In the good old days, our hippie forefathers just took a whole bud and shoved it in their pipes. The wisest among them would get their hands dirty, using their fingers to break bud up or scissors to cut and grind in pestle and mortar fashion. Although this seemed like the best and easiest option, the reality was messy, wasteful, and didn’t give a lot of opportunity for mixing. Luckily, we're past the stone age of grinding and now herb grinders are widely available and come in a variety of sizes, styles and materials including metal, wood, acrylic, stone, magnetic, rotary, crank and electric herb grinders. Some have additional features like kief catchers, mesh kief screens, extra large grinding chambers and clear windows for easy viewing.
At EverythingFor420.com we have a solid selection of metal grinders, wooden grinders, acrylic grinders and rotary grinders. Our blog post Best Grinders for Herb details the many benefits of using a cannabis grinder, includes step-by-step instructions on how to use a grinder and some of our top grinders for sale. Whether you are smoking a joint, blunt or from a bong, pipe or vaporizer, a grinder is an essential stoner tool so you can enjoy your herb at its finest.
We carry both metal rotary grinders and plastic rotary grinders in a variety of sizes and cool designs. A rotary grinder’s interlocking teeth tear the herb apart evenly and it falls through the holes into the chamber for you to pack into your bowl. This means that potent oils and pollen aren’t left sticking to your fingers and instead get packed into your joint just as it should be.
Take off the lid, break up the larger buds and put them into the grinder. Put the grinder lid back on and rotate about 10 times until shredded herb falls through the holes, and voila!
There is no one answer to the question of all questions: what is the best herb grinder to buy? It all depends on a few key factors: how many pieces you want your grinder to be, whether you want a kief catcher and screen, size and material. If you're looking for a long-lasting grinder made from high quality materials, these are some of the top grinder brands to keep in mind:
A kief catcher, also known as a pollen catcher is a screen for kief. You may wonder what is the point of a kief catcher and is it really worth it? Yes, hands down. The real question you should be asking is if kief get you higher than bud and the answer is simple: most definitely. Rich in resinous trichomes kief, also called cannabis crystals, is highly concentrated in terpenes and cannabinoids and can be as much as 50% higher than herb. All grinders have will at some capacity catch your kief, but 4 piece grinders have a section that makes it easy for when the mood strikes and you want to turn it up with that fine grind.
Grinders range in price, but cheap herb grinders normally range from as little as $10 - $25, while more high-end generally go up to $100, depending on the quality of the materials used. One of our best grinders is the Marley Natural Large Wood Grinder, which is made from black walnut wood and features a hidden scraper tool at the bottom, so you can collect all that poll.
At EverythingFor420.com our cannabis grinders are super affordable and you’ll save money by getting the most out of your flowers every day, with no waste. Check out our herb grinders for sale to see if something catches your eye and all of your kief too!