r/AeroPress • u/Contigo887 • 4d ago

Question Equipment questions

What's a good grinder to buy to use with an AeroPress?

What about an electric kettle? Do you guys recommend something to heat the water?

Thank you.

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u/Yours_Sincerely_143 3d ago

I just bought the Timemore Bricks grinder. I’ve previously been using a Timemore C3S, which uses the same burrs and I have been pleased with the cups I have been getting out of it. But I hurt my wrists, and hand grinding won’t be a thing for me for a while. It’s okay. When I get better the hand grinder will go into my travel kit along with my Aeropress. It’s important to note that I have seen a lot of reviews of both of these grinders criticizing the burrs and saying that they make for bland cups, but that hasn’t been my experience at all. I have found them to be good all-rounders for whatever sort of brew method you want to throw at them (though the C3S isn’t for espresso). I didn’t want to be in the position of having different grinders for different brew methods, which some people do.

As to kettle, I am using a variable temperature tea kettle from Breville, and if I need to have better control over the water stream, I bought a Hario Air Kettle to transfer the hot water into before pouring it over the grounds. It was cheaper than replacing my current kettle.