KINGrinder K6 Iron Grey Manual Hand Coffee Grinder $118.30 Delivered (RRP $148) @ Amazon AU

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KINGrinder K6 Iron Grey Manual Hand Coffee Grinder $118.30 Delivered (RRP $148) @ Amazon AUAffiliate
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This is the flagship, well rated and reviewed manual grinder for those that like to make better tasting coffee.

Very easy to use, great build quality, easy adjustment dial, and very easy to crank the handle and manually grind for filter all the way to espresso.

I've heard this is on par with the Comandante C40 which retails around $400-500.

The budget version K2 which I'd say is more suited for supermarket coffee is also on sale @ $78.40 here.

You can pair this with:
- The Hario Polaris Pour Over Coffee Scale is on sale @ $76.06 delivered here
- The Hario Drip Pot 480mL is also on sale @ $46.35 (usually around $90) here.

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  • Slo20 on 13/01/2025 - 07:45
    -5

    And here I was eyeing off this one for $18 https://www.kmart.com.au/product/coffee-grinder-42651208

    • ne-us on 13/01/2025 - 07:52
      -6

      This one at Target has different settings - $32

      https://www.target.com.au/p/coffee-grinder-anko/68767440

      • frowny on 13/01/2025 - 08:48
        +6

        Why spend $18 or $32? Is this even OzBargain?

        Just spend $6.50, obviously??

        https://www.kmart.com.au/product/black-glass-salt-and-pepper…

        • Noob Noob on 13/01/2025 - 14:22

          I know you're joking, but just a quick FYI, I have tried this $6.50 pepper grinder before and can confirm that the Kmart quality control on them is lacking.
          Had to return the first two due to manufacturing defects, and the third one because grind quality was crap and inconsistent.
          That was with pepper though, so I can only guess it would perform worse with coffee.

    • try2bhelpful on 13/01/2025 - 08:04
      +12

      Just get a mortar and pestle to pulverise them. It will last forever and you get some exercise. This is sarcasm if people miss it.

      • Tehcookiemonsta on 13/01/2025 - 08:07
        +4

        Could work for turkish coffee though

      • fat queenslander on 13/01/2025 - 08:27
        +4

        I like going the rustic traditional path and using 2 bricks (red colour ones work the best), it adds that special hipster Fitzroy thing to my morning brew

        • try2bhelpful on 13/01/2025 - 08:48
          +3

          Bricks have to be from a Victorian era workers cottage to get the right flavour profile.

          • M00Cow on 13/01/2025 - 09:15
            +2

            @try2bhelpful: i prefer from Toorak mansion so I can taste the oppression.

            I believe they knocked down Malcolm & Angus Young's old house for this use.

            • try2bhelpful on 13/01/2025 - 14:08

              @M00Cow: I don’t want to think about what would’ve been soaked into the walls there.

      • nugstar on 13/01/2025 - 09:32
        +3

        Just pop some beans in your mouth at bedtime, and in the morning, you'll have a nice fine grind sorted. Also takes care of any tooth grinding issues. Win-win

    • Mike Nolan on 13/01/2025 - 08:11
      +11

      Sigh. Wouldn’t be a coffee gear thread without the Kmart brigade posting links to their cheap junk.

      • NedStark102 on 13/01/2025 - 08:18
        +4

        The espresso subreddit is just as bad, the almost daily posts of people asking for a good espresso machine / electric grinder for sub-100

      • skidexa on 13/01/2025 - 13:00
        +1

        Lol its like someone posting RM williams and comment saying they can get cheaper at payless or whatever

    • NedStark102 on 13/01/2025 - 08:18
      +5

      Don’t buy that junk

    • Caped Baldy on 13/01/2025 - 08:56
      +1

      I thought that was a weed grinder.

    • jay889344 on 13/01/2025 - 09:04

      To be fair, I have this one and it does a pretty good job! Haha

    • ozlurker on 13/01/2025 - 11:22
      +1

      Why even get a grinder, just chew on the coffee beans

  • tekisei on 13/01/2025 - 08:07
    +14

    Could you not have put the two grinders in the same post?

    • Mike Nolan on 13/01/2025 - 11:33

      Yup - same thing with the phones that were posted last night. Mods seem happy to allow this unnecessary clutter though

  • haz on 13/01/2025 - 08:17
    +1

    Looks like the price was as low as $79

  • scratchy on 13/01/2025 - 08:22
    -1

    I've been using a Porlex grinder almost daily for years and with its ceramic burr grinder and Japanese construction I really cannot fault it. You can get Porlex cheaper than this and in different sizes. This is Taiwanese manufactured, I think so it still should be quality. There is no guage on the Porlex so I guess it you play around a lot with the grind size the Kingrinder would be better.

    • NedStark102 on 13/01/2025 - 08:36
      +3

      You can it cheaper because it's not as good

      • scratchy on 13/01/2025 - 09:09

        Really, what is the benefit of the Kingrind over the Porlex? The metal grinder, the slots that push the beans into the grinder?

        • nayfon on 13/01/2025 - 09:38
          +3

          Metallic burrs are superior to ceramic.

        • incipient on 13/01/2025 - 09:54
          +3

          I have the porlex tall 2, and for the life of me can't get a good particle size distribution out of it.

          When aiming for a filter grid, I get some pretty big chunks, and also a decent amount of powder/flour too.

          • tracegun on 13/01/2025 - 11:28
            -1

            @incipient: no hand grinder can get good distro. no power and the burrs are significantly smaller.

    • frowny on 13/01/2025 - 08:46
      +2

      Buying a Porlex? What an insane waste of money. You obviously should have just bought this instead: https://www.bigw.com.au/product/openook-salt-and-pepper-grin…

      You can get the Openook Salt and Pepper Grinder cheaper than this and in different sizes. It's Chinese manufactured (Taiwan is basically China anyway), I think so it still should be quality.

      • scratchy on 13/01/2025 - 09:12

        Without a handle that looks like a very hard way to grind my coffee. Probably had the Porlex for 10 years now price was $80 from memory so at around $8 a year I'm comfortable with my decision.

        Having said that I fly regularly with carry on only and the Porlex often gets my bag flagged for a bag search so I'd be interested in buying a 2nd grinder to keep at my work to save me time at the airport.

      • scratchy on 13/01/2025 - 10:04

        Oh when I bought the Porlex the other option seemed to be the Rhino ceramic grinder. I'm assuming that is considered as good/bad as the Porlex?

        • caprimulgus on 13/01/2025 - 10:36
          +1

          Yes. In their time, they were good options. But the grinder market has moved pretty far along since then.

    • ozlurker on 13/01/2025 - 11:27

      Try making consistent espresso with it. If you're doing pourover or immersion you might not find much difference

    • slimpickings on 13/01/2025 - 13:56

      I had a porlex tall for about 8 years, loved it but once I wore out a few handles and the shaft I decided to replace it with a K6.

      We'll see if it has the same lifespan but the K6 feels like an upgrade. Easier to adjust grind, a bit quicker, and feels better in your hands. Maybe a little fiddlier to take apart and reassemble?

    • keeperofthegood on 13/01/2025 - 15:22

      For one thing, the ceramic wears down more quickly than the metal gears… I used a Porlex in my work brewing kit for about 6 years of daily brews, and replaced it with a new one once the burrs shattered one morning. Was amazed by how much sharper it was to grind. Now I'm quite a few years in to this second one and I'm thinking of picking up the listed price. Every time I've used a friend's metal one they're just so much nicer.

  • nemo5 on 13/01/2025 - 08:29

    Good for a salt and pepper grinder

    • ozlurker on 13/01/2025 - 11:28

      I would go for a grinder with a foldable handle instead, gets annoying when you knock it over due to the handle sticking out, timemore c3s is what i'm currently using for pepper.

  • nfr on 13/01/2025 - 08:35

    Is KINGrinder a sub-brand of 1Zpresso? They look very similar.

    • plentifoo on 13/01/2025 - 14:24

      no they are their own brand.

  • ivyholmes on 13/01/2025 - 08:46

    I have K2, since I am a newbie, I really don’t know how to adjust it correctly. Any suggestions? Should i get K6 instead

    • snep on 13/01/2025 - 09:10
      +6

      Buying a more expensive grinder won't suddenly bestow upon you the knowledge of how to dial in grind size for your setup.

      • ivyholmes on 13/01/2025 - 09:27

        K2 is harder to dial in, and also my husband use different coffee beans, he uses aldi coffee beans and campos coffee beans, meanwhile I use decaf campos. I don’t like the residue from his beans when I am using this grinder and also, every beans have a different adjustment depending on which coffee beans, that’s why i am thinking to get one, K6 has easier dial settings, K2 is a way too hard for me to adjust.

        • ozlurker on 13/01/2025 - 11:32

          Are you making espresso? The K2 doesn't have as fine a control as the K6.
          But even with a K6 going from normal to decaf would require adjustments, you need to go finer for espresso and coarser for pourover, with pourover do less pours as it clogs easily.
          You can purge your grinder by grinding through a few beans to make sure the previous residuals are gone, might seem like a waste but if you're sensitive to caffeine better safe than sorry.

    • NedStark102 on 13/01/2025 - 09:16
      +5

      What is your issue and what are you brewing? At a very high level:

      • If you're finding your extraction time (espresso) or your drawdown time (pourover) are way too fast, then you need to grind finer.
        If your shots / brews are sour you may also need to grind finer

      • If the inverse and you're getting stalling (espresso) or your drawdown time is taking way too long (pourover) then you need to grind coarser.
        If your shots / brews are bitter and harsh you may also need to grind coarser.

    • 87percent on 13/01/2025 - 11:10

      i went from K2 to K6, and the K6 has a much finer adjustment

  • cashless on 13/01/2025 - 08:47

    those that like to make better tasting coffee.

    How does the taste from this hand grinder improve over say my Breville electric grinder?

    • Bread Pitt on 13/01/2025 - 09:19
      +5

      Not sure about this grinder specifically but often hand grinders have much higher quality burrs and are the equivalent of the burrs in electric grinders many times their price because they don't have to pay for all the components and the motorised parts and all that. One of those things where the better quality the burr is, the better it is for dialing in your grind and overall consistency of your grind which is what you want if you want the best and most consistent taste.

    • TeeJay on 13/01/2025 - 09:55

      I've found it to be much more consistent then the built in grinder for the Breville Barista Pro

    • Assburg on 13/01/2025 - 11:14

      I would say it's a step up, to something like the df64.

      I upgraded from Breville electric to kingrinder k4, and liked the coffee more but the work involved…hand grinding to espresso fineness is… Eventually a bit silly.

      I got the df64 and found it about the same (though much faster and louder).

  • KillerkratZ on 13/01/2025 - 08:47

    Anyone has any experience with this vs the Timemore? Any comments if worth upgrading?

    • ozlurker on 13/01/2025 - 11:35
      +1

      Depends on which timemore variant and what type of coffee you're making with what type of beans.
      I would say these grinders are so good that without a side by side you can hardly tell the difference. Trying a different bean would make a much bigger different.

  • Q3211 on 13/01/2025 - 09:18

    I currently have the K6 and I highly recommend. I had an electric burr grinder that just wasn't as consistent or fine enough. The grind comes out really consistent and its quite easy to use.

  • nedrum on 13/01/2025 - 09:33
    +3

    Bought the K6 last time it was discounted…a massive improvement on Timemore C3.

  • Rscit on 13/01/2025 - 10:04

    Bought this mainly for travel with an aeropress or Moka pot as I usually have a Varia with a Breville DB at home. The K6 is incredible and I highly recommend it. The build quality is amazing. It’s machined very well and feels hefty in the hand.
    I always bring an electric drill with me as hand grinding is fun for about the first 3 times, then not so much. Very easy with a drill, esp if making several cups for other people. The grinds are very consistent and although it’s not stepless like my varia I feel I can dial in well at least for Moka pot and haven’t had an issue going fine enough for espresso if need be. Minimal retention as well. For the price (on sale) I think it’s an excellent grinder as a backup, travel, or even a primary if not making a lot of coffee at a time. My 2 cents

    • ozlurker on 13/01/2025 - 11:37
      +2

      So you bring a drill with the handgrinder when travelling? wouldn't that be about the size of the varia?

      • Rscit on 13/01/2025 - 12:12

        Ha, not quite. My screwdriver is pretty small and light (it’s not the size, it’s how you use it). And the varia although quite small space realestate wise is still quite heavy to transport, plus you would need to also bring the power adapter. Kingrinder plus moka pot or an aeropress even with an electric screwdriver drill is very portable and camping friendly too. No way I’d want to bother packing the varia for a trip

        • ozlurker on 13/01/2025 - 12:45

          What drill do you use? Didn't realise the small ones had enough torque for a hand grinder, maybe I should get 1 myself.

        • Zander46 on 13/01/2025 - 15:40

          +1 to know what drill you're using. Never thought of that. Sounds like a nice idea

  • ihbh on 13/01/2025 - 10:13
    +2

    Note this warning: Keep Dry

    Do not wash with water

    Rust issues

    • mistertea on 13/01/2025 - 15:07

      I have been using this grinder daily for more than 6 months to grind coffee for my aeropress. I have been very pleased with it but yes I did notice the advice about not getting the grinder wet — good to keep in mind if you thought you could wash it or spray water on your coffee beans before grinding.

    • keeperofthegood on 13/01/2025 - 15:26

      I've been using a hand grinder every single workday for the past 11 years. Not once, in all of that time, has it got any water on it. Am I doing it wrong?

  • BeefBiryani on 13/01/2025 - 10:22
    +1

    Serious question: why is this manual grinder so expensive? What's wrong with properly priced Kmart ones?

    • Dave1988 on 13/01/2025 - 10:48
      +1

      The one you get from kmart is only good for grinding spices, to make "Biryani" perhaps.

      • BeefBiryani on 13/01/2025 - 13:26

        you're thinking of spiced rice. real Biryani doesn't use ground spices

    • cannedhams on 13/01/2025 - 11:07
      +1

      I used the basic Kmart grinder for a while and bought this in the last deal. Ive been using it about six months now.

      I use this at work with an aeropress. The Kmart grinder also worked fine for that but it always left behind rocky bits that werent fully ground. That prevented me from getting any decent amount of pressure on the aeropress as the coffee just flowed through those gaps.

      I put the Kingrinder on "10" (you swivel the top to make the pawls closer together) and it produces a very uniform espresso grind.

      At home I use a moka pot and a relatively coarse grind so it doesn't get over extracted. So I don't bother using an expensive grinder in that context and I continue to use the Kmart grinder at home. Perhaps there might be a difference but it would be extremely subtle.

      • randomizer101 on 13/01/2025 - 12:07

        10 must quite be a workout. Are you using that setting for the Aeropress?

    • ratman on 13/01/2025 - 15:58

      The Kmart one isn't a grinder, it's like a mini blender. A grinder uses burrs and gives you more consistent grind size. A little blender has very poor consistency, and as a result generally tastes worse in the cup.

      If you're not into coffee much, just buy preground or instant instead of Kmart chopper.

  • doobey1231 on 13/01/2025 - 11:09

    Surely you could've condensed both products into one post?

  • Pollywaffle on 13/01/2025 - 11:51

    I needed a quality grinder, so this post came just in time. Thanks!

  • ilubbargains on 13/01/2025 - 12:38

    Wanting to bite the bullet on the DF64, but it hasn't been discounted for ages. Now thinking about a drill + hand grinder combo:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY7IK3ggsts

    • dontpanic on 13/01/2025 - 14:01

      I've tried the drill thing, but honestly it's just too cumbersome to be practical on a day to day basis. Unless you've got a physical ailments, it's really not that hard to manually use the grinder for 20 seconds or so.

      • mistertea on 13/01/2025 - 15:09

        Yeah I thought the same. I tried the drill, which was one of the main drawcards of the grinder for me, but actually feels like less effort to grind manually.

  • dontpanic on 13/01/2025 - 13:59
    +2

    Bought one last time it was discounted. Very good grinder. Has replaced my Smart Grinder Pro. But it does take a little effort to complete a grind. Not for those with weak arms, wrist issues or arthritis.

    I'm going to combine this with a Wacaco Picopresso or Pixapresso for a decent travel espresso setup.

    • ne-us on 13/01/2025 - 16:18

      Any reason not to pair it with Wacaco exagrind - $159.90? https://www.wacaco.com/products/exagrind

    • Robot16 on 13/01/2025 - 16:32

      Do you have any issues with rust or the parts? I read some reviews about the quality not being too good after 12 months.

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