The moka pot
For anyone who loves the moka pot’s strong cup and wants it at its best, without turning it into an espresso machine. Chosen on side-by-side tests and on what owners say after years of use.
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Grinders that last
Hand and electric grinders for espresso, filter or both, chosen on blind tastings, what owners say after years and whether parts and repairs can be had. A good grinder matters more than the machine.
Prices from shops in Czechia.
For espresso
Espresso needs a fine grind and small steps between settings. The hand grinders here manage that well for a shot or two a day; if you make more, or milk drinks for the whole house, an electric one saves the effort.
- Timemore Chestnut C3 ESP Pro hand coffee grinder, black
A hand grinder with steps fine enough for espresso, so a first machine can be set up without an electric grinder. By hand it’s slow: right for one or two shots a day.
CZK 2,099 botacoffee.cz - 1Zpresso J-Ultra hand coffee grinder, Iron Grey
A hand grinder for espresso, with very fine steps on an outside dial for tuning each shot; owners compare the cup with top electrics. Each dose is half a minute of real effort.
CZK 4,790 super-kapsle.cz - Kinu M47 Simplicity hand coffee grinder
A heavy steel hand grinder for espresso from a small German maker: quick to turn, and set steplessly rather than in clicks. Owners call it built like a tank; filter isn’t its strength.
€295 ≈ CZK 7,184 kreutzers.eu - Eureka Mignon Zero 55 S single-dose coffee grinder, black
An electric espresso grinder you feed one weighed dose at a time, so no beans go stale in a hopper. Its motor has a ten-year warranty, and its burrs are sold widely.
CZK 7,690 bunacafe.cz - Eureka Mignon Specialità coffee grinder, black
A quiet electric espresso grinder that grinds a set dose at a button, top five of 30 in a blind tasting. Owners keep theirs for years, and parts are sold everywhere.
CZK 10,590 super-kapsle.cz - Eureka Mignon XL coffee grinder, black
The bigger Mignon: larger burrs and even quieter in the same small body, second of 30 grinders in a blind tasting. In milk drinks, many can’t taste the step up.
CZK 16,890 bunacafe.cz
For filter
Filter doesn’t need espresso’s tiny steps, just an even grind, and by hand it’s quick work for a cup or two. For a full pot, or if you’d rather not turn a handle every morning, go electric.
- Timemore Chestnut C3S Pro hand coffee grinder, black
A hand grinder for filter, AeroPress and moka, and many people’s first good one: steel burrs and a handle that folds for travel. To change the setting, you turn it over and count clicks.
CZK 1,789 botacoffee.cz - Comandante C40 MK4 Nitro Blade hand coffee grinder, black
The hand grinder others are measured against for filter. Its burrs are meant to last a lifetime, and the maker sells spare parts and repairs; for espresso it’s slow, hard work.
CZK 5,590 kava.cz - Eureka Mignon Filtro coffee grinder, black
An electric grinder for filter only, in Eureka’s sturdy Mignon body: fill the hopper and it grinds for a drip machine, V60 or moka pot day after day. You can buy spare burrs and parts.
CZK 4,479 gourmetkava.cz - Fellow Ode Brew Grinder Gen 2, matte black
An electric grinder for filter only: quiet, quick and tidy, and owners report years of daily use without trouble. Change the setting only while it’s running, or it can jam.
CZK 7,299 kava.cz
Espresso and filter
If you haven’t settled on espresso or filter yet, we’d start here.
- 1Zpresso K-Ultra hand coffee grinder, Iron Grey
A hand grinder for espresso and filter: its numbered outside dial switches between them in a second, and a filter dose takes about 15 seconds. Right for a dose or two at a time.
CZK 6,490 kofio.cz - Baratza Encore ESP coffee grinder, black
An electric grinder for espresso and filter, the one owners suggest for a first machine. Baratza sells every part and publishes repair guides, so it can be kept going for years.
CZK 4,690 doubleshot.cz
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