Preventing coffee from losing its characteristic taste and aroma is the essential element in grinding coffee. Bodum has spent a lot of time on research and cooperated with some of the world's most knowledgeable coffee specialists to create the Antigua. Using a conical burr grinder, such as you find in professional grinders at your coffee supplier, the coffee is cut rather than crushed.

And by providing the Antigua with special Bodum developed gearing so as not to overheat the beans, we have made the true professional grinder coffee connoisseurs have been looking for. Measuring 8 by 10.5 in, 20 by 27 cm, the Bodum design department has scaled this professional grinder down to the smallest possible size to fit in your kitchen.

Although big enough for 1 pound of coffee beans, the grinder can be adjusted from a coarse French press setting to a fine Italian espresso setting. Bodum's Antigua takes all kinds of roasts, from the very dark oily espressos to the lighter and dryer roasts of filter coffee. The Antigua is also provided with a timer/quantity control allowing you to grind any amount of coffee down to 1.4 oz of fine ground coffee.

We at Isla Java Coffee Company believe that next to the quality of the coffee beans, the roast, the water and the coffee maker, a proper measure and grind is necessary to deliver the inexplicable taste and aroma of a sublime cup of coffee.  If you're going for the fully unplugged brewing experience of manual-drip pour-over brewer AND a French Press this grinder is ideal for setting the proper grind for each method..

Please Note: Bodum tests all burr grinders at the factory at all grind settings for quality control purposes. While all attempts are made by Bodum to rigorously clean burr grinders following this quality control step there is a remote possibility that some grounds will be found in the burr and/or hopper. This does not mean that the grinder is used, rather all grinders sold by us as an authorized Bodum dealer are certified as new and carry the full Bodum  warranty as specified in the product literature provided with the unit.