You may have seen one in that cute little antique store around the corner, or on the counter in your grandma’s kitchen.
The good ole manual coffee grinder will get the job done—it’ll grind your coffee beans up so you can brew your cup.

It’s just going to take a little work on your part. Grinding or “milling” coffee is a little tougher on an old-fashioned hand grinder.
A box grinder is just that—a box with a crank and handle sticking out of the top. Once you drop the beans in, get cranking.

Maybe you’ll appreciate the coffee even more. There are also manual grinders that work sort of like a pepper mill. However, if you live in the United States, you may have a little trouble finding a manual grinder at all.
You’re not going to walk into a Target or a Wal-Mart and find a Krips or Cuisinart manual grinder.

In a high-end store you may bump into a Melitta Grind and Brew which will not only grind your coffee, but brew it, and offer a digital display with the time, the weather, and give you instructions in foreign languages.
This is a world away from the manual grinder.

New-fangled electric grinders are the most popular, but if you are after that by-hand experience, there are specialty shops online where you can still find an old-fashioned manual grinder. Or just go to that cute little antique store around the corner.