Glossary
A
- Adjustment
Stepped grinders click between fixed settings; stepless ones adjust continuously.
- Adjustment step
Smallest stated change between settings.
B
- Body material
Main material of the body.
- Brew methods
Brewing methods the manufacturer lists as compatible.
- Built-in scale
Whether the grinder can dose by weight.
- Burr material
What the burrs are made of.
- Burr model
The manufacturer's name for the burr set.
- Burr shape
Flat burrs are two parallel rings; conical burrs are a cone turning inside a ring.
- Burr size
Nominal diameter of the burr set.
- Burr speed
How fast the burrs turn.
D
- Depth
Overall depth, front to back.
G
- Grind settings
Number or names of grind settings, as stated by the manufacturer.
- Grind speed
Grams of coffee ground per second.
- Grinder type
Electric grinders run on a motor; manual grinders are turned by hand.
H
- Handle
Handle design or material.
- Height
Overall height.
- Hopper capacity
Most beans the hopper holds.
M
- Made in
Where the grinder is made, as the manufacturer states it.
P
- Power
Rated electrical input power.
R
- Release year
Year the grinder first went on sale.