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Lots of folks recommending the Aeropress here for travel - I strongly agree. I'd also add, you can get a ceramic bur grinder called the "Porlex mini hand gride

Lots of folks recommending the Aeropress here for travel - I strongly agree. I'd also add, you can get a ceramic bur grinder called the "Porlex mini hand grider" [0] which fits inside the Aeropress' cylinder. It's a super compact way to travel with a press and a grinder! [0] https://www.amazon.com/Porlex-Mini-Stainless-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B0044ZA066 https://www.amazon.com/Porlex-Mini-Stainless-Coffee-Grinder/...

2muchcoffeeman 5y ago
The Porlex is really terrible. They aren't that cheap anymore and are still ceramic. If you want to go the cheap and compact route, get the Rhinowares. Otherwise spend a bit more money and get the 1Zpresso Q2. I think this is the cheapest grinder with 34mm stainless steel burrs you can get that fits inside the Aeropress plunger. You'll thank yourself later for getting the stainless steel burrs.
- herodoturtle 5y ago
  I've had the complete opposite experience. Not that I want to pick a fight, but I'm sharing this more for other readers' reference. I've had my Porlex for a little over 5 years now, use it around twice daily, and have had zero issues. A quick Google search of ceramic vs steel burs also seems to indicate the ceramic offers better longevity. Why else do you say Porlex is terrible, aside from being ceramic? Its build quality is excellent. Well worth the price.
  - ValentineC 5y ago
    > A quick Google search of ceramic vs steel burs also seems to indicate the ceramic offers better longevity. I have a theory that people who start with a Hario Skerton or its clones (all of which have ceramic burrs) tend to be turned off manual grinding because of how bad the grinding experience is. Steel burrs supposedly cut better and faster. Admittedly, I've tried my friend's Porlex Tall, and it wasn't unpleasant to use.
  - 2muchcoffeeman 5y ago
    The Porlex is expensive for what you get. It used to be cheaper. The Rhinowares grinder is very similar and still cheap. Stainless steel 34mm burrs also cut significantly faster and more consistently in a similarly sized grinder. This is the main reason you want stainless steel. I wouldn't worry about longevity since we're talking about a decade or more for whatever type you chose. But yes, ceramic will last longer. In fact if you don't want the grinder to fit in the plunger of an aeropress, you can get Taiwanese grinders with stainless steel burrs, well stabilised shafts, ball bearings, a milled Al body for less than the Porlex mini and only slightly more than a Rhinowares.

2muchcoffeeman 5y ago

The Porlex is really terrible. They aren't that cheap anymore and are still ceramic. If you want to go the cheap and compact route, get the Rhinowares. Otherwise spend a bit more money and get the 1Zpresso Q2. I think this is the cheapest grinder with 34mm stainless steel burrs you can get that fits inside the Aeropress plunger. You'll thank yourself later for getting the stainless steel burrs.

herodoturtle 5y ago
I've had the complete opposite experience. Not that I want to pick a fight, but I'm sharing this more for other readers' reference. I've had my Porlex for a little over 5 years now, use it around twice daily, and have had zero issues. A quick Google search of ceramic vs steel burs also seems to indicate the ceramic offers better longevity. Why else do you say Porlex is terrible, aside from being ceramic? Its build quality is excellent. Well worth the price.
- ValentineC 5y ago
  > A quick Google search of ceramic vs steel burs also seems to indicate the ceramic offers better longevity. I have a theory that people who start with a Hario Skerton or its clones (all of which have ceramic burrs) tend to be turned off manual grinding because of how bad the grinding experience is. Steel burrs supposedly cut better and faster. Admittedly, I've tried my friend's Porlex Tall, and it wasn't unpleasant to use.
- 2muchcoffeeman 5y ago
  The Porlex is expensive for what you get. It used to be cheaper. The Rhinowares grinder is very similar and still cheap. Stainless steel 34mm burrs also cut significantly faster and more consistently in a similarly sized grinder. This is the main reason you want stainless steel. I wouldn't worry about longevity since we're talking about a decade or more for whatever type you chose. But yes, ceramic will last longer. In fact if you don't want the grinder to fit in the plunger of an aeropress, you can get Taiwanese grinders with stainless steel burrs, well stabilised shafts, ball bearings, a milled Al body for less than the Porlex mini and only slightly more than a Rhinowares.