Compare Our Top 5 Grinders
Grinder Wired Tired Type Grind Settings Espresso Rating Drip Rating Baratza Encore ESP ($200) Innovative dial offers fine adjustments for espresso. Precise grinds, with clarity of flavor. Built like a tank. Admirable versatility for all coffee types. Best value proposition overall. Not a looker, really. Neither loud nor quiet. Conical burr 40 4/5 4/5 Oxo Brew Conical Burr ($100) Lowest-cost burr grinder that still offers a good grind. Slim, sturdy build. Good for drip, Aeropress, French press. Few espresso adjustments. Not as precise as top picks. A little loud. Conical burr 30 1/5 3.5/5 Fellow Ode Gen 2 ($400) Tuning-fork precision on drip and pour-over. Minimalist-pretty design. Low static. Auto-shutoff when hopper is empty. Helpful grind size guide. Not a good pick for espresso. Odd haptics on power switch. Grind cup also weird Flat burr 31 2/5 5/5 Kingrinder K6 Hand Grinder ($100) Wild precision, at a low price. Sturdy, wholly analog machining and engineering. 180 fine adjustments. Compact. Hand grinding is a process. Instructions are few. Best for single-serve, not batch Manual 180 4/5 4.5/5 Mazzer Philos Coffee Grinder ($1,500) Wonderful clarity, depth, and body for espresso. Fine adjustments, easy cleaning, capability for all coffee brew styles. Quite large. Drip coffee is excellent, but not as good as with the Ode. Flat burr 145 5/5 3/5
Best Budget Coffee Grinders
As mentioned above, the best bang for your buck will always be a hand grinder like my favorite, the Kingrinder K6 manual coffee grinder ($100). A precisely machined manual coffee grinder can rival coffee grinders many hundreds of dollars more expensive, both in precision and durability. And so the best manual coffee grinder will also be the budget option that'll lead to the best coffee. I've personally come to love the routine, and the control.
But I get it. You'll happily grind your pepper with the best pepper grinder, but you draw the line at grinding coffee. Mornings are hard. Electricity helps. These are the budgetiest of budget electric coffee grinder options for each style of brew, all blessedly hands-off. None of these will lead to the clarity of flavors or sweetness or delicacy of our top picks. But they're the absolute lowest-cost devices we recommend for each category of brew.
Best Budget Coffee Grinder for Drip Coffee
Photograph: Matthew Korfhage Save to wishlist Save to wishlist Oxo Compact Conical Burr Grinder $80 Amazon $80 Macy's $80 Crate & Barrel WIRED/TIRED AccordionItemContainerButton LargeChevron WIRED Compact and low-cost
Decent to good coffee grinds for drip, cold brew, and French press TIRED Not suitable for espresso
A bit fussier to use than Oxo's full-size model
Grind clarity is also better on the full-size
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