Hario Coffee Grinder Mini Mill Slim

Hario Mini Mill MSS-1B Coffee Grinder

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SKU: MSS-1B

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Overview

Why do we love it?

Hario Skerton grinder is handy for manual home and travel grinding, it can also be slightly more cumbersome for an extended road trip where only a small amount of grinding will be done (for a more detailed comparison of the two grinders, check out this blog post: Hario Skerton vs. Mini Mill). For those trips (or homes) where a minimal amount of grinding is needed, the Hario Mini Mill Slim is the perfect grinding solution. The Mini Mill employs adjustable conical ceramic burrs for grinding any of the wide range of grinds employed in today’s coffee market. It can effortlessly handle 24 grams of anything from fine espresso to a coarse French Press setting. Because of its lightweight (0.5 lbs) and sleek plastic body, the Mini Mill easily fits into small carrying bags and suitcases without adding a lot of extra weight. This, in conjunction with the Aerobie AeroPress coffee maker, has the propensity to make excellent coffee anywhere hot water and fresh beans are available.

The Hario Mini Mill is a traveling coffee enthusiast’s dream come true.... and with its ability to grind to the fine quality needed for espresso, it can be paired with a hand-held travel espresso maker such as the mypressi TWIST (and an excellent choice of beans) to achieve a quality rivaling the product found in many high-end espresso machines. Whether the need is grinding beans for a french press, Aeropress, or mypressi, the Mini Mill Slim is the perfect travel solution.

Although at its core Hario is a glass company, they have ventured out to create many other non-glass coffee related products. The Hario Mini Mill Slim is one example of those ventures. The Hario Mini Mill Slim grinder has been designed by Hario to provide coffee lovers with an inexpensive means to have freshly-ground coffee, even while traveling with a light load. Some favorite features of the Mini MIll Slim are the easy to turn grind adjustment on the bottom of the grinding chamber and the plastic top that makes sure no beans fly out while grinding. See below for more details on this handy grinder.

Details:

  • Features conical ceramic burrs.
  • Grind setting is easily adjustable via a turn knob on the bottom of the top grinding chamber.
  • Grinder is 150 mm wide, 72 mm deep, and 220 mm high. Width includes handle mounted on top.
  • Handle hangs off the top of the grinder for easy storage.
  • Ceramic burrs are durable and easily maintained and will consistently yield an even grind, even and especially for espresso.
  • Plastic body means it won't weigh you down while you travel.
  • Holds 24 grams of ground coffee.
  • Ideal for the V60 Pourover, Chemex, Aeropress, Syphon Brewer, or Mypressi TWIST handheld espresso maker.
  • Not sure which grinder to get, the Skerton or Mini Mill? For a more detailed comparison of the two grinders, check out this blog post: Hario Skerton vs. Mini Mill.

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Specifications:
Manufacturer: Hario
Model: MSS-1B
Weight: .5 lbs.

Brand

Originally known primarily as a company that produces glass products, Hario (also known as Hario Glass) has been working to produce high quality coffee and tea products since 1921. Over the past few years, Hario has become known as the coffee industry leader in pour over brewing equipment. Hario has helped bring about a coffee renaissance in the U.S. by creating ingeniously designed coffee brewing and grinding products that are being used by cafes and home coffee connoisseurs alike for by-the-cup coffee brewing. The design and methods behind Hario's brewing devices have helped to insure that specialty coffee is being brewed with the craft that it deserves.

Reviews

Submitted by thewanderlustking on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 00:02
5

This is an AMAZING little grinder! I got it because I travel a lot and am seriously addicted to good coffee. I wanted something to use out on the road that was also small enough to pack when hiking. This goes way beyond that and I find myself using it everyday. There are very few proper ceramic burr hand grinders. And the only one "intended" for camping use is the GSI Java Grind. It is big and heavy though and not a good choice for backpacking. This Hario Mini Slim on the other hand fits easily into my pack.

Grind consistency is awesome. It is a mild workout, but is still fast and easy to use. I LOVE this grinder!

Submitted by swifty6 on Fri, 08/03/2012 - 19:40
2

The only benefit that I can see is that you can set the grind after experimenting . It takes too much work to grind a small amount of coffee beans.
I will save for travel use only.

Submitted by Kirk on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 09:13
5

Note: I used to work as an employee at Prima Coffee but the following opinion is my own.

I had used the Hario Skerton for over a year for my coffee and appreciated its quality and use, but there were several annoyances. I recently got ahold of a mini mill and after using it for a couple of months would never go back to the Skerton! They seem like small things, but when using it often, the differences are substantial for me:

  • A lid - oh how wonderful to not have my beans peppering my kitchen while I grind. This was my single greatest annoyance.
  • Easy click grind setting - I love not having to take apart the handle mechanism to set the grind.
  • The spring in the burr mechanism - there appears to be a spring of sorts to keep the burrs tight as opposed to the Skerton which would promote a more uneven grind as the burr hangs loose.
  • The skinny design - I can actually grasp the HAND grinder with my (not terribly large) hand and crank on it, even if held on its side (with the lid preventing beans from falling out).
  • Quieter design - this may have to do with the lid, but overall, the Mini Mill is IMO substantially quieter than the Skerton. You may not care about this until you are trying to grind coffee before work while your wife and toddler sleeps in the next room. I have a Baratza Encore, and I find myself actually using the Mini Mill quite a bit because of this. Grinding up 18g is hardly difficult while the water is boiling. I have been using the Mini Mill more than I thought for this reason.

Over all, I'd say the Minimill, while not the ultimate grinder, is a fantastic little buy for the cost and I would purchase it over the Skerton for sure.

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