Crushgrind Colombia VS HARIO Slim - A New Benchmark in Affordable Manual Coffee Grinders 

Cheers for the upload - received me Colombia today. For the Nanopresso + Barista kit - took it to the finest setting, than clicked back 8 turns (8 being considered lucky here in China), weighed out 15g of my go-to High Altitude beans (45 seconds - first use) which just about fitted in the double basket. Nice flow and pressure - and considering I give my local Chinese coffee shop the exact same beans - the closest I've achieved to achieving the save quality for flavour and texture as the Barista there does. Impressive

Bought the crushgrind and put it to the test. The smell when I opened it after grinding was superb! And the taste was so rich! I owned this Haro before but was never really pleased with it for the same reasons here explained. So I switched to grounded coffee (Lavazza) for a while. Years actually. Wanted to go back to grinding beans again so I started looking for one of those expensive electric grinders as I was afraid that a hand grinder would fail me again. But luckily I came across this video which saved me lots of money. Big thanks!

Great to see you back and making great videos for us again. Really appreciate the time you put into them.

I love how you review this grinder. Better than other grinder reviews in YT.

That's how professionals are doing a review. Exellent! Thank you!

Great review as always! I'm definitely go for the crush grinder, and waiting for the next video!

Great video, helped me a lot!

This is review gold. Thanks!

Great review. Love all your posts. On a side note do you ever have a static problem with the Hario hand grinder? Coffee sticks to the side of catch basket and if so have you got a way to stop that from happening? Thanks keep up the great work!

Thanks watched your video and bought myself!!

Thank you for the video! Cheers! ⬛️

Depending on coarseness they will go faster or slower, more coarse = faster. Also it's easier to turn when more coarse It doesn't make sense to compare using grind clicks which is kind of an arbitrary setting, ideally you should try to make sure grind size is about equivalent on both grinders when testing. It does seem like the Crushgrind is a better built grinder, based on adjustablillity and the more stable burr holder. Most people probably aren't going to top the grinder up to the very top anyway, since there's not enough room on the bottom anyway for all those grounds. The thicker handle is probably a good thing too.

Hi, love your videos. Just bought a nanopresso the other day. Any recommendation on how many clicks on the Hario Slim for a suitable grind for the Nanopresso?

I love watching this review video,im still using hand grinder, after 3 years making coffee at home, im using a heavy one, the weight about 651 gr, and guess what, i dont have any electric grinder yet hahaha..

love the reviews, awaiting delivery of a nanopresso and barista kit, and a rhinowares grinder for a trip away to cape york, queensland, australia quote remote when it comes to finding a barista. cheers

Thanks for another interesting video, Viper. Interesting to see a Dutch company using Japanese ceramic burrs (I’m assuming they are the same Kyocera burrs that the Porlex uses, but perhaps they are a different design to facilitate faster “crushing”). Replacements are available for the Porlex burrs; I wonder whether Crushgrind will offer replacement burrs for their grinder or go the same way as Hario (no replacement part available). I thought your comparison on the hopper and grounds bin volumes was a bit confusing. I would advise against relying on the printed spec from Hario. It would have been interesting to see if you poured the same beans from the Crushgrind into the Hario how much head space was left in the latter (same for the grinds bin). I suspect the Hario Mini can fit a bit more. You were right to mention that the increased fines produced by your Hario may be due to the age of the burrs. One of the usual criticisms of ceramic conical burrs is that they generate more fines than steel burrs. I haven’t seen definitive evidence of this. I also suspect from previous studies regarding the quality of stone ground grains vs grains crushed by steel rollers that an argument can be made for the beneficial thermal properties of ceramics. Also fun to see the Crushgrind without its handle fits in the inner cylinder of the AeroPress (perhaps fully for the original AeroPress?).

Great review! Love those close-ups of the results, and you hit on all the parts of relevance to me - including whether the CrushGrind Colombia can slide into an AeroPress (which I'm happy to see it can, sans handle). So I'm very pleased you got me turned onto this device in your last video (the one presenting several products new to you), and that I already ordered two of them on blind faith. :-) The price is right, and this should be a more-than-worthy successor to my not-so-great Porlex Mini for all my backpacking and travel purposes. Why two of them? I also like to have my full coffee set-up packed and ready to go in my VW camper so I don't have to move dishes and other things back and forth a lot. Amazing how fine the CrushGrind goes, and how many gradations there are. That should make it a cinch to dial in a great espresso grind.

Outstanding, amigo.

Thanks for great video, but I need know, how many clicks should I click from zero for espresso pressurised basket

I bought the nanopresso and the grind crush after watching your reviews thanks. Could I ask for some assistance pls? I'm having difficulty with the nanopresso pump, it seems to stick quite often, I think I may have gotten a faulty unit as I've tried different coarseness on the grinds but any insights on this if you have any would be helpful. Secondly could you advise grind settings for the grind crush in relation to the nanopress to achieve the best results. I have tried dialing in but find it difficult to get any decent crema, I have bought fresh tasty beans and tried removing the pressured piece to get nonpressurised crema. Thanks.

I owned a Crushgrind and Cafflano Kompresso. Hopefully you can do both for tutorial review

I bought a crushgrind because of your review, it’s great thanks, already owned the hario slim, the crushgrind is so much quicker and neater, and I agree you can go really fine. Love your videos and Baxter :-)

As i always do, likes the videos now, watch tomorrow morning, with coffee, because, its a 01.30 am now ^^

Thanks for the -organized- great review.. I must confess I prefer the video where Baxter gets to 'support' you! CTBO!

They should hire you for scale button press quality control :) Great video! I am about to buy a crushgrind. I just need an espresso grinder

Another great review. Think I'm off to buy a Crushgrind. How long can we expect these grinders to last?

Just entering the coffee world and purchased an Aeropress recently (fantastic), was looking for a compact hand grinder to go with it. Was initially considering a Hario Mini Slim or Porlex Mini, but this great review has turned my head towards the crush grind. Thanks

Thanks for a very helpful review! Actually I wanted a comparison with Rhinoware but I'll keep looking! And yes, to be used with an Aeropress in a near future.

Great review, refreshing personal style-wise, very informative and your actual observations supported with the visual ‘evidence’. You think your conclusion might be different if compared to the Hario Slim Pro (actualy the one I considered buying before I saw this review which makes me doubt that choice big time)? Kind regards from the Netherlands!

Im looking at a 1zpresso Q2 is it much better than a hario? Just need a good cheap manuell grinder to grind filter coffe only to go with my moccamaster KB 741

I just bought the crushgrinder based on this review. However, can someone please help and tell me how many clicks from the finest setting, to get a grind suitable for the finicky Nanopresso Barista Kit double shot?

Great review! Can I ask how many clicks you use on the Columbia for a V60 grind? Thanks!

Thanks for the review. That Crushgrind looks like the pick. I've just ordered one.

I purchased my CrushGrind on your recommendations and gotta say I am really chuffed with the results. It took me a week to experiment and dial the grind into my liking but I am very pleased. My next purchase will be a flask but after your Pipamoka review, I might get that and kill two birds with one stone. Liking Baxter's input into your videos too.

O thanks that are good information. How tall is it? Around 19cm? And does it fitts in a 5.5mm sleeve for make it electric like "1Zpresso Q-Serie"?

Great Review, with same price range the crushgrind would be my purchase list. Thanks for showing us the adjustment comparison, love it. I want to ask something about the grip (that you might have said), I've problem with the grip while grinding with hario, it's a little bit slippery. do you have same problem with the grip with Hario, and how about the Crushgrind?

Hi. Have you ever used Comandante grinder? It is expensive but apparently the best hand grinder. I would like to know what you think. Thanks

I bought a crushgrind partly based on this review, to use with my aeropress go & It is very, very good. I do lose the odd bean through the open top & the body would benefit were it non-slip. Makes very nice coffee though. Their pepper mills already have a great reputation.

Great review ... made me buy one! What are the cleaning tablets you use?

Bought CrushGrind in fancy gift box from CG direct for 42 Euro (incl 230g coffee and delivery to Ireland) love the CG even use it at home occasionally where I have a basic Wilfa electric. Use for Moka pot coffee 18g coffee 25 seconds my CG weighs 325g. Fast and really lovely design.

My Crushgrind just arrived today, new to manual grinders, any advice on starting point for the Pipamoka?

Can you send me info on the cleaning stuff? I desperately need that

Thanks for the review, are you still using the crushgrind and do you still think it's decent?

Hi. How many Klicks for Aeropress GO and how many for Bialetti Venus. And for pour Over. I am New in this, and have no much idea. I also have the Rhinoware Compact on my List which is better? Ist the 25Gramms sufficient for a 4 Cuo Bialetti Venus and the Aeropress GO? I also want to use the Grinder for Camping and at Home. Thank you for your Help. Best Regards Mike from Germany

Hi there! What would you choose between the CrushGrind Colombia vs CrushGrind Brasil? I am debating which of those to get. Thanks!

Just got mine in the mail! Can't wait to use it.

This is too hard for me... I've been using the Crushgrind for several weeks now, and it keeps being very hard to grind coffee because it requires a lot of strength. I'm giving up, and I don't understand why I feel like I'm the only one to have this problem...

GViper. A bit late to comment here. Have you had trouble with the crushgrind? I have broken 2 already, the handle is a weak link for this. I broke the plastic ball once, then the metal pin/handle. I have fixed these problems in the workshop, but a bit lame to be mending a grinder within 6 months. A good grind all things considered, and maybe I just crank it too much. (?). Thanks for the videos, and all the positive feedback you receive. Hi Bax!

I what hoping you would have shown the largest it grinds to. Does the crushgrind also do a great job at grinding for a drip, pour over, or french press?

It might be a bit controversial, but could the Hario grind as fine as the Crushgrind if you preground the coffee first at a coarser setting, then adjusting it back to the finest it can get?

Hi there! what is the optimal click? on a coffee grinder colombia + barista kit? at 24 clicks, it's hard to make a double espresso

Any advice on settings for v60? How does it handle coarse grind? Love dialing in grinders, but good to have ballpark to start in! Great video!

Nice and useful review. As usual though. I think CrushGrind will give me the better ground for my Nanopresso. Together Nanopresso and Hario make good espresso. But it doesn't give me subtle tones that makes my barista. Maybe it's the problem of grinder or coffeemaker. Anyway, I'll try CrushGrind. And yes. Say hi to Baxter.

So I'm just really getting into the coffee culture and got myself a French press with an electric grinder but I'm realizing how important it is for a uniformed grind

whats the diameter of the crushgrind's hex head? could i use my electric screwdriver on it lol?

CrushGrind is better in all respects: tear-free pomp, compactness, speed. Thanks for the review! As always, you are mentally telling. Nice to look at. As if thousands of kilometers are not shared)

my Hario works fine on setting 0! low of elbow grease, but works. Try 1?

We have a some problem, on off button oy my scale its almost didnt response when we push it. But im waiting until it broke, then i will change it to a new one, maybe timemore scale. Hehehe

Such a great review that I even made myself sit through those four 2-3 minute long ads 😅 I wanted to buy a Hario grinder, but then I randomly found this review and now I'm getting the Crushgrind.

I've repurposed my Hario for pepper, after getting a Kinu.

Whats the process of dialling in a grind for a nanopresso using a columbia grinder? I used a Sumatra grumpy mule and pretty much nailed it by eye on 3 clicks so i thought i would buy square mile red brick and now i cant even make a drinkable pull can you help?

Isn't possible to grind it twice in Hario? If it doesn't take hole beans.

Purchased the CrushGrind because of you and looking forward to using it! Do you prefer a finer grind for a pour over? I'm new to it all.

Hey, I've got the Crushgrind, too. What setting would you recommend with the Crushgrind to use on a nanopresso? Especially with the double shot barista kit.

I absolutely ADORE your honesty and sincerity. When you started grinding and lost a bean, that cracked me up.

Fxxking amazing review

My weight working exactly like your haha,, I would like to ask u Witch alternatívne method is closest one espresso machine.. My Mom using machine at home but I wanna to buy her something to garden when is summer tíme, only boiled water and aeropress or something other ? easy to use and clean ..not to much complicate , any advise ? thanks 😉

Every single youtuber should make judicious use of the pupper transition. 1:56 is a textbook example

Whelp, now it's over twice the price of the Hario on amazon.

What scale are you using?

Hi ! is this crushgrind columbia suitable for espresso?

Hi, you could easy make a lighter handel, from a titanium spoon mayby. Some even have that 6 edged hole, some from msr have. Sorry my eng/danish,:)

I'm not looking for a grindr (pun intended), but this was still highly interesting. You made it interesting! Love you bro

I don’t have any grinder available for me to buy other than Hario so it seems like I’ll have to go with that for the time being and stick with v60 pourover

I do not have problems grinding at the finest position with the Hario.

Your incredible accent blows me out of the wa-er! 😉

1:58 This is it. This is the peak of cinematography. Nothing we do from this point on will ever surpass the snoot boop jump cut. Nothing

Bought CrushGrind in fancy gift box from CG direct for 42 Euro (incl 230g coffee and delivery to Ireland) love the CG even use it at home occasionally where I have a basic Wilfa electric. Use for Moka pot coffee 18g coffee 25 seconds my CG weighs 325g. Fast and really lovely design.