Travel grinder for Aeropress - 2023 edition

[baristainzmking]

Hi guys,

I will be in Hawaii for a week and of course need to bring a coffee setup with me. Luggage space is at a premium and I need a good quality hand grinder that will fit inside my aeropress.

What are your recommendation?

Thanks,

[baldheadracing]

In 2023, I would consider the 1ZPresso Q2; available with two burrs, heptagonal and pentagonal. The hept is supposedly better for lighter roasts: https://coffeechronicler.com/gear/grind ... -q-review/

The heptagonal version wasn't sold in North America for a while, but is now available in Canada. Here are two Canadian websites that have free shipping to the USA: (I've used both vendors many times.)
https://coffeeaddicts.ca/products/1zpre ... nd-grinder
https://www.roguewavecoffee.ca/collecti ... heptagonal

There is also the Knock Aergrind2, but it is almost twice the price of the 1zpresso https://prima-coffee.com/equipment/aergrind2-knock-sp

However, I have neither grinder. I have the Kickstarter Knock Aergrind, which fits inside the Aeropress Go if the grinder's catch cup is left behind (so one grinds directly into the Aeropress). However, I will typically pack the Orphan Espresso Fixie instead of the Aergrind as I find that my Fixie produces much better-tasting coffee than my Aergrind. (Current Aergrinds supposedly fix all the issues of the original Aergrind.)

[AZRich]

I have had a Timemore Slim Plus for a few years and am happy with it - used daily. The body fits easily in the a-p. It has a fairly small bean capacity but no problem for 1 a-p at a time.
Rich