This why and how to choose an Antique Coffee Grinder

That beautiful traditional antique coffee grinder:

For most coffee drinkers, the smell and taste of freshly ground coffee in the mornings, and throughout the day for that matter, is one of the joys of life.

And when this joy is coupled with an antique coffee grinder, you can indeed double the happiness.

Here then are the reasons why and the ways how to choose an old-fashioned, manual-driven coffee grinder.

Reasons to Choose

Thus, an old-fashioned coffee grinder serves the twin purpose of preparing your coffee while preserving our planet, no matter how little a contribution it may be.

Also, a manual coffee grinder produces beans of the right texture without overheating them.

Now, contrast this with an electrical coffee grinder that can malfunction at some point, either overheating or under heating your coffee beans.

And remember that with an antique coffee grinder you do not have to worry about the smell of the previous beans grounded sticking into the current batch of beans being grinded. This is because the materials used are smell-resistant, so to speak.

Did we mention that old-fashioned grinders come in many varieties than you previously thought possible? Well, our coffee-loving ancestors definitely knew their coffee appliances!

Today, you can choose from a variety of styles ranging from wall-mounted to countertop models, metal to unpainted wood, and plain workings to ornate embellishments.

Plus, it never did hurt your sense of style to possess antique furniture in the house that will lend Old World elegance to the contemporary set-up.

You can even pass on your antique coffee grinder to future generations as your legacy of love for coffee.

Ways to Choose

Fortunately, there are many ways to separate the fake from the genuine in an antique coffee mill.

• Check the handle. If you find that a coffee mill is hand-powered, then it is more likely to be authentic.



• Check the materials. Usually, antique coffee mills are made of wood, cast iron and glass. If it is plastic, then it is of more recent vintage.



• Check the provenance. You can use the MacMillan Index of Antique Coffee Mills as a reference point when you are checking the country of origin and the date of manufacture of a purported antique coffee grinder.



• Check with fellow antique collectors. You will often get good advice as well as good leads into the best finds in antique coffee mills.

It helps to know the old-time manufacturers of these coffee mills in the various countries.

For example, in the United States, you can find coffee mills made by Fray & Clark, Charles Parker Co. and Arcade King.

In England, it is Kenrick while in Germany, it is PeDe and Zassenhaus.

Truly, an antique coffee grinder is a very sensible choice to make in terms of investment in history and legacy to the future as well as in the preservation of Mother Nature and extraction of full coffee flavor.

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