Fantastic, smooth cranks and a uniform grind. My pics have a mix of grinds, I’m experimenting with the optimal mix of effort to flavor. It definitely yields more flavor at a finer grind, but it takes like a hundred cranks. It’s worth it, the aroma is so fresh and the flavor is so much better. The bottom container has the smoothest threading I’ve ever felt, on anything. It’s smooth like the coffee I make with this grinder. The size is perfect for one or two cups. As hand crank coffee bean grinders go, this one stands out as providing an excellent experience all around. The crank slides on and off, and holds on easily with fine tolerances. Metal on metal, solid connection. This is excellent engineering, the value is apparent.

I have 6+ coffee machines and grinders specific to the type of machine. They range from a Kitchenaid to a Gaggia to a moccamaster to the Aiden. The point is, I love coffee! Correction…I love good coffee. This little grinder fits right in my set up! It’s a great high quality coffee grinder that makes great tasting coffee. It’s super easy to take apart to clean. It is easy to crank the handle. I really appreciate how quiet it is too. My Ode is quiet, but this is even quieter. It’s simple to dial in your grinder for a delicious cup of coffee. It’s also great that it doesn’t require any electricity. I can take it camping with my portable coffee maker and have a great cup whenever I am. It’s a great little grinder!

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I had a great time grinding my own beans on my trip to the Philippines.

To preface; I have several hand grinders, too many actually :-) i had initially wanted to add the original Cafesing Orca but I only do pourover coffee so, I only wanted the Ghost Burr. I decided to wait and see if they would release anything with that burr only and thankfully, they did.The Grinder is very well built. It feels solid and there are no creaks, squeaks or rattles and the parts all fit together very well with nice tolerances. The exterior grind adjustment works perfectly and the has a lovely click sound with nice tactile feel. The grinder appears truncated in it's appearance but no worries on that except for the small catch cup. They claim 35gms IIRC but I usually grind 20gms of light roast coffee every day and when ground, that comes close to filling the catch cup. I'd say no more than 22-23gms of most beans will fit. The hopper will hold more though so you must be careful to make sure it will fit in the catch cup before grinding. The grinding experience is similar to other hand grinders. Note that initially, this can be difficult with dense, light roast beans but it becomes easier the more you use it. This is common for hand grinders and not a worry. Cafesing's recommend grind setting of "1-7" is questionable though. I ground initially at 4 and it was right on the boarder of bitter/astringent and when backing off to 5 for the usual V60 brew, that was the ticket. Give a try of the grind setting before you commit to a full dose. In the cup, I have gotten excellent results. To the naked eye, the fines are minimal and I don't get any stalling or over extraction unless I grind too fine, as mentioned above. As far as grounds retention; to say that it has been minimal is an understatement. After a few grinds, I opened it up and honestly, I did not have to. There were just a few grinds to clean out. The scale shows the same; when grinding 20gms, I get 20 out. This is the best result one can ask for. Also note that this, (aside from the Pietro at a radically different price point), is the easiest grinder, hand or electric to disassemble, clean and reassemble. You can literally do it in 5 minutes and it's so easy to do after every grind if you have the inclination and the time. Initially, I could not remove the top nut as it seemed stuck. I contacted Cafesing and their response time was incredibly fast. They asked me for the order number, which I thought was odd but their response was lightening. I was able to rectify the stuck top nut by using some heat from a blow drier so, ultimately, a non-issue to me. The price point of this grinder is outstanding IMO. There are very few hand grinders that you will find that give you a cup as good as this for Pour Over, the Kingrinder K6 being one of them as well as a couple of the Junoesque offerings found here and well as the Timemore C3. Those others are conical burr grinders so this is truly the only flat burr option anywhere near this price point. To get better, you need to spend more money. This is a surprising, total recommendation from me and I did not expect to like it this much or get such good results in the cup or for the grinder to have such excellent functionality. The single criticism is the small catch cup but that is only if you use more than 22-23gms of coffee at time. This is a non-issue for most people using hand grinders but just something to take note of. TL;DR= a total recommendation, especially at the price point. I HTH someone and thank you for reading :-)

これまで、フラットカット臼刃のナイスカットGやコニカル刃の電動コーヒーミルは使ったことがあるが、みるっこは使ったことがないので似たようなフラットグラインダー臼刃を使った本製品を買ってみました。まず、取扱説明書が入っていません。CafeSingのホームページにもORCA G1のビデオしかありません。CafeSingのYouTube動画にも以下の２つがあるだけでキャリブレーションの仕方が分かりません。"CafeSing ORCA Go Flat Burr Hand Espresso Grinder and Ghost Burr Manual Coffee Grinder""Iced Coffee with CafeSing ORCA Go Ghost Burr Hand Grinder"正しいかは分かりませんが、矢印に調整リングの数字０を合わせた状態でGhost Burrを下から押し上げながら上からナットを反時計回りに回して止まるまで締めます。この段階で挽き目調整リングは０から反時計回りには回らなくなるので、時計回りに回すと緩んで挽き目が粗くなっていきます。数字の間は8分割されていて72クリックで一周しますが、更に数字の５辺りまで回すことができて粗くすることができます。数字０から２の間では刃同士が擦れると書いてあるので粒度の調整幅はあまり広くありません。私はカリタのウェーブフィルター用に数字６で挽いています。豆容量は25gとなっていますが粉受け容器が浅くすぐ一杯になってしまうので開けるときに気を付けないと周りにこぼれてしまいます。またフラット臼刃が水平になっている構造上粉が下に落ちにくく、コニカル刃に比べると粉残りが多くなるようです。豆の投入口を手のひらで空気を送るように数回叩いても、上刃の周りの隅のところや上下刃の間に微粉が付着してしまうので気になる場合は分解掃除する必要があり、その都度下刃を外すのが面倒です。Ghost Burrは微粉が多いようで湯の落ちる速度がコニカル刃で挽いたものより遅く抽出完了まで時間が掛かりますがコクは出ます。[2024/11/25　追記]しばらく使っていると粉が粗くなっていたので調整リングを締めてみると数字０では止まらずに更に回せるようになっていました。使っているうちにナットが自然に緩んでしまったようなので毎回キャリブレーションを行って確認したほうが良さそうです。