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My $7 thrift store grinder fixed my morning routine
Last Tuesday I grabbed a beat-up hand grinder from a shop in Eugene for seven bucks. It had a cracked handle and loose burr, but after 20 minutes with a screwdriver and some rubber bands for grip, it grinds as steady as my old electric one. I timed it at 90 seconds for 18 grams, which is slower, but the consistency beats what I got from the $40 unit I owned before. Has anyone else resurrected a cheap find like this, or am I alone in trusting a garage sale grinder over new gear?
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caseyfox4d ago
Rubber bands and hope, the true backbone of any budget coffee setup. 90 seconds is basically a full meditation session before you even get to taste the bean, so congrats on the free mindfulness training. My own thrift resurrection involved a $5 blender that sounded like a helicopter crash, but it pureed my soup smooth enough to pass for fancy. Garage sale gear is a gamble, sure, but when you win, you get to brag about how you fixed it with stuff from your junk drawer. That beats any snobby barista toy in my book. Just don't tell me you used those rubber bands to hold the handle on while grinding, because that's a one-way ticket to a coffee bean explosion.
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