Review: ELNOR/Sabor Grindersupreme

Coffee connoisseurs know that freshly ground coffee tastes much better than pre-ground coffee. Ordinary people have also realised this, and we have seen a huge increase in sales of coffee and espresso machines in recent years. More specifically, 27 percent last year alone. But what may not be so obvious is that ordinary coffee still tastes best when brewed through a regular coffee funnel. You just need the right ingredients – and a good grinder. If you have a small espresso machine without a built-in grinder, it’s time to buy one instead of buying pre-ground espresso coffee, where the selection is also very limited.

The selection of coffee grinders, on the other hand, is huge – too huge, in my opinion – and it can be difficult to make the right choice. Avoid the usual pitfalls, such as choosing a grinder with rotating blades instead of grinding discs. Make sure there are enough grind settings and that the grinder is capable of grinding very fine espresso powder. The ground coffee powder must not stick to the bowl due to static electricity, and no powder residue must remain on the journey through the grinder (retention). The noise level may be worth considering, as well as the volume capacity and how easy the grinder is to maintain. In short, you should avoid the cheapest coffee grinders, but it does not have to be very expensive.

Look for the ECBC label

If you don’t want to do the detective work yourself, you can look for the ECBC (European Coffee Brewing Centre) quality label. The work has been done for you, and grinders that have scored satisfactorily on all criteria are allowed to display the label. So far, very few grinders on the market have been approved, and one of them is Grindersupreme. With a price tag of around €180, it is in the premium class, but still much cheaper than most other ECBC-certified grinders.

Stylish and compact

Grindersupreme from ELNOR/Sabor is a compact and elegant coffee grinder. With a height of only 29 cm and a width of 12 cm, it takes up less space on the kitchen counter than most competitors. The build quality seems solid with a combination of brushed metal and black plastic.

The bean container on top can hold approx. 210 grams of coffee beans and is transparent, so you can easily see how much is left. Below is a clear graduation disc with 34 settings. It feels reassuringly solid when you turn it, without being hard.

The front features a simple control panel with a selection of cup numbers (1-10), a 25-second timer and a separate start/stop button. The included collection container for the ground coffee has a capacity of 100 grams.

Please note that the number of cups is based on an average strength coffee with a capacity of approx. 150 ml. If you have a larger cup or prefer stronger coffee, you may need to adjust the ‘number of cups’ setting.

Perfectly ground powder

For the test, I use my trusty Moccamaster coffee machine, which is designed to make regular coffee. However, I prefer to use espresso beans, as I love the taste of a strong, full-bodied lungo. I highly recommend Lavazza Espresso Gran Crema beans.

I set the grinder to the finest setting, and the powder has almost the consistency of wheat flour. It’s absolutely perfect. The grinder repeats the success every time, and there is nothing left in the grinder once it has been poured into the coffee filter. This is because the container is antistatic. By weighing the contents both before and after grinding, I find that there is no waste. Retention is minimised so that no old coffee dust is left anywhere in the system. This prevents old coffee dust from contaminating the next grind and ensures that you get the amount of coffee you expect.

Against a tough competitor

I used the more expensive Wilfa Uniform Black for comparison. We named it the best coffee product of the year in 2024/25 because it is simply fantastic. Uniform Black also has ECBC approval. It has more settings (41 vs. 34), and the party trick is that the lid also functions as a scale. It communicates with an app via Bluetooth, which is neat.

Grindersupreme is easier to set and is more reliable at the finest settings. Wilfa set to 1 simply cannot push the beans through the grinder. It took me a while to figure it out. The manual says to temporarily set it to a coarser setting, e.g. 20, and then down to the finest again. It still doesn’t work. But when I turn it up to fineness level 3, the Wilfa works flawlessly.

The Grindersupreme is more compact and lighter (2.5 kg compared to Wilfa’s 4.3 kg), so it takes up less space on the kitchen counter. However, the biggest selling point is that the Grindersupreme costs much less and delivers at least as good results – often better – on the parameters that matter most.

Things to consider

Unlike some more expensive competitors, Grindersupreme does not have a built-in scale, so you will need to use your own kitchen scale if you want to be precise. But as I said to a colleague during the test, a standard kitchen scale costs less than €40. How much more would you be willing to pay to have it integrated into the grinder?

The time setting of 25 seconds is fixed, but you can of course stop the machine manually whenever you want. A slightly more advanced timer with multiple presets would have been handy, but again – it’s hard to complain when the price is so advantageous. More buttons would also spoil the minimalist, elegant look.

Solid quality in the cup

The most important question remains: How does the coffee taste?

I grind for both filter brewing and press coffee. I didn’t have access to a manual espresso machine during the test period, so I didn’t try that. But the result was still impressively consistent. The grinder produces even particles that provide good extraction regardless of the brewing method. The difference from my old cheap grinder was striking – the sweetness of the filter coffee came through clearly, while the espresso had a rich and frothy finish.

To be honest, I got equally good results with the Wilfa grinder. Which is also ECBC certified. This indicates that you can trust this stamp. I myself have a much cheaper Wilfa grinder, where the powder sticks to the bowl and more powder remains in the grinder and contaminates the next brew. So the grinder matters, that’s for sure.

Grindersupreme delivers a quality that is definitely worth the price. No waste on the way through the machine, and the antistatic coating means that you use all the ground coffee. And it tastes great.

Conclusion

ELNOR/Sabor Grindersupreme delivers delicious freshly ground coffee without breaking the household budget. With ECBC approval, no retention (residual powder) and 34 different settings, it is both precise and reliable.

It is particularly good for those who make espresso or pour-over coffee, where the fine grind on the lowest setting works brilliantly. Compared to more expensive competitors, Grindersupreme offers more value for money.

The price of €180 makes it a sensible purchase for anyone who wants good coffee at home. In fact, it’s so good that I’m considering buying one myself when the test sample has to be returned.