Hario Skerton: Outdated Classic 

What's your experience been with the Hario Skerton? Outdated or still a decent option today?

You do the kinds of reviews I’ve been looking for. Holy crap dude, I can’t believe you don’t have way more subs. You’re so level headed, clear and knowledgeable about what you’re talking about. You stay on topic and cut right to the point. Your B roll is fun and you’re a good looking guy. This is a great injustice!

I'm so glad you did this review. I lost my hario mini grinder and was thinking of replacing it with the skerten. I actually ended up getting the 1zpresso pro instead due to your review. This review is validation that I made the right decision lol

i have struggled for 2 months before watching your video that comparing 1zpresso JX and JX pro. now i just order the JX pro to replace my Hario Skerton Pro. i got lot of good memories with this grinder in the past 3 years. now it accompany me to move to canada from hk. you video gave tribute to this grinder before i put it in mothballs.

Ya I use to use the hario slim then upgraded to the 1zpresso jx pro. Def night and day. Thanks for the review on the pro it helped alot in looking for a good grinder!

I have the original Hario. Tried it for espresso (very clumsy). A gentleman made stabilizer plate which mounted just above the outer burr and transformed this grinder. Still works perfect but use a Rancilio Rocky for med fine to course and a Ceado stepless for espresso. Skerton is a shelf queen but still works very well for no electricity grinding.

Thanks for this updated review. I have a Hario Mini Slim and was considering upgrading. Looks like I need to turn my attention to a more modern grinder.

Yep, outdated. I had one, it lasted 2 weeks before I sent it back along with the hinky Hario scale. That's one good thing about amazon. I now have a 1zpresso K max and a timemore black mirror gen 2 scale. Love both, life is way way better now. Thanks for the pointers.

I use the skerton pro and while I’ve been very happy with I’m looking to step up my coffee game and upgrade to a next level grinder. Not sure which one yet.

i had the coolest coffee roaster in my neighborhood while i was living in south korea teaching after college. just a triangle shaped room, like a living room in his house, with a wall full of coffees, and he roasted your beans on the spot. he sold me a hario column grinder, which of course i knew nothing about, so i assumed it was the best and most idealized form of coffee preparation. in away, it was leagues ahead of anything i was familiar with, and i used it for years, making what i knew to be espresso at home, with a moka pot. after letting that one go, and getting a new hario column grinder this year (the older one was actually much nicer, had more than a rubber gasket to keep the top and bottom together, and had ridges along the bottom section making it easier to hold), my world is falling apart. not only is my new one less comfortable to hold and less elegant to look at, it turns out there is fancier coffee than i was used to. i am still trying to ignore the trauma of this reality, and to cope.....

My favourite feature of hario skerton pro was that you could get the grounds out and didn't have to do much cleaning with a brush or anything. Compared to something like Timemore Chestnut C3 Pro S2C that I got after. And frankly the 1Zpresso Jx is also 3-4x as expensive as the Skerton Pro. Timemore C2 is also over double the price of Skerton Pro. Nobody slightly curious in grinding coffee beans goes "you know what my wallet needs? Getting rid of 100 euros for curiosity". Skerton Pro is already at the upper range of "should I see if I like this thing and if it has any worth in my life" in terms of budget. I think the review is just missing the mark on comparisons and target audience's needs. On the other hand let's say you are making breakfast and set the water to boil in a kettle and grind the coffee. What magnificient activity are you gonna pull in that minute you saved with over doubling the investment? Time = money but you need to be able to use that saved time for something productive or it doesn't mean a thing. I'd compare it to how in production engineering there's a lot of time that could be squeezed out of the process. However none of that would make the product lead time quicker or allow to produce more work in the meantime, but getting rid of that wasted time would create its own expenses and at least work hours re-designing the process. The end result would cost extra without bringing any benefits. You need to have the big picture in sight whenever you're optimising and investing in optimising to make sure you're not optimising things that don't bring any value. And at least not use the meaningless optimisation as an argument for doing something. In this case you literally can't get 6 hours of productive time at the end of the year for your purchase. You get a minute every morning when waiting for the water to boil. It's next to meaningless. However grinding with Timemore could bring more pleasure to you which is a different and valid argument. In general my experience is that Skerton Pro is just about perfect grinder for someone who wants to see if they're into grinding coffee from beans. It's not too cheap to make the experience miserable and it's not too expensive to just skip the whole idea. The quality is acceptable and user experience is on par with most people's kitchen equipment.

My guess is that a review on 1Zpresso K-plus is coming up very soon. It will be interesting to see your comparisons with the JX and JX Pro.

How many grams of beans can you (roughly) load into the tank to grind in one go? It looks like it's smaller than the previous versions? And, smaller than the lower glass container, so is it much less than 100 g? Thanks

I used to have the Skerton Plus which wasn't too different. I later upgraded to the Baratza Encore which wasn't a huge jump in grind quality, but grind speed & numbered grind settings made it worth it. The upgrade to the Comandante was when the real difference happened. The Comandante vs Skerton is night and day, going back to it now would make it feel like a toy. I've tried using the Baratza Encore again as well for drip coffee but found the extractions & resulting flavors were too uneven to warrant the convenience. (and now I have a Niche Zero coming in December. :| )

I have the original version and upgrading to JX Pro soon based on your recommendation. I guess mine will go to pepper too, thanks to your idea LOL

I purchased the Blue Horse Products modification which has greatly increased grind uniformity. I'm thinking about milling bronze bearings to increase stability even more. I probably should have purchased a more expensive grinder.

It actually is worth it if you dont have space for a nice 300 dollar grinder. The 1zspresso starts at 130 might as well go all the way. Also the skerton pro is way better than a krups blade grinder. This is supposed to be a budget grinder not a state of the art grinder.

- Oh, you got one of those cheap manual coffee grinders. - Are you blind? No, thats is a fancy and expensive pepper mill.

Another awesome review ..how would you compare timemore c2 vs the 1zpresso jx ?. I love my jx and was wondering about timemore as they are very cheap ?

Why didn't you demonstrate the settings with the triangular nut? I was hoping to get some help with that.

I had it and I absolutely hated it. The biggest problem for me is it produces too much fine powder. Every cup I get from this grinder tastes over extracted and muddy regardless the grind settings.

Wait I always thought ceramic was harder than steel. But I do agree steel burrs are generally sharper than ceramic burrs in design

First of all I live in the UK, and prices differ. I own a Hario Skerton Pro, it cost me £48.00. I'm very happy with it. I think it's one of the best grinders on the market for £50 or less. I am certain I could get a better grinder if I was able or willing to spend more money. The Timemore C2 is almost certainly a better grinder, I could have bought one for £81. Depending on your point of view, that's either not much more, or it's nearly twice the price. If I pushed my budget up to £200, I could have bought a very good grinder indeed! Here's perhaps a more pertinent question. Would I be better off just getting my coffee bean supplier, to grind the beans for me? I buy my beans from a local coffee roaster, not the supermarket. They'll do it FOC, and will grind specifically for the brewing method I use.

On Amazon at the moment, the timemore c2 is $81 the pro $49. Edit watched the video original comment was based off your article that brought me here.

My Skerton Pro is now a camping essential. Only because I'm making coffee for more than 3 persons, and it can grind a lot more beans than other better hand grinders. If Timemore or other companies make a larger capacity version for their hand grinders i'd definitely use theirs instead.

I have been useing one for a few months now and I want to upgrade to a timemore it litarly sucks its too big for my hand it takes forever and takes soo much force since there is no bearings

I need a grinder that is fast, easy to clean, and for maximum 4 cups of brewed coffe at a time. Would you recommend one or so? Doesn't have to be a hand grider, just one that gives good taste. Is timemore chestnut c2 manual coffee grinder good for now in 2022?

I have one, been trying to brew espresso but the 'clicks' are too far apart. Grind size is uniform on the fine end, but can't do french press. not nearly as bad as people make it out to be, but clearly not the budget grinder of choice anymore.

The Hario is bad in consistency for medium to large grinds. Therefore it is bad for drip pour over and french press. However, it does quite well for fine grinds for espresso surprisingly, which those fine grinds are quite consistent. Also, the finest setting of the Hario will choke the espresso machine, making the grinds too fine for espresso. You need to increase few clicks. It serves a good job if you focus on espresso, but not for drip coffee.

One thing you are missing is that Ceramic can last a lot longer than steel. Ceramics generally wont dull and will maintain their edge almost indefinitely, however, they are less sharp than steel. They can break if enough force is placed on them.

I stupidly got it couple months ago without much research to use it with my french press. The grains have a lot of dust and boulders. Long story short, looking for a premium grinder right now.

I´m using the Skerton (non Pro) since July 2018, yes it has it´s flaws I admit. But I like it. For my kind of use (V60 and mokkapot) the grind size which it is able to achieve is very usable. I don´t see any difference between my model and your Pro model other than the grind size adjustment and some design changes.

I have read many reviews and seen many videos about grinders, but I still have some doubts. I'm looking for a budget hand grinder for espresso. For what I have seen, the 2 most commented budget grinders are the Hario Skerton Pro and the Timemore C2. My question is: When compared directly, ¿which one of these 2 grinders is better for espresso? You say that the Timemore C2 is a better option than the Hario Skerton Pro, but, ¿is this true when we are talking about a grinder only for espresso? Because reviews say that the Hario Skerton Pro is OK for espresso, and theSkerton I know neither one is perfect for espresso, but I'm not looking for perfection, I'm just looking for a fairly good grinder for espresso that is affordable. Grinders that are perfect for espresso, for what I have seen, cost more than 150$, and I'm not willing to pay that amount. At the moment I'm using an electric blade grinder, so I think whichever I choose between the Hario and the Timemore will outperform my current grinder, but I want to make the right choice and buy the best of the 2 for espresso, as both of them are in a similar price range. Thanks!

I think it would be fairer if you changed the title to be specific to pour-overs / V60 or similar, as its very different if you are grinding for espresso. You are saying the C2 is better than the Pro, yet plenty reviews say its not good for espresso grind. I'd be more than happy if you can suggest a better alternative for the price than the Skerton Pro, for espresso and V60 combined.

I started with a Hario Mini-Slim Pro, but then gave up quickly because the poor performance. Now using a 1Z JX Pro, much happier.

Ounces? WHAT ARE THOSE?!

A grinder with that much variants between the grounds are totally unacceptable. What was Hario thinking ? They should actually stop making this.

i would never use hario again

Again, those coarse grind sizes for French press etc are absolute nonsense.