Ceramic Burrs Vs Steel Burrs

Ceramic burr are less thermally conductive than steel this means these burrs transfer less heat than steel burrs see below on heat.

Ceramic burrs vs steel burrs.

I haven t noticed this myself and i m not sure the argument would even apply to hand grinding. And from what i have heard from people out there. Steel burrs though usually stainless steel can still corrode depending on the type of steel used. Ceramic burrs are molded so in order to get a high quality ceramic burr you have to a very high quality and very expensive mold.

Since ceramic and steel burrs have different heat conducting abilities. In general for most people brewing at home i d say that steel burrs are better. That s not because steel is inherently better than ceramic but because of the manufacturing process surrounding them. Ceramic burrs are harder than steel and last on average about twice as long as steel burrs.

The lifespan is about half the time per pound of coffee as the ceramics but most can be replaced. The lifespan of a burr grinder depends on its quality and the burr material. Stainless steel burr grinders typically make it through 500 to 1 000 pounds of coffee. Last twice as long as steel burrs before requiring replacement.

Ceramic burrs are more brittle than steel so you could chip the ceramic burr if a very hard rock was hiding in the beans. As far as i know you ll usually find either ceramic or steel burrs. In general ceramic burrs tend to last longer than stainless steel burrs. Or so the argument goes.

Malling wrote vario with steel burr have defiantly improved the in the cup result compared to the ceramic type burrs usually found in vario for all the other brewing methods but it s still inferior when compared to a bulk grinder the vario with steel burrs it for people who is on a budget and who doesn t have the space for a bulk grinder. Ceramic burrs advantages. Specifically ceramic burr grinders usually last through 1 000 to 1 500 pounds of coffee. Steel burrs disadvantages.

Ceramic burrs transfer less heat compared to steel ones this means that the type of burr used can affect the taste of coffee. Heat is an important factor when it comes to coffee grinder burrs because any extra heat impacts your coffee s flavor since it burns off some oils present on the beans. First off ceramic burrs run a bit cooler compared to steel burrs or in other words they don t heat up as fast or retain heat as much as their metal counterparts. The burrs heat up during the grinding process and this heat tends to change the taste of the ground coffee.