by HughF » Wed May 31, 2006 6:09 pm
I have a Zassenhaus 156 "knee mill" hand grinder; I don't try clamping it between my knees as I'm concerned about painful side-effects (!). This mode of use may be unfair to the Zass but I **think** the grind quality is slightly less good than a £120 Iberital MC2 electric grinder and it's more of a nuisance to use. On the good side, errr... it fits into a briefcase easily.
I suspect it grinds a bit better than a Dualit but for cafetiere use, the difference may not be worth the aggro, fiddle and **extra** cost of the Zass.
Some on the SM homeroast email list worship the Zass so maybe I'm wrong but I still don't expect to use it unless I travel with it on a day trip or something. Our heat sources are all electric so it can't help us make coffee during a power cut.
Cheers,
Hugh
Grinders : Macap MXK conical for espresso, Mahlkoenig Vario for Chemex, Macap MC6 (spare when our office was closed) for cafetiere, Zassenhaus Knee Mill for cafetiere when working away from home.
La Spaziale Vivaldi S1 espresso machine. HotTop KN8828P roaster. Chemex manual drip for most brewed coffee plus cafetieres and eSantos.