a decent french press, a ceramic burr grinder, and a kettle (I just use a pot for now, so I don't have any specific suggestions yet). If you really wanna get fancy and you have the money, you could even get him an electric kettle so he has complete temperature control. And if you're ordering that stuff on amazon, I would get a bag of some well reviewed whole beans. I like the Kicking Horse roasting company, but that's just me.


I also wanted to take a moment and suggest basic kitchen supplies. Like the bathroom supplies, these things tend to go unstocked or simply ignored in my house. Things like a good frying pan or a nice sized pot for making pasta. A brita filter with a few extra cartridges. Extra dish soap. Extra sponges. Even kitchen towels for drying hands/dishes (I currently use an old shirt :/ ). I also would suggest things that make cheap food taste better. I'm talking a pepper mill, some garlic salt, onion salt, basic herbs, and a good hot sauce. My brother was always partial to Chulula, but I tend to just go with whatever Trader Joe's has.

Hope this helps!

u/Riebeckite · 2 pointsr/Coffee

I have the Kyocera grinder and SterlingPro french press. I've been doing the "leave a few sips" method but I thought I was doing something wrong with the grind or something. Thanks for the help.

u/Neokev · 2 pointsr/Coffee

Don't forget the completely different and not at all the same thing kyocera.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003S9XF7K/ref=redir_mdp_mobile

u/Risen_from_ash · 2 pointsr/Coffee

Ok. So I found this. Maybe I should save up for an electric grinder for now, but I can get a Kyocera Ceramic coffee hand grinder. Thoughts?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003S9XF7K/ref=redir_mdp_mobile

I'm thinking this might work for a while in place of a more expensive electric grinder. As long as this one will give me a good, clean cup of coffee.

u/PoofVroomWooshWah · 2 pointsr/Coffee

Hmm... I think it'll be tough to find something. I have a hand-powered ceramic grinder, but even the noise of the beans crunching might be a bit much for an office.

I think he/she needs to either grind ahead of time or find a nice, isolated place to grind away from working colleagues.

u/CaffeinatedCoffee15 · 2 pointsr/Coffee

So I'm gonna borrow your post if you don't mind (since it's the same subject, and could benefit you).

Seems like the majority of votes here (maybe all) say Hario for the burr. I also found this one with higher ratings (and sold by Amazon). Anyone knows if it's any good?

u/euphrenaline · 2 pointsr/Coffee
u/evilbadro · 2 pointsr/Coffee

Here is a thermometer similar to the one I use for siphon brewing for $17. It won't work for home roasting. If you think you might get into that, you will need one that has a higher max temp (500 F+). I haven't bought one yet because I am considering a roast profiling setup which would port to my pc. This is a good grinder at $45. This is the kitchen scale I like for $50 but you might be able to get one for less. The scale only measures down to grams which works fine for this siphon at 40 oz. ($36) but for a smaller siphon you might need a scale that measures down to .1 grams. To summarize, you could get a decent set up for ~$120 or for a roast compatible thermometer ~$145. You will also want a wooden spoon for stirring the coffee in the siphon.

u/Independent · 2 pointsr/BuyItForLife

I don't think there's an electric one on the market that really qualifies as BI4L. Even the manual ones eventually wear out, though I have a repro of an antique manual mill that's still going strong, (probably because I usually use an electric one). Kyocera makes a ceramic one that looks kind of interesting, but with a glass catch pot I don't know how durable it would be. (Though if you broke it, presumably you could just use a mason jar.) Personally, I'm still using a 12 yr old $20 Krups even though it's definitely not BI4L worthy, and not even noteworthy at all except that it was cheap. A ceramic burr model would be vastly preferable.

BTW, FWIW, a local coffee bean roaster likes to tell his customers to forego the expensive coffee maker, get a French Press instead and spend more money on a really good grinder. (I didn't listen.) But, I'll ask him when I see him what he'd recommend as a BI4L grinder.

u/woflmao · 1 pointr/Coffee

Even though I am a pretentious asshole, I'll try not to be one. If you're on a tight budget I would suggest a hand blender like the kyocera http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003S9XF7K?pc_redir=1407223857&robot_redir=1 (I'm on alien blue or else I'd link that shit to words) and if you want to try a press pot, bodum makes great cheap ones http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00008XEWG?pc_redir=1407268458&robot_redir=1. Hope that helps :D

u/JustHereForTheTips · 1 pointr/Coffee

The blade you have will be easier to use, but you should find you get better coffee using the burr grinder. I started out with this guy because they had it at Kitchen Kapers, and I needed something quiet (manual-only) and burr.

I wouldn't recommend that one. The Kyocera doesn't have a lid, so you have to be careful to keep it upright and not grind too fast or beans fly out. Looks like the Hario version of the one I bought has a lid so it would do better, but I see the one you linked as many people's preference, so I'm sure that'll be great.

I stopped using my hand grinder because I'm lazy, and I just ordered my coffee ground for the last couple years, but then last month I bought an Baratza Encore and have been quite happy with that so far and think that will keep me satisfied for as long as it lives.

If you're like me and having to hand grind your coffee results in you not making coffee when you would have otherwise, then just buy it pre-ground and save up for a nicer electric burr grinder.

u/limeyfather · 1 pointr/Coffee

Found an Amazon review of the Hario Skerton suggesting a mod for French Press:

> I bought this for my husband, a coffee connoisseur. Buying a good quality electric burr grinder was well outside what I could afford, but he loves this one. Here's the key though, if you, like my husband, use a French press regularly: get the lower bearing modification from OrphanEspresso.com. On the coarse setting needed for a press, the Skerton, without the modification, will give you an inconsistent grind. Adding the lower bearing modification gives you an incredibly consistent very coarse grind. My husband says he's never been able to get a better coarse grind with any other grinder. And, even with the additional cost of buying the modification, this is still a very affordable option to please any connoisseur. One potential issue though is that, once you put in the modification, unless you remove it (which would be heart-breaking since it's a pain to install), you won't be able to get a super fine grind like you would need for espresso.
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> Tip: The Skerton is pretty much exactly the same as the Kyocera CM-50 (only perceivable difference: one has slightly more opaque plastic). The price of each varies occasionally, so, if you want this grinder, check them both out to find the cheaper one (here's the Kyocera CM-50: http://www.amazon.com/Kyocera-CM-50-CF-Ceramic-Grinder/dp/B003S9XF7K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357940693&sr=8-1&keywords=kyocera+coffee+mill).
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> Check out these videos about the Hario Skerton, Kyocera CM-50, and the lower bearing modification for both:
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> If you decide to buy the modification, a 10mm combination wrench works for installing it (they don't say in the video). It can be hard to install and Orphan Espresso's website is hard to navigate, but it's all worth it.

u/smokinDND · 1 pointr/funny

look I am not a coffee connoisseur, but for what I've heard unless you can taste the difference any coffee grinder could do the job for a french press, for an expresso you need a more finer grind, now if you're using expensive beans maybe I wouldn't use a cheap grinder. but maybe you could tell me if there is a big difference between these to the Baratza?

Manual

Bodum

u/Avgvstvs_Caesar · 1 pointr/Coffee

All of these hand grinder seem great and you definitely want something that is adjustable. I have heard great things about the hario, but for a little more, you can get this one, comes with a glass mason jar to grind into and store into. [I personally have the kyocera] (http://www.amazon.com/kitchen-dining/dp/B003S9XF7K)

u/donatj · 1 pointr/BuyItForLife

I have been using a ceramic Kyocera burr grinder happily for 10+ years. There are a lot of lookalike knockoffs on Amazon I doubt live up to the genuine artifact.

https://www.amazon.com/Kyocera-Advanced-Ceramic-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B003S9XF7K/

u/norcon · 1 pointr/Coffee

If you're going to go cheap for the grinder, make sure it is of quality construction. I went with a manual one.

100 dollars buys you a decent motorized burr grinder, 50 dollars buys you a very good manual burr grinder.

Adjustments are slower than on the machines, grinding is a bit more intense... but hell, I use this for espresso and it takes just about the same amount time for the machine to warm up that it takes for me to grind up some beans.



http://www.amazon.com/Kyocera-CM-50-CF-Ceramic-Grinder/dp/B003S9XF7K/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1332510467&sr=8-2

u/ThereminsWake · 1 pointr/Coffee

I went with this Kyocera Grinder. It's been pretty good in my experience, although I've only had it for a few months so I don't know how durable it would be. I use it mainly for fine grinds, though it definitely can take a while. It's also been fairly good for coarse grinds, although it can be somewhat inconsistent. But orphan espresso sells a do-it-yourself add-on kit to increase stability if you're willing to go that far.