10 Best Coffee Makers With Ceramic Grinders

When we want to buy an automatic coffee machine,  apart from its speed and the ease to make different drinks by simply pressing a button, one of the things we value most is that  "coffee machines with grinder included" . This allows us to taste extractions of freshly ground coffee.

Pre-ground coffees, no matter how tight their packaging, will always lose properties over time when in contact with the air.

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And as we increasingly give importance to  coffee makers with built-in grinders , there is a growing question or demand among consumers: coffee makers with integrated ceramic grinder , or coffee makers with ceramic grinders. The mills ceramic coffee  have been imposed in recent years, compared with traditional built with steel wheels, thanks to a cast of advantages that will be detailed later.

We can learn and read more about coffee grinders by reading our  Guide on grinders , but in today's article we are going to talk exclusively about espresso coffee machines that incorporate ceramic grinders.

Best Coffee Makers With Ceramic Grinders

Benefits of Ceramic Grinders

Any coffee grinder, either independent mills or grinders incorporated in automatic coffee machines, has wheels (also called strawberries) built with two materials: steel or ceramic.

The ceramic grinders have the following advantages over coffee mills with steel wheels:

Resistance to temperature increase: All the benefits of ceramic wheels come from a single quality: the ceramic material does not acquire temperatures as high as steel during the turning process.

They can turn at a higher speed : This is not used by all coffee makers, but on paper a ceramic mill can turn faster than a steel mill. Many people do not know, but the main obstacle for a grinder to turn faster not always the power of the engine, but the risk of taking too high temperatures.

Greater durability: the ceramic material wheels do not suffer from rust and are also much more resistant to erosion. Therefore, they remain intact for much longer than steel ones.

Coffee bean protection: From certain speeds, steel wheels can overheat. If a wheel acquires a lot of temperature, it can end up transmitting an unpleasant aftertaste to burnt in the raw material - coffee beans. With ceramic wheels this problem does not exist.

If we remove the ceramic grinding wheels from our grinder, this is what they look like:

Best Coffee Makers With Ceramic Grinders

As we can see, the ceramic material has a characteristic whitish color compared to the metallic one of the steel wheels.

Coffee Makers with Ceramic Grinders - Prices

The coffee makers that carry a ceramic coffee grinder are always in the automatic segment, so their price starts with a minimum threshold of 200-300 euros. From there, as you go up the ladder will be more likely to find models that have a ceramic coffee grinder ... and also logically raise its price.
As a reference, we can indicate that almost all the coffee machines that we recommend in the next ranking cost 500-600 euros and up.

The Best Coffee Makers with Ceramic Grinders

Naturally, it is more common to find ceramic grinders in the high-end automatic coffee machines , and not so much in basic range coffee machines. Nor in coffee machines too old. On the contrary, ceramic grinders are a common quality in certain firms (whatever the range of the coffee maker). For example,  Saeco  uses standard ceramic grinders in almost all its models.

Anyway, if you want to buy a coffee maker with a ceramic grinder you must have a good budget. Have it clear in advance.

Here we review some of the most interesting models of automatic express coffee machines with grinder. We have selected 10 for you:

Philips 4000 Series

Direct heirs of Saeco's automatic coffee machines, these Philips series have all built-in ceramic grinders, exactly like those from the Italian manufacturer. We highlight the Philips Series 4000 , but the lower models also carry ceramic grinders :  Philips Series 2000  and Philips Series 3000 .

Severin S2

Best Coffee Makers With Ceramic Grinders

The prestigious and emblematic automatic coffee machine of Severin (the flagship of this German firm) also carries a ceramic grinder . This Severin S2 allows to adjust the grinding according to 5 thicknesses, and has a standard capacity to hold 140 grams of coffee beans.

In addition, it has an additional entrance to use ground coffee - we can see it in the photo - which is always appreciated if we want to prepare a decaffeinated coffee or a similar variety.

Saeco PicoBaristo

Best Coffee Makers With Ceramic Grinders

We have already advanced that all the automatic coffee machines of Saeco assemble, as a common norm, ceramic grinders. We especially like this PicoBaristo , with aluminum and steel boiler, 1.8 liter capacity tank, and a catalog of up to 11 drinks or immediate elaborations ( One Touch button ).

Your grinder has up to 10 levels of thickness, so adjustments can satisfy the most demanding users with the precision of its grinding.

Saeco Incanto

Just one step below the previous  PicoBaristo  is this Saeco Incanto . It is still a high-end automatic, but with some benefits of less and a price also more affordable. Your ceramic grinder has 5 levels of adjustment for grinding, and a fairly generous capacity: 250 grams of coffee beans.

Bosch VeroCafe Latte

Best Coffee Makers With Ceramic Grinders

It is common for large firms of automatic express coffee machines to use ceramic grinders in their larger range models. This is the case of Bosch and his VeroCafe Latte . It is a coffee machine that uses the ceramic coating not only in the grinder ( CeramDrive technology ), but also in the outer casing, which gives it a very particular and pleasant touch.

The  Bosch VeroCafe Latte  has a capacity of 1.7 liters and the grinder is quite large: we can store up to 300 grams of coffee inside.

Siemens EQ8

Best Coffee Makers With Ceramic Grinders

The Siemens automatics are one of the most extensive and prestigious series in this segment of domestic coffee makers. From the EQ5 to the EQ9 , the German firm offers us models for all tastes and for all budgets ... although it is true that part of an average level of quite quality, even in the EQ5 coffee machine   that is supposed to be the most basic.

We are left with this Siemens EQ8 , a real marvel of technology that borders the border between a domestic coffee machine and a professional coffee maker, and that also includes a ceramic grinder also includes a stainless steel casing, 19 bars of pressure, a giant 2.4-liter water tank , or the possibility of configuring and managing several different user profiles.

Solac CA4815

Best Coffee Makers With Ceramic Grinders

The Solac CA4815 is an amazing automatic coffee machine, little known in Spain (the Solac brand is associated with lower coffeemakers) but which stands out for its excellent quality-price ratio. Not only has a ceramic grinder, but also an LCD touch panel that makes it much easier to operate the machine, an exclusive pre-infusion system, or 18 bar pressure.

Gaggia Brera

Best Coffee Makers With Ceramic Grinders

A company as traditional and prestigious as Gaggia also points to the trend of ceramic grinders in its highest level automatic coffee machine: the Brera model .

The Gaggia Brera retains the usual stainless steel casing, hallmark of these Italian coffee makers, in addition to 15 pressure bars, 1.2-liter tank, grain pre- infusion system , and stainless steel panarello professional vaporizer .

Your ceramic grinder has a capacity for 250 grams of coffee.

Saeco Idea De Luxe

Best Coffee Makers With Ceramic Grinders

As it can not be otherwise, the best coffee maker in the world also has ceramic grinders. We refer to the Saeco Idea , a real monster oriented to business and catering services, which you can learn more about by reading our guide of express professional coffee makers . We will only tell you that its price is around 6000 euros.

The mill of this Saeco Idea is equally gigantic, in proportion to the huge coffee machine where it is integrated. Its wheels are 64 mm in diameter (much thicker than those of a conventional coffee maker, which are usually in the 54-56 mm) and has a storage capacity of more than two kilos of coffee beans ... ten times larger than the hopper of a mill integrated normal and current.

Jura Giga X7

Best Coffee Makers With Ceramic Grinders

And the same as the previous one we can say about this Jura Giga X7 . We can not speak of coffee machines with automatic grinders without going through this famous Swiss company. Not all Jura coffee machines have ceramic grinders, but this Giga X7 is currently the top model range (it is not intended for domestic use, but rather for work centers or small businesses) and does mount them.
We speak in the plural because the  Jura Giga X7  incorporates not one, but two ceramic grinders , with a capacity of 650 grams each. It is an ultra-fast coffee machine and with a price commensurate with its benefits: more than 3000 euros.