Magno grinder 40 mm: four parts with a screen and pollen chamber
This grinder is made up of four separate pieces of silver-coloured metal. The lid carries a Magno Mix engraving in the centre, framed by a scrolled pattern, and a knurled band around the edge that your fingers can hold on to. Below it sit the grinding chamber, a fine metal screen and, right at the bottom, a loose catch cup. At 40 mm across it is a manageable size: wide enough to turn comfortably, small enough to carry in a coat pocket.
What sets it apart from a two-part model is the route your material takes. Rows of teeth in the lid and the chamber pass one another as you turn. Anything ground finely enough drops through the holes in the floor of the chamber onto the screen below. The coarser pieces stay on the mesh, while the finest powder falls through into the cup at the bottom. That cup does not fill in one session: it builds up slowly over dozens of grinds.
The four parts
- Lid with teeth and an engraved top
- Grinding chamber with teeth and holes in its floor
- Screen section with fine metal mesh
- Catch cup at the bottom, unscrews freely
Using it
- Lift the lid off and spread your herbs loosely between the teeth, without packing them down.
- Put the lid back on and turn it back and forth a few times.
- Unscrew the grinding chamber to take out what you have ground.
- Leave the bottom cup alone until there is enough in it to be worth collecting.
Keeping it clean
Brush the teeth and the holes out regularly with a stiff brush. Go gently on the mesh, which is thin and will deform if you scrape at it with any force; a soft brush or a toothpick is plenty there. Stubborn residue on the metal parts can be wiped off with a little alcohol, after which everything needs to dry properly.
Other grinders at Avalon Magic Plants
Alongside this one, Avalon Magic Plants stocks the two-part 50 mm Magno grinder without a screen, the Aluminium Magic Square Grinder 4-Part, the Metal grinder classic 3 parts and the wooden Grinder wooden classic. Everything ships discreetly packaged.
