I can't praise this little "gadget" enough. I was considering purchasing an electric bean grinder but was shocked by how much power they use and the cost!  You can save money and have a more fulfilling experience by buying this coffee mill. It has an old world charm. It's easy to set up and it's really cute the way the little drawer fills up with ground coffee beans. There are 2 settings: fine ground and coarse ground. You manually set the inner crank. The fine ground is very fine and the coarse is nice and coarse. Since I use a coffee press, I use the coarse ground setting. So if you want an old-world coffee-making experience (and enjoy grinding, lol), buy it. I've had mine for over a month and use it everyday!