Comandante C40 Nitro Blade Coffee Grinder MK4 (Liquid Amber)
Comandante C40 Nitro Blade Coffee Grinder MK4 (Liquid Amber)
For these Premium Wood models of our beloved C40 Mk4 Nitro Blade grinder, we responsibly source trees from our local partners and carefully select the most beautiful pieces of timber for making our 100% natural veneers.
Reducing the timber to fine sheets of veneer is an amazing process because you discover the incredible natural patterns of the wood grain, which emerge on each slice. Every piece of veneer that we use on our C40 grinders is considerately chosen and carefully cut to size. Trees are such a valuable natural resource, so it’s not only important to responsibly source them, we feel it’s our duty to do every piece justice and make sure every grinder shows the beauty of the wood!
Our passionate crafts- men and women carefully laminate the veneer onto the stainless steel grinder body, before it is meticulously sanded and polished with a natural hard wax oil. The latter is repeated several times in order to get the desired smooth and shiny surface.
It’s a particularly difficult process when you’re working with hard woods, but for us the result is totally worth it. This combination of the robustness of steel and the beauty and warmth of wood has always been at the heart of our design since the get go.
It goes without saying that the visual effect is important. For us, the user’s tactile experience is absolutely crucial too. It’s a difference that you can see, feel, and even hear whilst grinding.
The iconic Comandante C40 is a robust, high performance grinder with an advanced and pioneering burr set: Nitro Blade. And the new Mk4 generation just got even better!
Thanks to some smart material science, reworked internals and the addition of a basically unbreakable polymer-glass Bean Jar, the Comandante C40 Mk4 offers improved workflow, weight, and durability.
The burr material and design is the proud result of years of dedicated research and development at Comandante’s onsite coffee lab. Nitro Blade is unique, using a high-alloyed, high-nitrogen stainless steel with a fine martensitic micro-crystal matrix.
Burr Geometry has been optimised to achieve excellent Bean Thruput with a reduced Crank Torque and at the same time deliver a refined Particle Size Distribution for best brewing results
Comandante’s click system gives you full control for any brewing method and locks your preferred grind setting into place, helping you get the very best out of your roasted coffee and repeat the results again and again. This world class grind performance has made Nitro Blade the weapon of choice for true coffee enthusiasts around the globe, from home baristas to World Brewers Cup champions.
Weighing in at just over 600g, the C40’s compact size and robust nature means that whether you’re at home or off on an adventure, the world’s best manual grinder is your loyal companion.
Message from James [founder]
Does Coffee Quality Matter?
Did you know, that over 95% of the world’s coffee is considered “commercial grade coffee,” grown for mass production, sprayed with pesticides, and stored in a way that encourages mould growth.
All factors that can lead to health issues and an average cup of joe.
Myself and the team at Balance think you deserve better than that.
So what is healthy coffee?
What is Healthy Coffee?
In 2020, after working in the coffee industry for over 10+ years I decided to launch Balance on a mission to bring healthier range of coffee products to the UK.
Every batch of Balance Coffee is sourced from the top 5% of coffee farms worldwide.
Paying 25% more for the coffee we source, we regularly test for things you’d rather not drink, like Mould, Mycotoxins and Pesticides.
The result? A naturally clean healthy cup…with all of the flavour, and none of the nasties!
Finally a coffee you can feel great about drinking.
35% Colombian
Farm: La Joyeria
Region: Antioquia
Country: Colombia
Altitude: 1700 MASL
65% Mexican
Farm: Finca Guadalupe Zaju
Region: Chiapas
Country: Mexico
Altitude: 900 – 1700 MASL
Flavour notes: Milk Chocolate, Hazlenut and Fig on the finish.
The Stability Blend comprises of two single origin coffees carefully combined to create the perfect blend.
Two medium roast coffees from Mexico and Colombia, expertly roasted for an exquisite taste.
Providing you with a perfectly balanced cup with milk or black.
All orders over £25 are shipped for free.
Orders under £25 have a flat rate of £1.49 for shipping.
Place your order before midday for same day despatch Monday – Friday.
Explore of Brewing Guides to watch and learn how to make the perfect cup.
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Sustainability Impact
Questions? We got Answers.
Coffee
Balance coffee is absolutely fair trade (as every product should be).
While some of the coffee that we use may not always be “certified” organic, many of the coffee farms we buy from are in fact organic but cannot afford to pay for the certification.
In fact, we pay a higher price than most to help support farmers’ livelihoods whilst incentivising them to re-invest in order to create a more sustainable supply of coffee for the future.
For 1KG bag sizes it has approx 60 cups of coffee inside.
For 500g sizes it has approx 30 cups of coffee inside.
For 250g bag sizes it has approx 15 cups of coffee inside.
Our coffees all score above 80 points, which means the coffee you sip is not only 100% ethically sourced and sustainable, but also extremely rare – not everyone can get their hands on it.
At Balance, we’re fresher than fresh.
All Balance Coffees bags are sealed with a heat seal immediately after we bag the coffee just 24-48h after roasting.
Due to our quality packaging and fast delivery, your coffee will arrive as fresh as the day it was roasted.
Yes – they are regularly tested at origin during the processing process.
The farmers take pride in the picking and sorting process to ensure no bad beans are selected.
Yes! Balance Coffee Decaf is called Halcyon and it’s super tasty.
As a progressive roaster focusing on quality we use the phrase ‘speciality coffee’ to mean coffees that have scored 80+ according to the SCA and CQI coffee grading standard.
A lot of hard work goes into the production of speciality grade coffee.
All of the producers we work with will have earned a significant premium for the high quality coffee that they produce.
We look to purchase coffees that score of 82+ and in most cases 85+.
From a taste point of view, there is a significant difference between a coffee that scores 80 and one that scores 85.
Generally speaking, coffees that score higher have more complexity.
We source coffees from so many countries across the globe however, predominantly these coffees are sourced from the common coffee growing regions, otherwise known as the coffee belt.
Examples include Africa, Asia, South and Central America.
We have a great relationship with our farmers and co-ops, and are confident they meet all of our selection criteria for the highest quality green coffee beans.
At Balance Coffee we predominantly roast a medium profile for the majority of coffees apart from our single origins which are generally a touch lighter.
Professional Cuppers have described our coffee as “balanced, with a very clean flavour.
Shipping
Currently we are only shipping with the UK & Ireland.
We hope to soon expand internationally
We use Royal Mail to deliver coffee to your door.
Standard delivery is 48 hours and Express delivery within 24 hours.
Delivery details will be provided in your confirmation email.