My $20 grinder upgrade saved me 45 minutes a week

I spent months wondering why my morning pour-over tasted bitter no matter what beans I bought. Turns out my cheap blade grinder was making uneven chunks that extracted like crazy. Swapped to a used hand grinder from a garage sale in Portland for $20 and the difference was instant. I timed it out and I'm saving about 45 minutes a week on dialing in my brews. Has anyone else had a 'wait, it was the grinder all along' moment?

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claireg8125d ago

Wait, $20?? From a garage sale in Portland?? That's insane... I've seen used hand grinders at thrift stores go for like $80 and they're missing pieces half the time. You basically stole that thing. And saving 45 minutes a week on dialing in alone, that's huge. I spent way too long thinking my bitterness was just my water or my kettle, turns out my grinder was sabotaging me the whole time too. It's wild how such a small thing can mess up your whole routine without you even realizing it.