Bodum - Bistro Electric Burr Grinder

I started with a Bodum burr grinder. Worked well for my needs. Luckily i stumbled across an Encore on facebook marketplace for $60. Clean, well maintained. The guy I bought it off of chatted about coffee for almost an hour when I picked it up. Dude was meticulous. Didn’t keep beans in the hopper, weighed and ground daily. Cleaned monthly Check out marketplace. I’m certain you can find a great grinder significantly cheaper than new. Run a couple cups of rice through it to clean it, brush out as much as you can. The first grind after cleaning is sacrificial Edit-werds r hard

That was my first grinder, does the job. Today I’d replace it with a Baratza Encore ESP or something from Fellow as the next step up.

I bought the Bodum as well as an “upgrade” to the $50 department store one I started with and it broke on me within a few months. Ended up getting the Fellow Opus as I’d received a Breville Bambino as a gift so wanted something that could do espresso too. The opus has a weird system for fine grind adjustment, but it’s been working well for me for almost 2 years now of daily use for espresso, Areopress and chemex. I’d recommend it.

I've got a Bodum conical they quit making years ago. Keeps chugging along. Size consistency isn't great, but no "boulders" or flour. I'm too cheap to toss it, but the Encore is what I'd replace it with. Really haven't had an issue with clogging. My brew methods are Moka, V60 and AP, so I don't need anything crazy fine.

I’ve had the exact Bodum grinder from the image and I’ve used it for maybe half a year before also looking for a different solution. It was loud, produced fines like nothing else I’ve tried, and static was atrocious. The timer was indeed a terrible function, and with larger batches it started heating up quite a bit. Coffee also tasted mediocre, if I look back at it. I used it for v60s and French press, and with the latter I always had muck in my final cup, whatever I tried. With 70-80 grams doses I can’t recommend the DF54 enough. I’ve debated quite a few before I settled on the DF54, but what sells it for me is how quick it grinds for filter. To be fair, I’ve used my Kingrinder K4 for about a year and had to grind two batches of 30g back to back, so any electric grinder is a big upgrade, but with the speed, taste and (for me) looks, the DF54 is unbeatable for me.

I’m gonna say realistically any grinder around $100 will get the job done. You’re going to get boulders and size inconsistencies and they will clog regularly, but I used a Bodum Bistro for years even for my chemex.

When I upgraded, I dropped mine off at my parents. It still gets used so I don’t have to pack all of my gear up. For mostly plastic parts, like you said still chugging along

I have had that grinder for years and it's a big upgrade over a blade grinder.

Agreed. My timeline went Bodum electric to C2 Chestnut to X Ultra to K6 and I don't get why people bash on manual grinders. For espresso, less beans are required than other brews and it's not that much of a workout. And that's coming from a guy who is doing two light roast iced Americanos each morning.

Hi, I currently have a Bodum Bistro which has worked relatively well for daily use for about four years now. Unfortunately, it looks like it bit the dust. It makes weird mechanical whine then an electrical buzz and shuts off. Even when completely cleaned out it will run normal but as soon as one adds beans it repeats the above. The Bodum was $80 and I’m thinking for my needs maybe anything under $175 or so is reasonable. I’m not always making the highest quality coffee but I do make coffee daily and enjoy good coffee. Any tips? Suggestions?

I use a Bodum grinder that I got at Target - I'm pretty sure it was like 35 USD