MikeSD Senior Member Joined: 10 Jan 2013 Posts: 43 Location: Florida Expertise: I like coffee
Posted Sat Jan 12, 2013, 7:59pm Subject: Vintage Hand Mills
I've heard that a vintage hand mill is a good way to go if a person wants a good hand grinder at an affordable price. I'd love to hear some recommendations. I will be using it mainly for pour over, but I'd like to buy an aeropress at some point, so I'd like to be able grind espresso as well.
Remember, all these old mills were close when they came off the assembly line but that was at least 50 years ago for most. Wear and tear is completely variable - worn out to hardly used is available (often for the same price unfortunately).
If you go the eBay route after reading, and are willing to pay for a decent restoration and accurate grind description, then look for the seller "meshback". He does good work and is honest in his descriptions too.
I chew coffee beans with my teeth while gargling with 195 F water to enjoy coffee. What is this "coffee brewing" device you speak of?
Posted Sun Jan 13, 2013, 12:40pm Subject: Re: Vintage Hand Mills
MikeSD Said:
I've heard that a vintage hand mill is a good way to go if a person wants a good hand grinder at an affordable price. I'd love to hear some recommendations. I will be using it mainly for pour over, but I'd like to buy an aeropress at some point, so I'd like to be able grind espresso as well.
You can often find some vintage Zass hand mills on www.ebay.com
Len
"Coffee leads men to trifle away their time, scald their chops, and spend their money, all for a little base, black, thick, nasty, bitter, stinking nauseous puddle water." ~The Women's Petition Against Coffee, 1674
Posted Sun Jan 13, 2013, 9:36pm Subject: Re: Vintage Hand Mills
Some older Zass with the internal adjustment have a thimble style bearing and some have a ball bearing for the inner burr. If everything else is equal then the ball bearing is more desirable to me. Same with Dienes - some are made one way and some are made the other way. I haven't found a KyM that has an inner adjustment and anything but the ball bearing under the inner burr though.
Unless it is a Peugeot I try to stay away from top adjust mills - too much burr wobble for coarse grinding is very common with this design, but Peugeot braces the shaft in two places to minimize the wobble.
I chew coffee beans with my teeth while gargling with 195 F water to enjoy coffee. What is this "coffee brewing" device you speak of?
MikeSD Senior Member Joined: 10 Jan 2013 Posts: 43 Location: Florida Expertise: I like coffee
Posted Mon Jan 14, 2013, 8:20am Subject: Re: Vintage Hand Mills
EricBNC Said:
Some older Zass with the internal adjustment have a thimble style bearing and some have a ball bearing for the inner burr. If everything else is equal then the ball bearing is more desirable to me. Same with Dienes - some are made one way and some are made the other way. I haven't found a KyM that has an inner adjustment and anything but the ball bearing under the inner burr though.
Unless it is a Peugeot I try to stay away from top adjust mills - too much burr wobble for coarse grinding is very common with this design, but Peugeot braces the shaft in two places to minimize the wobble.
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