Grinders and speed.

[Stan]

My Mazzer Mini takes about 45 seconds for two doubles. By the time I have filled one the next is nearly for the next. I make to double shots of espresso each morning and all up it takes about 4-5 minutes so the speed of the grinder doesn't really matter. However I am thinking of upgrading as I am going to gift the old Mazzer(about 6-7 years) to another family member who is starting the coffee journey. Sounds like a good reason to upgrade

[Logga]

Grind quality over speed any day of the week

Well, you can have both

[Melbroaster]

Grind quality over speed any day of the week

[magnafunk]

For me Yelta, it's not the time spent waiting for the coffee to grind, it's the 30 seconds of grinding noise at 6 in the morning that bugs me. Admittedly, the fact that I have a vibe pump running for a further 30 seconds makes it somewhat inconsequential, I will one day replace my machine with a quieter one, at which stage I won't need to upgrade my grinder (unless I come up with a really great excuse)

Edit: felt I should clarify, I don't have a grinder that takes 30 seconds, it takes about 3.3 and I could never go back !

[kwantfm]

I used a large hand grinder for espresso for years... grind speed is of zero concern for this user.

[Yelta]

Seems much of the discussion re various grinders focuses on speed, if it won't grind 20 grams of beans in a nanosecond it ain't worth crap

I'm wondering just how important speed of grind is to the average home user.

Will attempt to post a poll with a few options.