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The Skerton Pro was the 3rd grinder I’ve owned. I was using the JavaPresse before the Skerton, which is a lot cheaper. I decided to try the Skerton hoping it would be lower effort. I found the JavaPresse slippery and over time was worried I was hurting my wrists. The Skerton seemed much better at first but just like the JavaPresse as it wore it’s internal parts it becomes more and more difficult to crank and the grind consistency started to get worse. The ceramic burrs are very durable but the plastic parts do wear and the shaft has more play in it after a year. When I first started using the Skerton I was mostly grinding for French Press. I would always have fines in the coffee but figured that was just how French Press was. Later I started using a 3 cup Moka Pot and a Hario V60. Both of these kept the fines out of the coffee but the inconsistency did affect flavor. But the big issue is when using the finer grinding settings particularly with lighter roasts the grinder tends to jam and the physical effort goes way up. Before the Skerton and JavaPresse I had a $40 electric burr grinder. I might say the Skerton is better than electric grinders at that price point. After getting a six cup Chemex and feeling like I was really in danger of giving myself an RSI from grinding I switched back to an electric grinder in the $100 range. The Skerton is absolutely no competition to the new electric grinder, the electric one at that price point produces a much much more consistent grind.