My grinder's burrs completely seized up on me yesterday morning right before a big meeting.

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Ugh, that's the actual worst. I used to just buy the cheapest grinder and run it into the ground. Then my old one locked up during a family brunch, and I'm trying to make coffee for eight people with a mortar and pestle like a caveman. That was the day I finally got one with proper steel burrs. The difference is insane, way more consistent and it just doesn't quit. Never going back.

skyler6311mo ago

Feel that pain, happened to me with a cheap ceramic burr set that welded itself together. Totally get what @jenny_scott6 means about the steel burr upgrade, it's a different world. My current one has taken some serious abuse and still gives the same grind every time. Never realized how much a bad grind was messing up my coffee until I switched.

skyler92128d ago

What brand of steel burr grinder did you both end up with? I'm stuck between a couple options and hearing how long yours has held up is a big deal. The cheap ones seem fine until they totally fail at the worst time, like Jenny's brunch story. I'm trying to avoid making that same mistake twice.