What Is the Best Coffee Grinder?

When you want your coffee, you want your coffee! Right? That is why -- if you like to grind your own beans -- you need a fast, easy-to-use coffee grinder.

In other words, the best coffee grinder would have to be efficient. A low energy using, low cost piece of equipment would not hurt either. In fact, there is a great little coffee grinder on the market that is full of form and function, and it costs only about $20. Most people who use this coffee grinder love it. I own one. I love it (though I am not the world's most discerning coffee drinker, to be sure). If you are looking for a small, quick, convenient, inexpensive coffee grinder, my pick for best coffee grinder is all those things.

What is the best coffee grinder? The Fast Touch by Krups, of course.

• The price tag.
• Its quick and easy usage.
• Consistently fresh-ground coffee.

• A manual grinder would be greener.
• If you want a refined, highly adjustable grind, seek a different (more expensive) grinder.