Grinders
Comandante
Comandante is a family-run German maker of high-performance manual coffee grinders, engineered and assembled just outside Munich. Its proprietary burrs are cut from high-nitrogen stainless steel for a uniform particle distribution that lets the cup express clarity and sweetness across everything from espresso to French press. Milled stainless bodies on ball-bearing axles make them built to last for decades of daily use.
The lineup
4 models
C40 MK4 Nitro Blade
flagshipThe iconic manual grinder built around the Nitro Blade burr, cut from high-nitrogen stainless steel for refined, consistent particle size. Made in Germany with a stainless body and dual 40g bean jars.
~$339
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C60 Baracuda
premiumComandante's most advanced grinder, with a 60mm Baracuda burr in proprietary Nitro Rex steel set in a body cut from a single stainless block. The GX50 Gold Clix system offers roughly 21-micron adjustment steps.
~$698
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X25 Trailmaster
travelA rugged, outdoor-focused hand grinder in the C40 family built for travel and durability, pairing Comandante's precision burrs with a hard-wearing coated build. Delivers the brand's signature uniform grind in a trail-ready package.
~$379
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C40 Lab Series Tigershark
specialty burrA C40 MK4 fitted with the Lab Series Tigershark burr, tuned to explore alternative particle profiles for experimental and competition brewing. Same German-made stainless build as the standard C40 with a specialized burr set.
~$378
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