Grinding coffee by hand has a few advantages: it’s quiet, it yields a more uniform grind, and it’s more practical when you are camping or off-grid.
The portable coffee grinder pictured here is built by GSI for campers — you can get it for around $20 from BackCountryGear.
There are also less portable grinders such as the one below, with mechanisms made of metal, and available from Amazon for about $25.
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They have a cute hand crank espresso coffee grinder on sale at Anthropologie:
http://www.anthropologie.com/jump.jsp?itemID=4782&itemType=PRODUCT&iSubCat=454&iMainCat=381
The two sites listed aren’t very good. Info is sparse and shipping is half as much as the grinder itself. You no likey when you get it? Too bad, now you pay more shipping. Did a google search and its pretty much the same it seems. I’d really like to buy one of these but don’t know where to go. CudaCoffee already ripped me.
Check out Zassenhaus grinders. They are more expensive($77), but they are very good. My friend has one that he has used for 5 years now and it still produces a very consistent grind. I’m saving up to buy one of my own. I recommend the knee grinder, because it is easier to hold while grinding.
German efficiency.
There is also the Camano Mill. I like it’s design and people seem to like them. I’m ordering one this week:
http://www.camanocoffeemills.com