OXO - Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder Series

I 2nd that. I got the one with the scale used on eBay. It's been great. Baratzas are great too. Better reliability and fix ability. But they are also a lot noisier.

I found the OXO grinder with integrated scale for a steal on eBay and that's been pretty nice for my first conical grinder!

The Oxo Brew grinder works well for me and it's very reasonably priced.

This is what I'm running. I like it

This is what I've had for 3 years. I just received my Moccamaster this week. Do you have a recommended grind number you've found that works the best?

Came here to say this If you can wait, it goes on sale at least a few times a year to ~$75

Motor blew out on my oxo conical grinder in under 2 years but they were nice enough to send a warranty replacement

OXO burr grinder. Mine is two years old and I love it.

I recently got into cold brew and bought a k6 hand grinder. It works great but be prepared to spend a lot of time grinding beans. Last night I ordered the oxo electric and I just used it this morning. It worked well for coarse and saved me a ton of time.

I'm really happy with my OXO grinder. Clean it out regularly and no issues to date. I've had it for 6-7 years now. Fresh coffee works much better. Grocery store stuff has some oils on it and just means I have to clean out the grinder more regularly.

Simplicity is key when it comes to longevity.

I second the Oxo conical burr. I got one for my hot coffee drinking girlfriend a few years ago and she loves it. She got me into cold brew and bought one for me. It died suddenly and Oxo customer service was excellent. I'm on my second one and it still rocks.

I also recommend the oxo burr grinder. Had mine for a few years and it’s consistent for coarse grind. I’ve even been grinding fine for the new OXO rapid brewer and it’s doing great with consistent grinds on low settings like 2.

I use the oxo burr, it’s kinda mid but it’s for cold brew, let’s not overthink it. Most course setting, let her rip, about $50.

Baratza Encore ($150, preferred) or Capresso Infinity (cheaper - literally $70 on sale right now with CAP30 code so half the price of Encore, almost as good as Encore and a huge jump over anything cheaper, just much less user-serviceable). OXO Brew ($100) is also a good bet, just not sure it's worth that much more than Capresso if money is super tight.

Do you have a price range in mind? You can technically “get away” with anything, but the quality of the cup will suffer up to a certain point. I liked my OXO burr grinder for pour over, filter, and aeropress. They go on sale for $80 a lot. Not perfect but made very serviceable cups. I swapped it out for a Baratza encore at some point, and didn’t think it was significantly better to be honest. Grind consistency was definitely a bit nicer, but not as big of a step I was hoping for. HOWEVER, their customer service is outstanding, so might be worth spending the extra coin just for that. I have seen them for $120 before but usually they are $150. Of course now if fallen down the rabbit hole and both of those are long gone… hah.

OXO - better button placement, timer is kinda nice if you aren’t weighing things. - faster - quieter - easier to assemble / disassemble for cleaning. Baratza - lower retention than OXO (still a lot!) - somewhat better grind quality. - easier to repair / get spare parts for - upgradable to better burrs Honestly, for someone not discerning, I’d get the OXO. I honestly think it’s nicer to live with, and I thought the taste was going to change more than it did. The leap from pre-ground or a blade grinder to the OXO is significant, and the step from the OXO to the encore is small. Put it this way: I had my Baratza for less than a month before I got sick of it and upgraded to a DF64 g2. Now with the DF54 / sk40 / dk40 out, I wouldn’t buy an encore again. For an additional $50-80 over the encore you are going from a reliable but kinda just ok electric grinder to MUCH nicer machines. The encore isn’t a bad grinder, by any means. 15, heck even 3 years ago it was the king of the market. But the market has caught up, and we now have a ton of options that IMO render the Baratza as somewhat outdated.

Oxo. $100 and can get it for less on sale. Also, get the bellows attachment available on Amazon. It makes a big difference in getting out retained grounds.

Hi - I'm at same place as you - Bambino Plus for 6 months and OXO. Using fairly fresh medium roast beans, I have to go <2.0 - rn I'm at 1.3. This seems to work for me and tastes pretty good. Its just made me realize I need a really good grinder - and that what I thought was a quick am espresso has become an obsession and probably expensive. But I love it! I had to breakout Excel and start tracking grind size, grams in, grams out and time. whew!

I’ve used one for years. It does great pour over coffee. For espresso, you’re better off investing in a better grinder.

Depending on how dark your roast is, you will need to be at the very finest end of that grinder. I tried using one with a bambino for a bit before my espresso grinder arrived. I found crazy retention and uneven grind to be the biggest frustrations.

I tried the same combination…… Grind size around 3 or 4 started giving decent results but the shoot was getting blocked intermittently. From several posts, It felt like the oxo is good for pour over coffees. I switched to a better grinder; fellow opus…… that became a game changer. Taste got better and so did the extraction quality. I suggest you switch to a grinder that is made for espresso……

Check out the OXO brand, you can set different times and grind size and just click go! I rarely change my brew method so it makes it a simple thing with my fellow stagg. 9:30 am rolls around kettle heats water to my temp. Press one button on grinder, and I have the need amount of beans. Start my process.

I got an OXO conical for half the price of an Encore and love it.

+1 for OXO, does the job well

I like my Oxo burr grinder. Have had it since January. It's my 1st burr grinder and I'm happy with it. But if I was getting a new one I'd get a Baratza and use a scale. No need for timer settings or grinders that tell you how many cups worthits grinder ding. Just weight and grind

We’ve been using the OXO burr grinder for a few years and have been really happy with it for our coffee

I also have had no issues my my oxo after two years.

I second the OXO grinder, but like others have said, keep it clean and it’ll do just fine. Even then, the worst thing that happens when it needs cleaning is you’ll hear the grinder spin with nothing in it so you just have to clean it out and go again.

10 years daily use into the OXO grinder. One button!

I love my Oxo burr grinder

Bought my wife the oxo on recommendations here. It is excellent and doesn’t get staticky like some, the grinds actually stay in the cup.

Love my OXO. There are better options, but many more worse options. It's a tank!

Yeah Ive only had my oxo for a year but it sees 1-3x a day usage and still kicking.

I have the Oxo grinder and it works great, but I wish I dropped more $ for the Encore because it’s repairable so it will probably last longer (part of the reason why I bought a moccamaster in the first place). As far as I understand, the grinder bits will wear out down the road. Trying to move away from disposable cheap appliances to ones that are repairable where I can.

I also have the OXO, and have a question. What settings are you all using? I've been trying to dial in a Peet's medium roast (Nicaragua Las Hermanas, closer to dark roast, really), and it's been coming out very bitter. I have it all the way over to course setting, still bitter. Using 55 grams for 8 cups, Arrowhead water. This morning will be using Stumptown Holler Mtn.

Update: Holler Mtn brew turned out great, zero bitterness, grinder setting 11.

Oxo burr grinder does well and is under $100. Is it the best? No. But it’s close to the encore etc and half the price.

I love the OXO grinder but my budget was much lower than yours.

So I’m gonna go sideways here for a second. Honestly just get a grinder that can do large quantities. Manual burr grinders are a pain and overkill. If you’re going to be brewing larger batches, then definitely get an electric grinder. That being said I don’t believe you need grinder more than $50 at all. The Oxo may serve you best and they are dozens on FB marketplace (at least in my location.) You just need something that will grind coarse. My recommendation for a quality brew is consistency. Get the same bean every time while learning. Local coffee shops that roast their own beans would be a good bet. I personally get dark roast with chocolate and hazelnut notes. Measure. Measure. Measure. You will be working with ratios and be consistent. I like 200 grams of coffee to 64 oz of water. When serving it’s 50/50 coffee to water with a bit of milk. So I would literally write what you do down so you can replicate it. Lastly it’s important to note that cold brew tastes better after being in the fridge 24 hours after brewing. Even better after 48 hours. Getting good at ratios and replicating your craft is what will make a great brew. Once you get that down and are able to splurge a bit more with a grinder.. you will then be able to mess around with different coarseness. For now, cheaper grinder and the coarsest setting. Anyone pushing an encore for only cold brew is nuts. I got an encore esp recently because I still want to brew cold brew in large batches AND grind for espresso. That being said if FB marketplace Gods bless you then get one lol

I've got that grinder! On my not-real-espresso machine (Mr. Coffee cappuccino maker), about a 2.5 - 3.2 worked ok. As soon as I got a real machine that could pump out 9 bars of pressure, that grinder started only being good for pour-over.

Your coffee tastes acidic as the OXO is not grinding fine enough, likely underacting the coffee. I had this same OXO grinder when I started my journey and it was not fine enough at setting one. You will need to upgrade to a specific espresso grinder like Baratza ESP, DF54 (my rec) or Kinggrinder K6 (manual affordable option)

How ? I have one. I sifted my coarse grind and it was nearly 50%coarse 50% fine. I really want to like it

More or less. I had a ziplock sandwich bag full of finer grind that I used in my k-cup adaptors for regular coffee. Had to use another bag of coffee to get the total weight I was looking for.

It’s an OXO. I have one. Really good for the $. Plus quiet compared to ones more expensive.

I also have this grinder and keep it as backup to my ode 2. I single dosed, used RDT, and always picked up and banged the side of the grinder a few times for no retention. If I didn't find the ode 2 on a major sale, I'd still be using the OXO.

They are 37 on the River site. I managed a NIB OXO plug in for $20, I pre grind and carry. It’s ok, but missing that special something.

I have this oxo grinder and I keep it around to grind larger quantities of beans for batch brews these days. I usually hover around numbers 8-11 for a solid pourover grind and shake the finished ground coffee in the catch cup to reduce static and minimize fines migration. Also, ignore the grind by time and try to single dose for a most consistent experience! I picked up an 1zpresso k ultra and haven't brewed a pourover with the oxo after comparing the two cups side by side. With that said, the oxo is a great electric grinder for the price and you can learn a lot about your brew preferences as well as being able to experiment with different brew methods. I'd recommend trying not to fall into the endless upgrade path and instead experiment with this grinder, brewing the best cup you can. Hone your skills so when you're finally ready to get something better down the line, you'll be able to pull the most out of that upgrade too!

Jsyk oxo makes an incredible Burr grinder for like 80-100$

I had total weirdness with an Opus I bought in early September. Yeah, retention is frustrating - at least a gram unless I bang the heck out of the top and use the lid as a bellow. But my issues with it are much bigger. I had a Oxo conical grinder for pourovers and a Sette 30 for espresso. The Oxo wasn't cutting it so decided to believe the marketing that the Opus could do from espresso to cold brew. Out of the box, first thing I tried was espresso. They say 1-2 setting for espresso. Nope - got up to 3 before I could get a decent 30 second pull but I was happy with it. Moved over to pourover. Long story short, got all the way to the 11 setting and no joy - 20g/300ml v60 was taking almost 5 minutes. I changed the inner ring (after hours and hours of research to figure it out) and I'm at a "virtual" 12 setting (inner ring/outer ring combo) and I'm getting 4:15 pourovers. Still not great. They send me an outer burr, convinced this is the issue. No joy. Then a new Opus. No change. I decide to send the "new" unit back because I paid for it (support was going to refund me when I returned my original one) and put my old one back in service. Reset the inner ring back to the coarsest setting and viola, suddenly when I'm at 12, I'm getting just over 3 minute pourovers. But this is still the coarsest setting and no way I could get a cold brew or French press grind out of it. Today, I tried espresso. Dialed it all the way down to 1 (with the inner ring at coarse, so really like it's at 2) and my shots are taking 10-12 seconds. WTH? So maybe some user error but I doubt it b/c of all the adjusting, cleaning burrs I've done over 2 months. I've been playing with the inner ring, outer ring with espresso and pourover and it's clear I can't get any more coarse than just good enough for a pourover. So it's going back to Fellow for a refund as soon as the DF54 I bought on Friday arrives.

What machine did you buy your GF? If it's an inexpensive machine that brews pressurized, your Oxo will be fine, regardless of how much it is trashed in this sub. But if you got her a better quality non-pressurized machine (Breville Bambino or better), then no amount of mods will convert your Oxo into a precise enough instrument to use. The recommendations in the previous comment are good candidates to replace it.

A cheaper pressurized machine like a DeLonghi will work fine with your Oxo. When an inexpensive grinder is marketed as grinding for espresso, they are referring to espresso machines like that. Non-pressurized espresso, like the Bambino is capable of, requires a very precise grind size. A smidge too fine gives a bitter shot. A smidge too coarse gives a sour shot. The particle size distribution of the grinder output has to be narrow. This requires precise design and manufacturing of the burrs, their bearings, mounting hardware, and the adjustment mechanism. The Oxo burrs and other mechanical parts of the grinder can **not** do it. They will yield a wide particle size distribution, resulting in a shot that has both sour and bitter components. You don't want that to happen. A grinder like the Oxo can not be fixed with mods.

> size I may want is between steps/clicks on the grind size setter say setting 3 is to small and 4 is to big. So what's telling me those things? Evaluating grind size for correctness is done by both extraction time and taste. Too coarse a grind will result in a shot that extracts very fast, and tastes thin and sour. Too fine a grind will result in a shot that extracts very slowly and tastes harsh and bitter. > if I adjusted the mechanism to be a slider rather then a clicker wouldn't that solve the problem? Many espresso grinders (e.g. DF series, Eureka, Niche) are stepless and allow for infinitely variable grind sizes. It may be possible to convert the Oxo to stepless. But if you hold the grind dial in a fixed position, there will be too much slop in its mechanics to provide a consistent grind size. As others have suggested, your GF can use the Oxo with her Bambino by using the dual wall/pressurized baskets. But this will put a low ceiling on the quality of espresso produced. To get the best out of her Bambino, she needs to switch to single wall/non-pressurized, which requires a high quality espresso grinder.

It's more than removing the clicks. The grinder itself can't get quite fine enough for an unpressurized basket. I had the OXO too. You would have to change too much to make it work. I went from the OXO to a Fellow Opus. It's not too terribly expensive, and it grinds fine enough for unpressurized baskets. I would suggest to use a pressurized basket until you can get a different grinder. Then once you have that grinder, tinker to your heart's content with the OXO.

OXO Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder is specifically designed to deliver a consistent coarse grind, ideal for French press coffee. The grinder also includes a large-capacity hopper and a static-resistant grounds container, making it convenient for grinding larger batches of coffee.

I would say that looks more like a medium fine. What grinder are you using? I use an Oxo brew conical burr grinder and I have my Aeropress setting at 3.75 for light roasts.

With the Oxo grinder, the "fine" setting is 3. So it's a few degrees coarser than fine. I was going to ask if you have fines from your grinder, but if you're using a blade grinder you definitely have fines. ("fines" are grounds that are finer than your target grind.) It's tough to get a consistent grind from a blade grinder, if you're looking for a more even grind and a more even extraction you want to use a burr grinder. Not that you can't get a really good cup of coffee from a blade grinder, but you will get a more consistently good cup of coffee with a burr grinder.