I don't recommend grinding an entire bag at a time. A friend had a decent burr grinder and used it to grind as much coffee as she needed for the current pot. A friend stayed with her and ground an entire bag of coffee beans. Or rather, meant to grind an entire entire bag of coffee. Part way through the attempt to grind an entire bag of beans, the motor overheated and the grinder was dead. I imagine stopping once it started to get hot might have saved the grinder.
Makes sense. I was thinking of buying coffee in places where you can choose the coffee and then grind it in store or have them do it for you. We don't have Trader Joe in Canada.
Or, that rabbit hole could lead you to the $2,000 and up espresso machines with built in coffee grinder.It's complicated but if your looking for something like a spice grinder for coffee then something like a Krup's should be fine and they're dirt cheap. Personally I use a burr grinder which has basically 2 opposing grinding surfaces that are adjustable for the grind size. You could save money though, by not going down the espresso rabbit whole that leads you to the 800.00 burr grinders lol
I use this one, the bowl is taken out and can be washed with the dishes. It grinds wet or dry. It's great to make less than 1 cup of a sauce. It grinds nuts to make nut butters and dry vegetables to make powder. It has two removable bowls. I grind about a quart of coffee beans and freeze them before and after grinding, and use a small amount if I make coffee. I can grind a whole lb of flax and a lb of chia seeds and it doesn't get very warm. I wouldn't grind with it and get it very hot, I think that ruins some small appliances.
Well, that's a good endorsement. I usually don't want a fancy coffeemaker because, in my experience, they don't last as long as the more basic ones. I am taking note of this one. If and when my current, very basic drip coffee maker, dies, I will look for one of these.
