Premium Manual Coffee Grinder - Adjustable Stainless Steel Conical Burr for Espresso, French Press & Pour Over | Portable Hand Crank Coffee Mill for Home, Camping & Travel | Perfect Gift for Coffee Lovers

This Normcore V2 is a well-built piece of coffee equipment that easily compares to grinders twice the price, and has a very sleek look. It seems to be a clone of the Helor 101, or at least uses the same burrs from what Lance Hedrick and Kyle Rowsell found in their reviews. The body is constructed from matte black aluminum with full-length internal stabilizing bars to prevent wobbling, there's a helpful silicone grip that can also affix to the handle, and it has a practical capacity of about 35 grams for the 44mm model. It also grinds extremely quickly, and I was genuinely surprised the first several times I used it because I didn't expect to be finished so soon. I timed it at roughly 30 seconds to grind 20 grams for filter coffee.The Normcore V2 also uses a stepped grind adjustment featuring 24 clicks per rotation, which I much prefer over stepless adjustments for the sake of repeatability. I find that my brews typically taste best between 36 to 44 clicks, and have used it for V60, Chemex, and Kalita with no issue. I did notice that it initially produced a lot of fines out of the box, which muddied my first several brews, but this resolved after burning through about 10oz of coffee to season the burrs a bit. This is still an ongoing process after my first week using it, as it seems like each subsequent brew is still tasting a little bit better than the last one. I would not necessarily recommend using this grinder for espresso given a limited ability to make the kind of micro-adjustments necessary for dialing shots, but I have no doubt that it could be serviceably used for that purpose if the need arose. I have not tried it for my Bialetti yet, though I see no reason why it wouldn't perform well for that given the slightly coarser grind when compared to espresso.Last but not least, the storage case and cleaning tools are both very useful, and a pleasantly surprising inclusion at this price point. I would definitely make sure to keep the case upright during storage or when travelling, as it's not very snug inside and things can move around a bit. That said, they could have easily and reasonably charged the same amount without including any of those accessories, so this is definitely not a complaint.All in all, this is a great grinder, a wonderful value for the money, and a welcome addition to my coffee collection. I highly recommend it for yours too!