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Best Stainless Steel Grinders

The best stainless steel grinders, ranked by our review scores. The only finish that looks the same in ten years: it does not yellow, fade or chalk. What it does do is show fingerprints and, in hard water, spots - and brushed and polished behave completely differently there, with polished collecting marks hourly and brushed forgiving them. The word is also used loosely. On cheaper machines "stainless steel" often describes a trim panel or a steel-look wrap over plastic rather than a steel body, so it is worth reading which part the maker is talking about.

How this list is ordered

Ranked by arithmetic, not opinion. Every score is worked out from the specifications each maker publishes, so you can open the working on any product page. Anything commercial is labelled and sits outside that order, and how we score explains what each criterion measures.

Stainless Steel Grinders, ranked by score

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  1. 1MOKKOM64mm Flat Burr Coffee GrinderFrom $179.997.6

    How it scored

    Grind Consistency10.0
    Grind Range & Adjustment9.0
    Build Quality & Durability5.6
    Cleaning, Retention & Mess7.0
    retention not published
    Dosing & Workflow6.0
    Value for Money6.5
    Speed & Noiseweakest link5.0
    carries 8 of the 88.2 points scored
    Price from$179.99
    Score7.6
    Burr TypeFlat
    Read the MOKKOM 64mm Flat Burr Coffee Grinder review →
  2. 2HomtoneConical Burr Coffee GrinderFrom $87.797.3

    How it scored

    Grind Consistency7.0
    Grind Range & Adjustment8.0
    Build Quality & Durability7.5
    Cleaning, Retention & Mess7.0
    retention not published
    Dosing & Workflow6.0
    Value for Money10.0
    Speed & Noiseweakest link5.0
    carries 8 of the 88.2 points scored
    Price from$87.79
    Score7.3
    Burr TypeConical
    Read the Homtone Conical Burr Coffee Grinder review →
  3. 3OllygrinConical Burr Coffee Grinder 30 SettingsFrom $79.997.0

    How it scored

    Grind Consistency8.0
    Grind Range & Adjustment7.0
    Build Quality & Durabilityweakest link5.0
    carries 16 of the 88.2 points scored
    Cleaning, Retention & Mess5.0
    retention not published
    Dosing & Workflow6.0
    Value for Money10.0
    Speed & Noise6.9
    Price from$79.99
    Score7.0
    Burr TypeConical
    Manual or ElectricElectric
    Read the Ollygrin Conical Burr Coffee Grinder 30 Settings review →
  4. 41ZpressoK-Ultra Manual Coffee GrinderFrom $2596.9

    How it scored

    Grind Consistency7.0
    Grind Range & Adjustment9.5
    Build Quality & Durability5.6
    Cleaning, Retention & Mess10.0
    retention not published
    Dosing & Workflow6.0
    Value for Moneyweakest link4.2
    carries 10 of the 88.2 points scored
    Speed & Noise5.0
    Price from$259
    Score6.9
    Burr TypeConical
    Manual or ElectricManual
    Read the 1Zpresso K-Ultra Manual Coffee Grinder review →
  5. 5BrevilleDose Control Pro BCG600SIL6.6

    How it scored

    Grind Consistency7.0
    Grind Range & Adjustment8.5
    Build Quality & Durabilityweakest link3.8
    carries 16 of the 88.2 points scored
    Cleaning, Retention & Mess5.0
    retention not published
    Dosing & Workflow8.0
    Value for Money5.0
    no price published
    Speed & Noise6.9
    PricePricing N/A
    Score6.6
    Burr TypeConical
    Manual or ElectricElectric
    Read the Breville Dose Control Pro BCG600SIL review →
  6. 6BaratzaSette 270WiFrom $599.956.5

    How it scored

    Grind Consistency8.0
    Grind Range & Adjustment8.5
    Build Quality & Durability4.4
    Cleaning, Retention & Mess5.0
    retention not published
    Dosing & Workflow7.0
    Value for Moneyweakest link1.8
    carries 10 of the 88.2 points scored
    Speed & Noise8.1
    Price from$599.95
    Score6.5
    Burr TypeConical
    Manual or ElectricElectric
    Read the Baratza Sette 270Wi review →
  7. 7Hamilton BeachElectric Burr Coffee Grinder 16ozFrom $39.956.5

    How it scored

    Grind Consistencyweakest link5.0
    carries 24 of the 88.2 points scored
    Grind Range & Adjustment5.5
    Build Quality & Durability7.5
    Cleaning, Retention & Mess7.0
    retention not published
    Dosing & Workflow6.0
    Value for Money10.0
    Speed & Noise6.9
    Price from$39.95
    Score6.5
    Manual or ElectricElectric
    Read the Hamilton Beach Electric Burr Coffee Grinder 16oz review →
  8. 8JavaPresseManual Coffee GrinderFrom $39.996.5

    How it scored

    Grind Consistency6.5
    Grind Range & Adjustment5.5
    Build Quality & Durability6.9
    Cleaning, Retention & Mess7.0
    retention not published
    Dosing & Workflowweakest link5.0
    carries 12 of the 88.2 points scored
    Value for Money10.0
    Speed & Noise5.0
    Price from$39.99
    Score6.5
    Burr TypeConical
    Manual or ElectricManual
    Read the JavaPresse Manual Coffee Grinder review →
  9. 9SHARDORElectric Burr Coffee Grinder 2.0From $39.996.5

    How it scored

    Grind Consistency7.0
    Grind Range & Adjustment5.5
    Build Quality & Durabilityweakest link5.0
    carries 16 of the 88.2 points scored
    Cleaning, Retention & Mess5.0
    retention not published
    Dosing & Workflow6.0
    Value for Money10.0
    Speed & Noise6.9
    Price from$39.99
    Score6.5
    Burr TypeFlat
    Manual or ElectricElectric
    Read the SHARDOR Electric Burr Coffee Grinder 2.0 review →
  10. 10BaratzaSette 30From $299.956.2

    How it scored

    Grind Consistency8.0
    Grind Range & Adjustment6.0
    Build Quality & Durability4.4
    Cleaning, Retention & Mess5.0
    retention not published
    Dosing & Workflow7.0
    Value for Moneyweakest link3.3
    carries 10 of the 88.2 points scored
    Speed & Noise8.1
    Price from$299.95
    Score6.2
    Burr TypeConical
    Manual or ElectricElectric
    Read the Baratza Sette 30 review →
  11. 11BaratzaVirtuoso+From $249.956.0

    How it scored

    Grind Consistency8.0
    Grind Range & Adjustment5.0
    Build Quality & Durability4.4
    Cleaning, Retention & Mess5.0
    retention not published
    Dosing & Workflow7.0
    Value for Moneyweakest link3.8
    carries 10 of the 88.2 points scored
    Speed & Noise6.9
    Price from$249.95
    Score6.0
    Burr TypeConical
    Manual or ElectricElectric
    Read the Baratza Virtuoso+ review →
  12. 12OXOBrew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder 12oz6.0

    How it scored

    Grind Consistency8.0
    Grind Range & Adjustment5.5
    Build Quality & Durabilityweakest link5.0
    carries 16 of the 88.2 points scored
    Cleaning, Retention & Mess5.0
    retention not published
    Dosing & Workflow5.0
    Value for Money5.0
    no price published
    Speed & Noise6.9
    PricePricing N/A
    Score6.0
    Burr TypeConical
    Manual or ElectricElectric
    Read the OXO Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder 12oz review →
  13. 13BLACK+DECKEROne-Touch Coffee & Spice Grinder4.4

    How it scored

    Grind Consistencyweakest link0.0
    carries 24 of the 88.2 points scored
    Grind Range & Adjustment5.0
    Build Quality & Durability7.5
    Cleaning, Retention & Mess7.0
    retention not published
    Dosing & Workflow6.0
    Value for Money5.0
    no price published
    Speed & Noise6.9
    PricePricing N/A
    Score4.4
    Burr TypeBlade
    Manual or ElectricElectric
    Read the BLACK+DECKER One-Touch Coffee & Spice Grinder review →
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