11 of the best coffee grinders for making your favourite cup of joe

This compact but efficient coffee grinder is simple to operate with a removable transparent tank to collect the ground coffee, an easy-to-use dial to adjust your required quantity up to 12 cups and simple operation, making your grounds at the touch of an on/off button. The transparency of the tank and bean container makes it easy to keep an eye on your quantities and helps you know when to refill.

Customer review: "Writing this review a year an a half after purchase. I was reluctant to buy a relatively inexpensive coffee grinder but this De'Longhi has been excellent for cafeteria/French press coffee. I can not really fault it if you only need course grain."

With its neat, compact design, this handy little grinder is very user-friendly, operated with simple pulse control and with a transparent lid to achieve the desired coarseness of your beans. This grinder comes with a durable, stainless steel cutting blade that'll take your coffee beans from coarse to fine with just the touch of a button.

Customer review: "This was purchased 18+ months ago and has been in continuous use since, with no problems. It does all that it should and does it well. The grind is rapid and it did not take much trial and error to determine the optimum grind time for individual taste. I find it useful to manually stir up the ground coffee under the blades after about 20 seconds to get a consistent grind but that is no hardship."

With a snazzy LCD display, you can clearly and concisely set your grind setting, time and number of cups with ease. The pre-programmed intuitive settings will help you achieve perfect results no matter how coarse or fine you prefer your beans. Grind directly into a filter or an air-tight container to keep your grounds fresh from the grind.

Customer Review: "This is a great grinder. I have had it for around five years and still works like a dream. I now purchased another one for my summer house. I hope it will last as well as the previous one."

Elevate your coffee game with the John Lewis Stainless Steel Coffee Grinder. Combining sleek design with efficient functionality, this grinder is a must-have for coffee enthusiasts. Crafted from durable stainless steel, it not only adds a touch of modern elegance to your kitchen but also ensures long-lasting performance.

Customer review: "I bought it for my son, it matches a stainless steel coffee cafetière. I have a very old Melitta bought in France. He loves it for fresh ground coffee. I bought a cafetière as well! So much simpler and healthier than the other expresso products. I want one for myself!"

At 450RPM, the conical burrs on this grinder spin slower than others, helping to minimise heat and preserve the aromatic oils on the coffee beans. Use the portion dial to conveniently dose only the grounds you need each time for optimal freshness and choose from 10 grind settings to get whichever coffee grind you desire. With a large hopper, you can make up to 35 portions without having to refill!

Customer reviews: "When our old style Dualit coffee grinder finally gave up the ghost after over 15 years of outstanding performance we had little hesitation in buying the new style (to us). Its a little bigger, but it grinds superbly. It's quieter and quicker so a definite improvement."

Prepare delicious coffee with a variety of grounds with the Molino coffee grinder. With low power consumption at 100W, this machine is energy efficient and guaranteed to keep your coffee tasting fresh and at its best. With 2-14 cups available, this is a great option for a home of coffee lovers where more than 1 cup is always being prepared!

Customer review: "If you need to grind your coffee beans, you won't get better than thus machine. Very easy to work and worth the money. Highly recommended."

If you love the retro 50's style chic of SMEG appliances, then a coffee grinder in the same style is a no-brainer! Manually choose between 30 grinding levels and grind your beans into the special container provided or directly in the filter holder of your espresso coffee machine.

Customer reviews: "A beautiful appliance that feels solidly built and provides a quality grind irrespective of chosen settings, such as grind size or number of cups. Grinds can be collected in either the provided container, or directly into an espresso machine’s portafilter."

This compact and portable coffee grinder is great for carrying on the go and for easy cleaning. The built-in adjustable grind selector gives you complete control over your choice of grind and the brushed stainless steel design is stylish, elegant and built to last.

Customer review: "It is a great little grinder. I use it primarily for coffee but used to make icing sugar to and it didn't clog. Previous reviews are correct though. It can be a bit of a workout. To make enough for a espresso it takes about five minutes of, well working out. Just remember to change hands."

We love the Kilner storage jar as part of this grinder which makes for easy, fresh, airtight ground storage in style. The high-quality stainless steel grinders are adjustable for different types of coffee and grades of coffee bean.

Customer review: "Thé Kilner coffee grinder is very good at grinding beans for use in either an espresso machine or a French press because of the adjustable grinding mechanism. The manual grinding process requires a degree of patience and muscle power, but if you incorporate this while waiting for your porridge to cook, the quality of a fresh coffee caffeine hit is time and effort well spent. In a rush?, buy an electric grinder."

Made of durable plastic and glass, simply rotate the handle to grind your beans into coffee grounds. With an easy-to-grip mid-section, the ceramic grinders are rust-proof and adjustable to suit your coffee-making method. Long-lasting and affordable, this grinder gives you just what you need.

Customer reviews: "I like this product. Got a capacity for 2 strong cups of coffee. I enjoy the process of hand grinding my own coffee in the mornings and this works exactly as you’d want. The only thing is that it is difficult to tell how coarse/fine your grind is until you’ve started grinding and there is no way to gauge so it’s very trial and error."

This new and improved Hario Skerton grinder with a steadier ceramic conical burr and stabiliser plate provides consistent, uniform grounds in a small, lightweight and portable coffee mill. The grinding levels can be adjusted and the base doubles as a handy 100g storage pot.

Customer review: "This was one of the best purchases I've ever made, I bought an electric grinder for around the same price as this one but that is better off as an oversized spice grinder. This on the other hand is brilliant, its easy to assemble for use and easy to disassemble for storage; the grind itself is perfect for what I use it for which is grinding coffee beans to use in a Chemex."