This is the compact and robust electric coffee grinder from the world-famous Japanese brand Hario. The conical grinding discs allow you to grind ultra-fine espresso to coarse coffee for your french press, for example. With collection tray that can be covered with the supplied lid. Show Manual HARIO V60 ELECTRIC COFFEE GRINDER COMPACTThe long-awaited V60 electric coffee grinder is now on sale at Café du Jour! The electric coffee grinder has a reservoir for 100g of coffee beans at the top and a tray for 100g of ground coffee.
HARIO JAPANHario is a Japanese company that has been around since 1921 and originally produced heat-resistant glass. After World War II, they started to focus more on household items, the first being a coffee siphon. In the following years, the company grew into a leading manufacturer of coffee and tea accessories. Hario is probably the most trusted branded in pour-over coffee equipment. Heck, you could argue that they're the most trusted brand in manual brewing across the board. After all, they make everything from scales to siphons, from coffee drippers to plungers, and everything they put out is not just reliable, but of top notch quality. Given the Japanese company's serious coffee credentials, it shouldn't be surprising that the whole coffee world (ourselves included) is painfully excited about the fact that they've finally released an electric coffee grinder, to complement their trusted range of hand grinders. They may have taken their time, but it definitely was worth the wait! About the Hario V60 Electric Coffee GrinderFor the manual brewer or home barista, there is so much to love about this grinder. It's beautifully designed and compact, with elegant lines in a form factor reminiscent of larger commercial grinders, but perfectly suited to a kitchen counter. It's easy to use, easy to clean and seriously robust. All of that aesthetic stuff aside, just this grinder's functionality is more than enough to get excited about. It has 44 different grind settings, allowing you to perfectly dial in your manual brewing extractions, and most importantly, we were blown away by the grinder's consistency - it's absolutely exceptional for an affordable home grinder. The finishing touch on this grinder is the way it grinds through a chute, straight into any receptacle or even straight into a coffee dripper, small plunger or Aeropress. It has an 'auto' mode which allows you to enable 'on demand' style grinding, just by pushing your desired coffee container into position. This is an absolutely ideal choice for anyone doing any kind of manual brewing at home, or even in lower volumes in a commercial context. We would highly recommend you buy one if you're looking for excellent value for all manual brewing applications! I've had this grinder for over a month now, using it daily, and love it! I've owned over a half a dozen coffee bean grinders over the past 20 yrs, the last four being burr grinders. My problem with each of the burr grinders has been the inconsistent grind. When grinding at medium to course settings, there has always been a lot of fine grind/dust mixed in. The Hario V60 has conical burrs and I'm impressed with the consistency of all of its grind settings, from fine to course. I no longer have any sediment or mud with brewing methods that use stainless steel micromesh filters or screens (BodyBrew cold brew, French press, American press). I don't make espresso, but grind for pretty much everything else (aeropress, pour over, French press, American press, drip coffeemaker and BodyBrew Cold Brew system). I've tried the finest grind setting & it looks to me as though it's fine enough for espresso, but I can't confirm as I don't have an espresso maker. This is by far the quietest grinder I've ever owned. What I also love about the Hario V60 is how quick & easy it is to clean -- the easiest of any grinder I've ever owned. So easy, in fact, that I clean it after every use. I've seen several reviews that state how much coffee dust is created by the Hario, and I've only noticed it near the end of an 8 oz (226g) grind of coffee beans. I just hold my hand over the spout & that prevents what little coffee dust that's produced from spreading. Every grinder I've owned has scattered coffee dust all over the counter, and it's always worse as the grinder chute becomes more & more constricted. By cleaning the Hario after each use, I believe I've eliminated the main source of the coffee dust. Even when grinding 8 ounces of oily coffee beans, I've never had the chute of the Hario V60 clog. But... oily beans will sometimes stick in the bean hopper exit. You need to tap it while grinding oily beans, and occasionally I have stop grinding & shake it to get them to flow again out the bottom of the hopper. I'm talkin' really oily beans, which have given me problems in EVERY grinder I've used in the past (which is why I usually avoid really oily beans :)) Several reviews mention that the Grind Setting Marks have disappeared. I haven't had that issue, but I've only had mine for a couple months. I don't think I'll have an issue, as I seldom, if ever, need to put my hands or fingers on those marks and they've never needed cleaning. Since I grind coffee beans daily, I much prefer grinding directly into the applicable container, i.e., my 8 oz coffee filter for cold brew, or my drip coffeemaker filter, etc. (vs. a smaller plastic container & having to transfer it). And like I said above, if you hold your hand over whatever container you're grinding into, you avoid any coffee grounds spreading around the counter top. Pros: - Consistency in all grind sizes. No more sediment or "mud" in my cold brew! (or other brews, either) - Extremely easy and quick to clean - Quietest grinder I've ever owned - Great (& extremely responsive) customer service by Hario! Cons: - Really oily beans will sometimes clog the exit of the bean hopper. Must tap it when grinding oily beans. - Will occasionally spray fine dust around the grinder. Placing your hand over whatever filter or container you're grinding into will eliminate this. - No replacement parts availabity that I can find (i.e., replacement conical burrs) 5.0 out of 5 stars Andres Morales Reviewed in Mexico on 29 January 2017 Verified Purchase Una gran calidad encontré en este molino. Ya tengo tiempo usándolo y sigue como nuevo. Todos los días lo usamos para aproximadamente 250 gramos de café. En casa tenemos varios métodos de extracción y nos va perfecto tanto para un molido fino, como para un café mediterráneo, así como para un V60 y Chemex. Con confianza lo recomiendo. El envío llegó conforme a lo planeado. 2 people found this helpful Report 2.0 out of 5 stars Poor Consistency and Terrible Grind Retention Reviewed in the United States on 21 December 2016 Verified Purchase Well what else can I say? I tried to like it, I really did. I really love Hario products but this one is a whiff. Compared to something like a Baratza Encore or a Capresso Infinity, the Hario just cannot play in the same ball field with these respected entry level prosumer grinders for a couple of reasons. First off, this grinder is geared directly towards the pour over crowd, of which I belong. I regularly brew in a Chemex 8-Cup, Hario V60, Kalita Wave, Melitta Pour Over, Bodum French Press, Bonavita Immersion Dripper, and a Hario Woodneck. I sampled brews from each of these devices with the Hario Electric Grinder and some were passable. Oilier beans and roasts seem to foul up the operation of the Hario more than medium and lighter roasts. The settings on the Hario Grinder range from V60 Drip to Siphon/Immersion/French Press. Now the true test of any grinder in any price range is how well it does coarse grinds. Unless you are buying Mazzer or Mahlkonig you are not goign to get a perfect coarse grind, but since the Hario even has a siphon/French press setting, I thought it might do pretty well. The Hario fails spectacularly. Using Kicking Horse 454 and Three Sisters, two different roasts, dark and medium respectively, I found that the grinder just couldn't do a good coarse grind. My French press came out with a lot of sludge in the cup, more than was acceptable, but there were also very large chunks of broken beans which didn't even get ground, neither bean was successful as sometimes lighter roasts will give a better grind at the coarse level. On the Kalita side, I was able to get a decent coarse drip grind, but still had a ton of fines surface on the top of the grinds after a brew. The true test came from the Woodneck which in this case also got clogged with tons of fines and slowed the brew to the point that the coffee was immensely over extracted. A few things I have found. First is grind retention. The Hario does a very poor job at avoiding retaining stale coffee. There is a lip located inside the spout that retains about .7-1.1 grams of coffee each grind. This coffee sometimes gets expelled with the next grind and other times can clog up the spout entirely. Three times I had to snake the spout out completely. Second is the inefficiency to grind consistently. Some of the fines come from the retention from the last grind and others are just from poor burrs. Third and probably most unsettling is the amount of "coffee dust" this machine throws out on each use. No matter the setting, the fines that it creates go everywhere. If you have ever owned a Baratza, you know that coffee dust is a side effect of even good grinders, but this is overwhelming. I keep a microfiber rag near this to wipe it down between uses. After doing some digging, I found out that this grinder is simply a rebadge of a Krups Conical Burr Grinder that was several years old and now out of production. It apparently has been reproduced as a Sunbeam and Graefe. The same complaints exist on both the previous models and this one. It seems that nothing was addressed by Hario putting their name on it. I love Hario, but from now on, I think I will stick to their manual products. For me, it is back to Baratza. 47 people found this helpful Report 3.0 out of 5 stars Disappearing Grind Setting Marks. Reviewed in the United States on 22 June 2017 Verified Purchase This Hario V60 Burr Grinder produces an even grind at your desired setting. It is mostly easy to remove the steel burrs for cleaning. And it the grinder is durable. I did purchase a glass beaker (not included with grinder) to weigh whole beans and to capture the grinds under the spout. But the machine has one significant aesthetic defect. After 9 months of use, this V60 Grinder's grind setting marks erase. I cleanup coffee grind debris with a damp cloth (and no detergent). But after cleaning up with a water-dampened cloth, the markings have started to dissolve and wash off. Not a mechanical problem, but the markings should be embossed and not soluble.  3.0 out of 5 stars Disappearing Grind Setting Marks. Reviewed in the United States on 22 June 2017 This Hario V60 Burr Grinder produces an even grind at your desired setting. It is mostly easy to remove the steel burrs for cleaning. And it the grinder is durable. I did purchase a glass beaker (not included with grinder) to weigh whole beans and to capture the grinds under the spout. But the machine has one significant aesthetic defect. After 9 months of use, this V60 Grinder's grind setting marks erase. I cleanup coffee grind debris with a damp cloth (and no detergent). But after cleaning up with a water-dampened cloth, the markings have started to dissolve and wash off. Not a mechanical problem, but the markings should be embossed and not soluble. Is Hario grinder worth it?While it's true that many grinders struggle to produce consistency at coarser settings, the results from the Hario Skerton were comically bad. Things were a little better for a Chemex grind, but still not ideal. Ultimately, this is a great grinder for manual brewing, even if it feels kind of outdated. What is the best grind for Hario V60?Tip: A medium to fine grind is best for your pour over. If the brew is too weak, try a finer grind. If the water drips through the coffee too slowly, make the grind coarser. Place the V60 on the mug, insert the filter paper and soak with hot water to remove any papery taste, and to warm the V60 and the mug. Is Hario V60 grinder good for espresso?Designed to grind directly into a V60 dripper using a switch pad. The grinder boasts 44 grind-size settings giving you choice while grinding. This means that it is ideal for V60, syphon, Chemex and many more. However, for espresso use, we recommend other grinders that grind the coffee finer. Is an electric coffee grinder worth it?Electric grinders have the advantages of power and convenience. They grind much faster (and at the expense of far less effort) than any manual grinder we've come across. Crucially, they're also more likely to grind consistently. Grinding coffee by hand also has its benefits. |
