About 1Zpresso
1Zpresso was founded in 2017 in New Taipei City, Taiwan, by a group of coffee lovers with engineering backgrounds who set out to build a manual grinder good enough to rival electric machines costing far more. The company designs and manufactures its grinders in-house in Taiwan, including its own burr production, which gives it direct control over the tolerances that determine grind consistency. The brand name is itself a small piece of design thinking: the leading "1" is read in Chinese as "yi", so 1Zpresso is meant to be heard as "Easy-presso."
The company's first hand grinder won a Red Dot Design Award in Germany in 2018, and 1Zpresso has since built out a full model lineup organized by use case -- the J Series for espresso, the K Series as an all-rounder for both filter and espresso, the Q Series for compact travel grinding, and the ZP6 as a dedicated filter-only grinder. On our own bench, the JX (since updated and renamed the J) backed that reputation up: its 47mm conical burrs grind noticeably faster than smaller hand grinders, and its external numbered dial lets you leave an espresso setting, grind for pour-over, and return to the exact same espresso number with no guesswork -- the kind of repeatability serious manual-grinder users specifically shop for.
Brand website: 1zpresso.coffee
What 1Zpresso makes
1Zpresso's range runs wider than the products we rank. We feature the lines that won their Brew Gazette categories:
J Series (J / JX-Pro / J-Max)
espresso-focused manual grinders with external numbered adjustment -- our featured pick is from this series — featured on Brew Gazette
K Series (K-Plus / K-Max)
all-rounder manual grinders built for both filter and espresso, larger-capacity burrs
Q Series (Q2)
compact travel grinder, slim enough to fit inside an AeroPress
ZP6
dedicated filter-only grinder built for clarity and reduced fines on pour-over
Why we recognized 1Zpresso
The Brew Gazette Top Brand recognition isn't paid for and can't be applied for. We award it to the brands whose products independently earn top-pick status in our hands-on category reviews. 1Zpresso earned it because its products came out on top in 1 Brew Gazette guide — evaluated the same way every product on this site is: bought, brewed with daily, and judged on what lands in the cup.
1Zpresso products we feature
1Zpresso JX Manual Coffee Grinder
Its 47mm conical burrs are large for a hand grinder, so it grinds a full 35-gram French press dose in around a minute -- noticeably faster than smaller manual burrs that would have you cranking far longer. The external numbered adjustment is the feature serious manual-grinder users actually want: every setting is a printed click, so you can leave your espresso number, grind for pour-over, and come straight back to the exact same espresso setting with no guesswork. Grind quality is competition-grade and consistent from espresso through cold brew, and the full-metal build with a foldable handle and included carrying case makes it genuinely travel-ready, not just travel-tolerable.
Read the 8 Best Coffee Grinders of 2026 guide →What earned 1Zpresso the recognition
- Runner-up honors in our 8 Best Coffee Grinders of 2026 roundup, earning its slot in the premium manual and travel category against electric grinders costing just as much or more.
- Independently verified design credibility: 1Zpresso's first hand grinder won a Red Dot Design Award in Germany in 2018, recognition earned outside of Amazon review counts.
- In-house manufacturing in Taiwan, including its own burr production, gives 1Zpresso direct control over the grind-consistency tolerances that separate a genuinely precise manual grinder from a cheap one.
- The 47mm conical burrs and external numbered adjustment solve the two biggest complaints with manual grinders -- slow grinding and unrepeatable settings -- letting a user return to an exact prior setting with zero guesswork.
- A focused, use-case-organized lineup (J for espresso, K as an all-rounder, Q for travel, ZP6 for filter-only) built by engineers who founded the company specifically around specialty coffee, not a general kitchenware brand that added a grinder.