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Best coffee grinder for French press

Timemore C3 ranks first here: buy it if you want an affordable, compact hand grinder for pour-over, AeroPress or French press, and can live with near-zero espresso range.

Timemore C3
Top pick

Timemore C3

About $79

Hand grinder · Travels

Ranks here for
An even grind at French-press sizes, with few boulders or fines; widely owned, so spares and help are easy to find.
Skip it for
Regular espresso

Start your C3 at

22clicks

for french press, then adjust by taste.

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The next 4

  1. 02

    Comandante C40 MK4

    About $299

    Hand grinder

    Buy it if filter coffee comes first and you want the hand grinder most recipes assume; add the Red Clix axle, or look elsewhere, if espresso matters.

    Skip it forEspresso without the Red Clix upgrade

    Start atFrench press 33 clicks

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  2. 03

    Fellow Ode Gen 2

    About $399

    Electric · Quiet · Single-dose

    Buy it if you brew pour-over, drip or French press and want flat-burr clarity in a quiet, tidy grinder; skip it if you will ever make espresso.

    Skip it forEspresso

    Start atFrench press 9

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  3. 04

    1Zpresso Q2

    About $99

    Hand grinder · Travels

    Buy it if you want a light, compact hand grinder for one cup of pour-over or AeroPress, especially for travel, and do not need espresso.

    Skip it forEspresso

    Start atFrench press 60 clicks

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  4. 05

    1Zpresso ZP6 Special

    About $209

    Hand grinder

    Buy it if pour-over is all you brew and you want the cleanest, most aromatic cup a hand grinder gives; choose something else if you need espresso or fuller body.

    Skip it forEspresso, or anyone who wants heavy body

    Start atFrench press 71 clicks

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How we picked

This list is the BrewMark grinder finder's ranking, unchanged. For French press, the finder leaves out grinders built only for espresso, then scores how even the grind is at coarse sizes, with few boulders or fines, weighted above how widely each is owned. Price is a filter, not a score: ties go to the cheaper grinder, and shop links never change the order.

The grind-quality and popularity ratings are editorial judgements drawn from makers’ specs and published reviews. Each coarse rating rests on a review, maker spec or sieve test that speaks to coarse grinding; where none does, it is set equal to the filter rating. BrewMark has not tested these grinders in person.

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