Timemore Chestnut C5 Manual Coffee Grinder

If one gift does the most for someone's daily cup, it is a burr grinder, and a good hand grinder is the cheapest way in. Freshly ground beans taste noticeably livelier than pre-ground, and the Chestnut C5 grinds them evenly with 42mm steel burrs in a compact body that holds about 25 grams, enough for one or two cups per fill. From about $110 on Timemore's own store, it costs roughly half the price of an entry electric burr grinder. The catch is effort. Grinding by hand takes work, and finer settings take more, so it suits a one-cup pour-over or AeroPress brewer far better than someone making a full pot every morning.