Wow Kinu is having a sale and is offering the Simplicty (same as rebel without ribs) WITH the brew burr for $295 in the states! It shows up as $315 initially but when actually purchased - $310 with tax and shipping. CANNOT WAIT! I've been eyeing these ever since they came out but went Comandante because they were always so freaking expensive - btw the simplicty comes with magnetic catch cup too - apparently a recent upgrade. Thanks for the review Josh - had you not done this I would've never bothered to check their site - great content as always. Got my Kinu M47 Simplicty grinder today (week later than my original post) - Buy one if you have the means. You WILL NOT regret it. I had a fantastic cup today that is markedly different from ny Comandante (good) and very nuanced in a way I never got from my C40. FIt. Finish. Usability. Execution. All 10/10. Using stock burrs - doubl I would need the pourover burr but it's included in their current sale.
@@AlternativeBrewing Kinu is a BEAST - fantastic grinder - I brewed my first cup today using your Aeropress light roast recipe - WOW. Really great. Tried with my C40 too and also great. Kinu (stock burrs) is not as clean as C40 but that's not a bad thing TBH.
@@toddklickovich6737I’m thinking about buying only Kinu pour over burr and installing it into my cheap Kingrinder K2. I watched a video how to do it and it’s possible and easy.
Which espresso hand grinder would you say, of all of the ones you have tested, is the best for high body, syrupy shots? Still trying to find that one hand grinder that offers a body forward balanced shot with my picopresso. Thermals can be a challenge with that, so I tend to lean toward chocolate, roasted nuts and caramel flavor notes. Coffees roasted into the high 40s to low 50s in the agtron so clarity really isn't desirable as I am not into digging out the smokey flavors! As an example: The K-Max brings too much clarity into these sorts of coffees for my taste and the body is lacking, significantly. This is for long term travel so a hand grinder is a must, but size isn't much of a concern (just a lack of power, lol). Anyway, any suggestions would be apricated! As always, I enjoyed the video and am looking forward to the next one.
It would be nice to know how it compares to the other versions: classic, phoenix and simplicity. Weight, volume, catch cup difference. Based on what you said the catch cup is smaller than for the classic?
Yup, the handle is also the older one without the folding mechanism. Kinda sad he didn't compare it to the actual J-ultra, as I am currently debating between these two. Not sure a kinu is worth over 100€ more, especially with the plastics... But I'm torn when he said the 1zpresso is better for lighter roasts because I prefer creamy medium roasts.
@@ExtractionFaction I have experience with both the J-Max and the J-Ultra and the testing notes Josh describes from the Kinu Rebel reflects what I usually experience with the Ultra. Testing is subjective though
With the electricity out recently, I wondered why I didn’t have a hand grinder! Thanks for reviewing this.
This Rebel is Simplicity with an otherwise polished body. As good as any Kinu model. Great review!
Thanks so much 😀
Wow Kinu is having a sale and is offering the Simplicty (same as rebel without ribs) WITH the brew burr for $295 in the states! It shows up as $315 initially but when actually purchased - $310 with tax and shipping. CANNOT WAIT! I've been eyeing these ever since they came out but went Comandante because they were always so freaking expensive - btw the simplicty comes with magnetic catch cup too - apparently a recent upgrade. Thanks for the review Josh - had you not done this I would've never bothered to check their site - great content as always.
Got my Kinu M47 Simplicty grinder today (week later than my original post) - Buy one if you have the means. You WILL NOT regret it. I had a fantastic cup today that is markedly different from ny Comandante (good) and very nuanced in a way I never got from my C40. FIt. Finish. Usability. Execution. All 10/10. Using stock burrs - doubl I would need the pourover burr but it's included in their current sale.
unreal! 🙌 enjoy 😀
@@AlternativeBrewing Kinu is a BEAST - fantastic grinder - I brewed my first cup today using your Aeropress light roast recipe - WOW. Really great. Tried with my C40 too and also great. Kinu (stock burrs) is not as clean as C40 but that's not a bad thing TBH.
@@toddklickovich6737I’m thinking about buying only Kinu pour over burr and installing it into my cheap Kingrinder K2. I watched a video how to do it and it’s possible and easy.
Kinu pour over burr is a very underrated tool.
Looks like a nice grinder ❤
I love it!
Looks like a tank ☕️😎👍🏽
This looks like a lightsaber handle, which makes it even more appealing to me 😂
Which espresso hand grinder would you say, of all of the ones you have tested, is the best for high body, syrupy shots? Still trying to find that one hand grinder that offers a body forward balanced shot with my picopresso. Thermals can be a challenge with that, so I tend to lean toward chocolate, roasted nuts and caramel flavor notes. Coffees roasted into the high 40s to low 50s in the agtron so clarity really isn't desirable as I am not into digging out the smokey flavors!
As an example: The K-Max brings too much clarity into these sorts of coffees for my taste and the body is lacking, significantly.
This is for long term travel so a hand grinder is a must, but size isn't much of a concern (just a lack of power, lol).
Anyway, any suggestions would be apricated!
As always, I enjoyed the video and am looking forward to the next one.
Thanks so much. Comandante C40 all the way 🙌 Complex, creamy and heavy bodies without needing too much effort in dialling in. Always a winner
It would be nice to know how it compares to the other versions: classic, phoenix and simplicity. Weight, volume, catch cup difference. Based on what you said the catch cup is smaller than for the classic?
It is yes - though - much of this is very similar to the Simplicity.
Do you know the correct weight for the rebel? Your website says 1.75kg?
should be simiar to the Simplicty - 965g
Im sorry - yeah - 1.75 maybe for the whole package - but the Rebel is around 965g yes 👌
Are you sure that's a J Ultra and not a J Max? The J Ultra has chamfered edges. They're very similar but still not the same.
Yup, the handle is also the older one without the folding mechanism. Kinda sad he didn't compare it to the actual J-ultra, as I am currently debating between these two. Not sure a kinu is worth over 100€ more, especially with the plastics... But I'm torn when he said the 1zpresso is better for lighter roasts because I prefer creamy medium roasts.
It definitely looks like the J-Max
It is a J Max, J Ultra tasting profile is the same as the Kinu
@@alarcilamdo you have experience with those 2 to back it up?
@@ExtractionFaction I have experience with both the J-Max and the J-Ultra and the testing notes Josh describes from the Kinu Rebel reflects what I usually experience with the Ultra. Testing is subjective though
Great review. Abs plastic meh