Differences between the Kinu M47 Pheonix vs the Classic and Simplicity:

1. 400g lighter than the Kinu Classic
2. The hopper uses a food safe, ABS plastic instead of stainless steel
3. The basin where the grounds are kept uses the same ABS plastic instead of stainless steel
4. The internal cross bars are also ABS plastic, reducing the weight even further
5. The Pheonix uses a rubber band on the exterior instead of the thumb stopper
6. Instead of magnets holding the basin in, a silicone O-ring holds it in place with an air-tight fit

Take manic control over your travel brews

With the Kinu Pheonix you still have the same over-engineered burrs as the more expensive models with very precise, stepless control over your pour-over and espresso grind sizes. If you are ok with less metal, no thumb stopper and no magnets then you can have a grade A grinder that is even lighter in weight and easier on your wallet.

Here I talk through the differences between the Kinu Pheonix, Simplicity and Classic.

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James Hoffman – The Ultimate Hand Grinder Showdown (Kinu Review) (Summary)

1. The hopper uses a food safe, ABS plastic instead of stainless steel
2. The basin where the grounds are kept uses the same ABS plastic instead of stainless steel
3. Instead of magnets holding the basin in, a silicone O-ring holds it in place with an air-tight fit

Take manic control over your pour over with a manual coffee grinder

With the Kinu M47 Simplicity you get the same over-engineered masterpiece as the more expensive Classic with which you can have manic control over your pour over coffee and espresso grind sizes. If you are ok with less metal, and no magnets then you can have grinder that is lighter in weight and on your wallet.

Here I talk through the differences between the Kinu M47 Simplicity, Kinu Pheonix, and Kinu Classic.

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James Hoffman – The Ultimate Hand Grinder Showdown (Kinu Review) (Summary)

The Coffee Folk – Kinu M47 Comparison and review

The Kinu Classic is an over-engineered masterpiece of stainless steel that takes your freshly roasted, single origin, specialty coffee and precisely grinds it into uniform particles. With the right beans and these hardened steel conical burrs, the only obstacle to creating the perfect pour over coffee or espresso every morning is you.

1. This thing just churns through coffee beans. It’s almost as fast as my electric grinder
2. The stepless adjustment is extremely precise. You can dial in a perfect grind size for any coffee bean
3. Ideal for excellent pour over coffee. Excellent espresso is possible but takes longer to grind.
4. Hopper prevents beans from spilling out. A real pleasure to use.
5. The magnetic bin is very strong and makes a satisfying “click” when attaching
6. The thumb guard is genius and keeps your manual coffee grinder from slipping
7. Very durable. Will be the last grinder you own

A Brief tour of the Kinu M47 Classic

The hopper is a pleasure to fill, with an extra-wide opening that prevents you from spilling beans everywhere.

This manual coffee grinder is stepless, meaning you can take your coffee OCD to new heights by fine-tuning your grind sizes at a precision of 1/100th of a mm. If you feel your pour-over brew is just slightly too heavy or doesn’t exhibit enough floral notes, just give the dial a fraction of a turn and set your own grind size.

Turning whole bean coffee into perfectly uniform particles is also effortless. The with each rotation, even the flabbiest of arms can split high-altitude hard coffee beans 50 times. The innovative thumb stopper prevents slippage, no rubber grip needed.

The coffee basin of the Kinu Classic is held in place by powerful of magnets, coming off and re-attaching with a satisfying click. No more dusting screw threads of coffee dust. Just pull, dump, and re-attach.

The only downside to the Kinu Classic is if your ambitions for the perfect coffee pour over requires travel. At a hefty 1.85 kilos, this is not a piece of equipment you want to be dragging around airports. For frequent fliers, we would recommend the Kinu Pheonix, which trades the heavy steel for lighter plastic parts without sacrificing quality.

In the video below, I talk through the differences between the Kinu M47 Pheonix, Kinu Simplicity and Kinu Classic.

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James Hoffman – The Ultimate Hand Grinder Showdown (Kinu Classic Review) (Summary)

The Coffee Folk – Kinu M47 Comparison and review

The Curious One is an introductory coffee grinder that will help you dive deeper into specialty coffee. It’s a grinder that is best for French-press, pour-over or cold-brew style coffees. I wouldn’t use it for anything that needs fine, precise grinds like espresso, Turkish or Mokka. For that you will need a serious, stepless grinder.

How to setup your coffee grinder

Unscrew the bottom of the grinder. Inside is a circular disk with numbers showing the grind settings.

1. 1. Rotate right, toward the fine setting until it stops
2. 2. Rotate back left, toward coarse, until you hit 1
3. 3. Your grinder is calibrated

End of Life

The Curious One comes in recyclable packaging. The grinder itself is made of wood and easy to recycle aluminum and stainless steel. If you manage to wear the burrs out or damage the grinder such that it is no longer useable you can toss it into your metal recycling bin.

Warranty

Your Curious One grinder comes with a 5 year warranty in Hong Kong. Just send us your old grinder with a note on what is wrong with it and we will either replace the broken part or the entire unit.