Hario MSS-1B 1-Piece Coffee Mini Mill Slim Grinder

I deliberately delayed this review for a few weeks so I could give a view from some experience. I enjoy good coffee, but top quality equipment like grinders and espresso machines are expensive pieces of kit. I had been using a cheap burr grinder but the grind was coarse and uneven. The Hario was a revelation. The quality of the build seems good, the plastic parts seem good quality and will hopefully last a while, and when they eventually do wear out replacing the mill won't break the bank. It's easy to adjust the grind and I can get a nice even moderately fine grind for my Aeropress if I tighten the adjuster nut until it's locked, and dial back 3 or 4 clicks - that reliably gives me the grind I want. The finer you grind, the longer it takes, it takes me about as long to grind enough beans for one cup of coffee as it does for the kettle to boil. I've been meaning to have a go to see if it will grind fine enough for a Turkish coffee, but haven't got round to it yet. The handle is comfortable in the hand and easy to turn, and it's much quieter than an electric grinder, I can get up early and brew up and not wake anybody. The mill is easy to strip down and reassemble for cleaning, you just need to take note of the order of the parts, although it's mostly pretty obvious. There's something rather satisfying about grinding coffee beans by hand as well - part of the joy of brewing coffee for me is the ritual, and this is a little bit more ritual. The Hario is not the answer if you're brewing up a big batch of coffee for guests or a dinner party, but for making a coffee for one or two it's just the job. I'm very pleased with it.

I've used this mill daily for just over two months. It's very nice to be able to hand grind my own coffee, I can't use an electric mill due to noise issues, this is quiet. The grinding sensation can also be quite relaxing! Grinding size is is easy and simple to adjust. I can grind for two cups and leave half the ground coffee in the receptacle until I want to use it. -I use a somewhat fine grind setting, as I find using the finest setting takes far too long for me to grind for a single cup. Grinding two cups' worth can be a bit tiring on this setting, but doesn't take more then a couple of minutes. Tip; I give the grinder a light tap after finishing grinding to displace any grounds that have not fallen out of the mill, -otherwise they often end up on the counter-top. The general build construction seems good, the handle is sturdy and I have not been worried about breaking the grinder. Cleaning the receptacle has been easy, although I haven't tried cleaning the mill itself. The handle detaches effortlessly to allow the mill cap to be removed, the receptacle screw-action feels sturdy. The grinder can be stored very easily (I'm a student- space is a premium!) and doesn't take up much space. - Detaching the handle reduces the grinder's profile for storage. I'm unsure how bean size would affect the grinding, but the mill processes small beans very well (5mm?). I can't come up with any faults for the product. Overall, I'm very happy with this purchase and would recommend the product. Delivery from Japan Syndrome was very slow, but arrived within a month.

After a months use, of making 2 coffees a day I haven't tired of manually grinding and have been charmed enough by this to buy a second - one to leave on an espresso grind, one on a french press grind, and to write a more detailed dedicated review on my blog with both French Press and Espresso grinds, timing, photos and a lot more detail if you are interested, but I've done a full summary here. [...] Shipped directly from Japan it can take a while to arrive, but very pleasantly surprised with the quality at the price. It is really compact, which means it perfectly fits in a shelf, the handle just clicks off - so it uses almost no footprint in the kitchen. Beans go in the top (securely enough), and the cup at the bottom collects everything neatly and has approximate graduations which you quickly become able to judge how much to do with minimum effort and coffee wasted. The main thing people warn about manual grinders is they take a lot of turning. Exactly how much is not very clear from many reviews. So for the amount of coffee I need to grind for one double espresso in my machine, on the finest setting for this grinder, it takes me 2m 25s, ensuring a nice smooth action to get the best grind. At this speed this leaves my arm tired, (like whipping cream manually), but me not out of breath, although slightly more awake. On the finest setting (click positions not infinitely adjustable) the grind is very very nice. Very even, and good texture. Much better than my previous electric burr grinder. Stands up to and improves on the grind of some premium mail order ground coffee I was back to backing it with. Practically (and I think this might be a winner for me) It is much, much quieter than an electric. My work means I regularly leave at 05:00 and putting the electric grinder on wasn't fair on my better half, or the baby. Whilst not silent, this noise is definitely not an issue for anyone outside the room - I just need to budget 2 minutes of grinding rather than 20s. Lastly the intangibles. I really liked doing the coffee this way. I felt involved, it's a nice hands on object, it made a measurable difference to the quality of the coffee, and it really didn't cost very much.

Me encantó, funciona perfecto y la calidad del café al usar el molinillo manual es excelente 👌

Used to owned a javapresse burr grinder bought from amazon US, but it gave problems where the ceramic burr detached from the metal body over time, and unable to grind. Got a replacement and same issue happen after some time. But using Hario this Japanese brand, based on the design it won't happen for this grinder. Been with me for 1 year now and so far so good.

2人用として十分な容量があるのにスリムで場所を取らない。挽いた量が見えるのもありがたい

Ich habe diese Handmühle mittlerweile seit etwas über zwei Jahren fast täglich in Zusammenhang mit einer Siebträgermaschine im Einsatz. Funktion: Die Mahlfunktion ist grundsätzlich ganz hervorragend, d.h. der Kaffee wird ausreichend fein und gleichmäßig gemahlen. Der Mahlgrad lässt sich so fein einstellen, dass meine Siebträgermaschine (Typ Quick Mill 0820) das Wasser nicht mehr durch den Kaffee pressen kann. Verschiedene Kaffeesorten bereiten der Mühle keine Probleme; normalerweise ist die benötigte Kraftanstrengung zum Mahlen nicht hoch. Bei hartem, wenig öligen Kaffee geht es jedoch etwas schwerer. Allerdings ist die Mühle nicht besonders griffig, man muss sie also ziemlich fest in die Hand nehmen. Das Festhalten der Mühle kosten im allgemeinen mehr Kraft als das Drehen des Hebels. Mit frisch eingecremten Händen ist eine Benutzung der Mühle kaum möglich. Die Kraftübertragung von der Kurbel auf die Mühle erfolgt mit so etwas ähnlichem wie einem ausreichend groß dimensionierten Inbus-Kopf. Handhabung: Die Kurbel und der darunterliegende Plastikdeckel müssen zum Einfüllen der Kaffeebohnen abgenommen werden. Anschließend ist die Öffnung ausreichend groß, um die Mühle mit einem großen Kaffeelöffel zu befüllen. Die Mühle fasst dabei ausreichend viel Kaffee für deutlich mehr als einen doppelten Espresso. Das Befüllen ist also meiner Meinung nach gut gelöst. Zur Entnahme des gemahlenen Kaffees muss das transparente Plastik-Unterteil abgeschraubt werden. Da ich den Inhalt dann in meinen Siebträger fülle, muss ich das schwarze Oberteil irgendwo ablegen. Dabei fällt immer etwas Kaffeepulver heraus. Die Mühle ist fast vollständig zerlegbar, weswegen eine gründliche Reinigung unproblematisch ist. Der Aufdruck auf dem transparenten Plastik (1 Tasse, 2 Tassen) verblasst mit der Zeit. Die Transparenz leidet im Lauf der Zeit etwas, da das durchsichtige Plastik etwas blind wird (Kratzer?), der Kaffeepulver-Pegel bleibt aber erkennbar.

Che dire, è economica e fa benissimo il suo lavoro. La precisione di assemblaggio è notevole, anche senza "modifiche" (c'è gente che fa qualche giro di scotch sulla macina esterna, e sull'asse di metallo, per ridurre i giochi) si riesce a macinare a 2-3 click dallo zero senza che le macine grattino tra loro, ottenendo del caffè davvero fino. L'involucro è in plastica ma di buona qualità, si incastra tutto bene, tappo compreso. Le macine sono in ceramica e tutto si può smontare completamente per pulirlo. Per macinare 15g di caffè da moka (5 click indietro da quando le macine si toccano) ci si mettono 3 minuti circa, per filtro tipo V60 (8 click) meno, 1 minuto e qualcosa. Per French press ancora meno. Non è veloce quanto i macinini a macine di acciaio ma per quello che costa è davvero un gioiellino. Non tiene più di 30g di caffè, per quello c'è la Skerton. Anche se la Skerton non ha una molla che tiene "in tiro" la macina conica e dicono che sia vagamente meno costante quando si macina grosso. Ma non l'ho mai provata. Ottimo acquisto, il caffè appena macinato è qualcosa di fantastico.