JavaPresse Manual Coffee Grinder vs Cuisinart DBM-8

This grinder has a very durable frame made out of stainless steel, which can easily endure falls and heavy impacts. It won't get damaged while in a bag or in storage. This grinder also has good quality ceramic burrs, but they can still be easily damaged by hard or metallic objects.

This grinder is very quiet since it is manually operated and produces only a subtle grinding noise. This is much quieter than any electrical grinder, since they operate at high speeds and generate a loud noise.

This grinder is very easy to carry around and will hardly affect the weight of your bag or your suitcase. Thanks to the minimalist design, this grinder weighs only 9.4 oz (0.266 kg), which is lighter than a can of soda.

This grinder can be used anywhere, because it does not require electricity. If you want to grind some fresh coffee with it, you wont ever need to have an outlet nearby.

This grinder is easy to store, because it has a compact design. It is very slim and takes up very little space. It can easily fit in a small drawer. If needed, it can be taken apart to reduce the length for even easier storage.

The adjustment knob is easily accessible and is simple to use for adjusting the grind settings. No complex disassembly or reassembly required.

Wiping the ceramic burrs with a damp cloth and brushing out the bean hopper once a week is enough to keep this coffee grinder in top working condition and retain the flavor of your coffee.

This grinder is very simple to use. You just have to open the lid, pour in some beans, close the lid and start grinding them. Once finished, the coffee will be collected in the lower part of the coffee grinder, which has a tiny plastic window to see how much coffee you have ground.

Although it has an affordable price, it grinds coffee really well. Its performance beats the majority of other grinders under $100, but it won't be able to compete with expensive, high-end electrical grinders. This is a great grinder to have if you're just starting out on grinding your own fresh coffee without investing too much.

You can simply pour the beans, rotate the hopper to adjust grind settings (18 total) and adjust the slide dial to select the amount of cups (from 4 to 18) you wish to make.

The hopper is dishwasher safe, but can be also washed by hand. The inside of the grinder needs to be brushed out by hand. The components are quite accessible, so no there's no difficult disassembly needed.

This grinder is built with a combination of stainless steel and plastic elements that firmly hold together all the movable pieces. The electrical components are all properly covered.

The burrs are made out of ceramic, which is more durable than steel and can remain sharp twice as long as steel burrs. They are however, not as sharp as steel burrs. Despite the durability, the burrs can be easily damaged if there is a hard or metallic object mixed in with the coffee beans.

This grinder has a large capacity. It can hold of up to 32 cups worth of coffee (around half a pound). Coupled with the speed of the grind, it is easy to make large amounts of coffee in a short span of time.

Most cheap electric grinders use stainless steel blades, which generate excess heat by shredding coffee beans. Excess heat is undesirable since it can change the flavor of the coffee. This grinder uses ceramic burrs that produce hardly any heat by crushing the coffee beans, all without affecting the flavor.