Cooko Manual Coffee Grinder,Adjustable Coarseness Ceramic Burr Grinder, Portable Hand Crank Grinder with Extra Storage Jar and a Brush for Home,Office or Camping

I was a little dubious when this first arrived, it was in box without any COOKO branding and the first time out the box it just cracked the beans into quarters or thirds. It was all ready to be parcelled up and sent back when I just took the major pieces only apart from each other and put them back together tighter and more securely et voila it worked, but that could be quite daunting for some just to grind some beans and partly why I knocked the easy to use down to 3 stars.I bought this as I needed a coffee grinder having a lot of beans after thinking it was ground, and concluded that burr grinders are the only way forward as blades just chop and overheat the beans and taint the volatile oils (I've seen what making nut butter did to my blender!) but electric burr grinders are pretty extortionate if you're not sure if you're going to keep on the grinding at home path and unaffordable and not justifiable to us on a budget so this was the best and most affordable alternative after researching on the Internet. I would agree with the research conclusions, this is excellent value for money.Grinding by hand isn't the quickest method and it's not for people who have any kind of mobility or joints issue, but for those able it's not the end of the world, I tend to grind enough for that day and maybe a backup if I've got friends coming at a time, my husband will grind 2-3 days worth as he's said he's too lazy to do it when needed (the irony of expending more effort in one go as opposed to when needed is not lost on me) I find it as an act of mindfulness or meditation to pause than a chore but I know my dad will avoid having to grind if he can at all, as he finds it boring and annoying and says he is highly tempted to buy an electric!So different personalities will either love or hate the manual grinding, this is a good burr grinder for what it's worth once reassembled and the spare grinding and storage jars are great, the little cleaning brush is great to avoid any old grinds hiding and going rancid and it's made our morning coffee experience a much more enjoyable experience with fresher ground coffee.

The coffee grinder did its job well enough and allowed for adjusting how finely grinded the coffee would come out, which is a plus. Having said that, the process is definitely tiring and takes a little while, and while it does meet expectations, I quickly opted to look for an alternative electric grinder and haven't looked back since. Comes with an extra base with a lid in which you can store grinded coffee if you made too much.

I bought this after I received a bag of beans as a present and needed a grinder. After reading a few "Top 10s" the Cooko grinder came up as the best value for money option.I'm no grinding expert and with a little experimentation I found it relatively easy to set a medium/fine grind for my Aeropress. The ground coffee was fairly consistent and I can't say I found much variation in the size of the ground coffee which is something others have commented on. The end result was good tasting (at least to me!) coffee.I found the extra jar very handy for storing the ground coffee in and the jars and mechanism are easy to clean. Whilst the grinding jar has a rubber base I found it tended to slip and had to be held firmly whilst turning the handle, this could be a problem for some people.Overall I'd recommend this to anyone who is a casual coffee grinder, I suspect it wouldn't be good enough for the coffee connoisseur or someone grinding a lot of beans, but for an occasional user it's good quality and value.

I had my doubts about the ability for espresso but at its finest settings I can confidently say it’s capable of grinding for espresso it does this a long time but the extra jar to store the coffee in and the ability to grind a dose the night before and it still be fresh is good. Far better then pre ground

Personally I wouldn't use this for coffee as the grind isn't uniform which can mean an uneven extraction, I would actually prefer to buy ground coffee instead of using this, but you can't really complain considering the price!

Value for money I’ve had it a few years now and still good.

I wanted a manual coffee grinder (my dog goes crazy with the noise of the electric one!) and dint want to spend a fortune. So a little research and this Cooko grinder was on a top 10 list on a coffee site I use. It arrived day after ordering (Prime!) and was, as is Amazon's way now, totally overpacked (but cardboard is recyclable and better safe than sorry).The grinder itself is small (about 7ins/or 15cm tall) and comes with a spare glass bowl. Assembly was non existent - take off the locking screw, adjust for your grind, put handle on, tighten locking screw. That's it.The grind itself? Very easy - just turn the handle and off you go - I didn't find it 'stiff' as some others have stated. The only point I would highlight, is, that although the glass bowl has a rubber non slip base, when grinding I had to hold the bowl with one hand and turn the grinding handle with my other hand - so I'm not sure about the practicality of this for someone who may limited use of their hands.Very easy to clean - a brush is even provided.

This would be 5-stars as it is an excellent coffee grinder. The ceramic burrs crush the coffee up and you can very easily adjust how finely it does this. The only reason I rate it 4 is because the plastic knob came off the handle of mine. Upon closer inspection, it turns out the metal rod which holds the knob on isn't secured with anything underneath - it's almost like the rod is put in place and then hammered slightly to mush the metal and hold it in place. This therefore failed after a few months.I have, however, been able to fix it by replacing the metal rod with a few lengths of string, tied in a knot on either end. It looks odd but works fine, I guess I'll just have to replace the string every now and then as it wears down. Anything for a decent cup of Joe...