True coffee lovers know that grinding grains is one of the essential stages in coffee making. Currently, the market offers a large selection of various coffee grinders, both traditional manual and automatic. The mechanical grinder is much better than the automatic one, as it does not overheat the grains, and they retain their original taste and aroma.
From History
Comandante is a big manufacturer based in Germany that creates the best manual coffee grinders in the world. Despite the high price, the demand for these creatures exceeds the production capacity. How did they start?
Bernd Braune, the founder of Comandante, was the president of the specialty coffee roasting company SUPREMO. He focused his work on improving the quality of coffee at each stage: sourcing, roasting, grinding, brewing.
Comandante C40
Producing a manual coffee grinder Comandante C40 Nitro Blade is a serious engineering task that requires special tools and equipment, high skill, and extensive experience. High-nitrogen chromium steel with high carbon content is tough to work with. But the result is worth it because the grinders are strong, very durable, and have the highest degree of sharpening.
What is there to say?
Comandante grinders are genuinely the best and the most stylish devices. The manufactures made it of solid steel. All plastic elements are made of healthy plastic that does not contain bisphenol-A. There are different versions: housings and handles are from natural wood.
Pros
- One of the best grinds, smooth, no dust.
- No backlash of the bearing shaft.
- It seemed that it was easiest to turn the handle at Comandante even when it is full.
Cons
- Not for small hands. Due to the relatively large diameter of the case, it will be inconvenient to hold if you have small hands.
- Be careful with a glass holder.
Is this machine good to grind coffee for espresso? It is still in question. Due to the tap-change grind adjustment, there is a dispute about the suitability of Comandante for espresso, which requires micrometric adjustment options. Opinions are divided.