On the lookout for the best weed grinder? We feel you. There’s nothing nicer than packing a bowl or rolling a joint with cannabis that’s gone through a fine grind.

Featuring best sellers and classic brands beloved by pot lovers for generations, we put together a list of the ten best herb grinders available right now.

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Table of Contents

• What Makes A Good Grinder?

  • Keeping Your Grinder Clean

• Mood’s 10 Best Grinders of 2024

• Grinder FAQs

• Join The Mood Community & Save 20%

What Makes A Good Grinder?

At the end of the day, a functional grinder should be easy to use, relatively clean, and capable of breaking down buds into a finely ground powder-like form.

Here are some things you’ll want to think about when determining if you’re looking at one of the best cannabis grinders for you:

• Is the grinder large enough? People who use one-hitters might be more partial to smaller grinders, while those who prefer joints and blunts might prefer a 4-piece grinder that has the size and surface area to handle enough buds at a time.

• Is it made of a quality material? Stainless steel, aluminum grinders, electric grinders are all examples that are designed for easier use. An acrylic grinder, on the other hand, will be cheap and convenient but bottom of the barrel in terms of quality.

• How easily can your grinder break up sticky, resinous nugs? Depending on the design, some grinders rip through the flowers easily, while others get jammed, stuck, and clogged with stems and resin more easily. Keeping your grinder clean plays a large role in this area, as does the grinder you choose.

Keeping Your Grinder Clean

Even if you’re working with the best weed grinder, you need to consistently liberate it from the obtrusive bits of resin and kief that can cause blockage.

Cleaning your grinder is a simple process, and here are the basic steps:

• Step One: Empty out all of the nugs and disassemble your cannabis grinder.

• Step Two: Freeze your grinder, then brush away frozen residue.

• Step Three: Soak (for acrylic) or Boil (for metal) your grinder.

• Step Four: Rewash with fresh alcohol or water.

• Step Five: Cool, wipe down, and reassemble.

We break down each step in-depth on the Mood Blog. Now that you’re prepared to take care of a splurge of a grinder buy, we can get into our list of the best cannabis grinders you can find.

Learn more: How To Clean a Weed Grinder: A Guide for All Grinder Types

Mood’s 10 Best Grinders of 2024

This list features many well-known and critically acclaimed metal grinders.

We’re proud to recommend any of them to our community of cannabis lovers.

10. POTV Grinder

This affordable four-piece grinder comes in four glossy colors and is available for free shipping orders. It’s made of an Aircraft Grade Anodized Aluminum (AGAA) for a fine grind that would serve any cannabis user well. This quality grinder is only $25.

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9. ZAM Threadless Grinders

Featuring three-piece and four-piece designs, these threadless gems from bong and grinder provider ZAM work great. Most grinders have threads that allow you to screw the pieces together. The more you use the grinder, the more resin and kief build up in the threads, making it hard to fit together. A threadless grinder replaces screw-in threads for magnets for easier use, and ZAM’s range from $65-$150.

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8. Medium Polished 4-Piece Space Case Grinder

This four-piece grinder is available in black or polished aluminum. It comes from a company that has used American-milled aircraft-grade aluminum, among other high-quality methods, to create reliable products for over a quarter century. You can get this Space Case aluminum grinder for just $120.

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7. Brilliant Cut Grinder Set

This high-quality grinder set features different plates to customize how fine you grind your herb. This advanced herb grinder can adjust for coarse grinding (good for bongs), fine grinds, and medium grinds. This interchangeable grinder is also available in a variety of vibrant colors and is currently $136.

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6. Houseplant Glass Grinder

Seth Rogen’s well-known houseplant brand has one of the classiest grinders on the market: this borosilicate glass delight. Despite its high-end, mid-century modern design, this still isn’t the most expensive choice on our list of the best weed grinders out right now. It’s currently available for $95.

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5. Flower Mill Next-Gen Standard 2.5”

Here’s another threadless grinder and another one of our aircraft aluminum herb grinders. This is actually an updated version of Business Insider’s pick for the Best Overall Cannabis Grinders in 2024. It’s coated in a smooth BPA-free plastic for smooth use, and $45 at the moment.

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4. Santa Cruz Shredder Four-Piece Grinder

Another well-reviewed four-piece grinder on this list is the Santa Cruz Shredder, which has been a leader in the grinder world for some time. These aluminum grinders feature threadless and threaded designs with sharp, densely laid-out sets of teeth and effective kief catchers. They range from $56 to $170.

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3. Kannastör Gr8tr Jar Body Grinder

A New York Times pick for The Best Cannabis Grinder, this high-end grinder features plates designed for vapes and for flower. Its futuristic design is both an aesthetic step above your typical grinder and great for achieving a fine grind with intuitive sets of micro teeth. It’s currently $95.

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2. OG OTTO

This automatic milling machine uses AI to grind your flower and pack joints for you automatically. The only representative from the world of electric grinders on this list, the OG Black OTTO comes with a free cone starter pack, measuring cup, and more helpful accessories. It currently goes for $130.

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1. SharpStone® V2 Clear Top 4 Piece Hand Crank Grinder

Sharpstone USA has long been at the top of the grinder field, and this hand-crank delight is uber-effective and fun to use. It holds together using neodymium magnets and achieves fine grinds with razor-sharp cutting blades. You can get this top-ranked grinder for just $60.

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Grinder FAQs

Q: What do you do if you want to smoke weed and don’t have a grinder?

A: For a long, long time, humans have enjoyed the benefits of THC and cannabis by simply breaking up flower with our fingers.

Sure, your fingers might get a little sticky, and you’ll never achieve as fine a grind as you could with a well-designed metal grinder, but this old-school method does the trick when you’re in need.

Q: Is a two-piece grinder good enough?

A: At the end of the day, as long as your weed is broken up well enough to spread across the rolling paper, whatever grinder you use is good enough.

For those who enjoy regular smoking, splurging on a high-end grinder like those shared in this guide can be a nice treat that makes taking part easier and better.

Q: Can you use a coffee grinder for weed?

A: Sure, you can.

The coffee grinder just will collect some resin and retain some cannabis grounds, so it probably wouldn’t be the best idea to continue using it for coffee without cleaning it first.

Q: Where can I buy one of the best weed grinders?

A: This guide features links to all of the above grinder recommendations.

You can also browse a variety of herb grinders on popular marketplace websites like Amazon.

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