New to Sweet Maria’s, we now have the Hario Skerton Hand Crank Coffee Mill. The grind quality is very good, and the mill grinds efficiently, fairly quickly, but not too fast. Like any manual mill, it takes some elbow grease to crank out a grind. But the work out is worth it! It is a conical burr design, so it can do a range of grinds from espresso to a passable French press grind (on the finer side of French press). It has a ceramic, conical burr set. It also makes a handy travel mill since it is so compact. I made a pretty interesting travel mill by combining the top of the Skerton with an aeropress (there’s a video if you follow the above link).By the way, this is not the Skelton or Skeleton … people have a funny way of getting the name wrong on this one. Can’t exactly blame them… -Tom
New Coffees at Sweet Maria's
- Panama Garrido Gesha Collection November 19, 2009
- Sumatra Takengon Classic November 19, 2009
- El Salvador Peaberry "Aida's Grand Reserve" November 18, 2009
- Panama Guyami Indian Robusta Rustico November 18, 2009
- Costa Rica Peaberry-Petite Bean Experiment November 18, 2009
- Peru FTO Aparm Coop Typica November 12, 2009
our flickr pics
Looks great. I think this is going to go on the Christmas list.
One thing I don’t get though, the product page says: “The handle is fairly short, so you need a lot of revolutions to crank out a grind.”
The length of the handle should make no difference to how many revolutions it takes to grind the coffee. Maybe the burrs are smaller than usual, that might make a difference.
Thompson wrote:
You’re right, of course…not sure how that sentence made it in there!
I’d love to hear about how the Skerton+Aero Press worked as a travel set-up. Definitely a great idea!
Thompson wrote:
Actually, it worked great! Light, unbreakable. A little bulky. Someone will figure out a better way to mount the Skerton to the AP I am sure. Anything come to mind?
When I get one, I might take the aero press and the Skerton to the dollar store and look for a plastic jar that threads into the Skerton. I’d cut the top of the plastic jar off and find a way to super-glue it to the aero-press. You’ll probably end up gluing it to some duct–tape, but it might stay on well.
Just a thought. Thanks for the update (you sold me).
-Mark
There appears to be a very simple solution to the mating of the Hario to the Aeropress. Take the bubber bottom that is supposed to go on the jar and put on the grinder so that it will enclose the aeropress. You can use a rubber band to hold it on if you want, but normal hand pressure works fine.
Thanks for carrying this great grinder. I have a picture but can’t figure out how to up load it here.
Mac
mac wrote:
Thanks for the update video Tom, I saw it today. Great idea with the tape.
-Mark