Magnetic catch cup. Versatile grind settings ... The internal ring lets you adjust the grinder to bring things back to true, like honing a knife after it’s started to feel a little dull.

But invest in a good manual coffee grinder and you can turn that sludge into a rich, sweet cup of espresso. Manual coffee grinders are an oft-overlooked entry-level option for aspiring coffee snobs.

In other words, a good grinder can make all the difference between a cup of sludge and a rich, aromatic morning mug of Joe. Which is exactly why the Garrotts set out to make an ideal hand grinder ...

Give me a cup — pretty much any old cup — and I ... And your beans won’t be any good at all if you’re not grinding them yourself right before brewing. Unfortunately, most decent coffee ...

Among the various coffee gadgets in the On line are the Conical Burr Coffee Grinder With Integrated Scale ($199) and the Barista Brain Nine Cup Coffee Maker (also $199). Neither of these products ...