Dropped $80 on a fancy coffee grinder and wish I just used a mortar and pestle

So I bought this hand grinder last month cause I wanted fresh grounds for my pour over. Thing cost me $80 and the handle fell off after 2 weeks. The company wants me to pay shipping to fix it. My buddy uses a $10 mortar and pestle from the grocery store and his coffee tastes just as good. Am I just getting ripped off by these gear companies or does a real grinder actually make a difference long term? Anybody else get burned on coffee gear?

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logan_wood2d ago

Wait, the handle fell off after two weeks?

singh.harper2d ago

Ngl my coffee mug handle broke just looking at it wrong.

abbyp612d agoOG Member

My cousin's cast iron skillet did the same thing after like a month. Read somewhere that the newer ones aren't made the same as the old ones, thinner metal and cheaper rivets or something.