Introducing our Monolith Titan Flat burr single dosing espresso grinder with 75mm Titanium Nitride coated Shuriken-LM burrs and variable speed brush-less DC motor. The end-game grinder. Built to last. It’s the simplest designed grinder in the world designed and built in Seattle, USA.
The Monolith Flat burr grinder is designed around 75mm Titanium Nitride coated Shuriken-LM flat burrs. Burrs we use have very small inner diameter so effective cutting surface length is close to the cutting surface of 80mm and 83mm diameter burrs. Big burrs in smaller package. Since flat burrs expel ground coffee on the sides, we angled the grinder to allow straight down exit of ground coffee into the basket. As it is tradition with Monolith grinders, we used super short magnetically attached exit chute that can be easily tapped out and cleared of any remaining coffee.
The Monolith Titan Flat uses a brush-less DC motor rated for 40,000 hours life. RPM (rotations per minute) can be adjusted using dial on the side of the grinder from 22-800 RPM with a recommended top speed for light roasted, hard beans at around 600 RPM’s.
Everything is integrated into the grinder base and all you need to do is plug the power cable. Monolith Flat, just like Conical version is available in both 110v and 220v options.
Grinder is very compact at 6.5″/16.5cm wide, 8″/20.6cm deep and only 14″/35.5cm tall so it will fit under any kitchen counter.
Grinder is precisely aligned with super short shaft and bottom burr holder machined from single piece of stainless steel precision fitted onto the premium Made in USA SKF bearings rated for 4200 lbs loads.
- 75mm ALPHA coated Shuriken-LM burrs 100% made and designed by us in our workshop in Seattle. Unique grinding geometry that hasn’t been used before.
- Minimal retention inside of grinder, less than 0.5 grams without RDT and about 0g with RDT, all of course depending on moisture left in roasted bean and environmental conditions
- Grind from the finest Turkish coffee to French Press, Espresso, Mocha, and Filter coffee.
- Precise, step-less grind fineness adjustment
- Magnetically attached super short exit chute, simply detach it and tap it out to release any coffee left
- Brush-less DC motor made in Japan with 40,000 hours rated run-time and 22-800 RPM speed control and real-time grind speed display
- Precisely aligned with premium over-spec SKF Made in USA bearings
- Precision machined parts with super short shaft/burr carrier machined from single piece of stainless steel for ultimate precision
- Simple design for long term durability
- Easy to clean inside of grinder without losing your grind setting
- Only made in small batches with each grinder individually taste tested then measured with refractometer so it never ships to you unless it can extract espresso well. Extraction report is made and provided with each grinder. This is not nor it will ever be mass produced item.
- Made in USA, designed, made and finished in USA.
- 6.5″/16.5cm wide, 8″/20.6cm deep and only 14″/35.5cm tall. Weight ~19lbs
- Funnel holds about 40g of medium roasted beans.
- Available in 110-127V 50/60Hz and 220-240v 50/60hz versions.
Shuriken™ Burrs
If you are truly serious about espresso grinders, then you must make your own burrs. Burrs are the most important part of the grinder. They are what transforms coffee beans into the granules and they directly impact and determine the taste of the coffee and what you can extract out of the bean. In short, they are essential.
Therefore, we make our own burrs. From design to finished product its all made in our shop in Seattle USA. We developed burrs with unique geometry that was not seen before we introduced it. They grind coffee differently which is evident in increased aroma from ground coffee to the taste in the cup. They are made better and more precise, they extract more consistently, they taste different. We designed and tasted hundreds of different geometries to carefully curate the best we can make and provide different burr designs to target different aspects of espresso taste.
What is included with Each grinder?
- Monolith Titan Flat Burr Grinder.
- 110V power cable. We use standard PC power outlet (IEC320C13) so if you are ordering Monolith in configuration other than 110V you will have to source the cable locally.
- WDT tool to aid distribution of coffee in basket.
- RDT spray bottle, in case you want to neutralize static by spraying beans with water mist.
- Tall 58mm dosing funnel.
- Mr Puff
- 12 months non-commercial use warranty.
How is Monolith built and tested?
Each Monolith grinder is precision CNC machined in Seattle, USA to tolerances of 10 microns or less. Exceptional espresso requires exceptionally accurate burr alignment so we specify tight tolerances on all critical parts.
Each grinder is hand built and most importantly hand tested. If there are any problems with parts during assembly they are rejected. Then each Monolith is not only tested that it runs and can grind coffee, but we make espresso by dialing in and measuring extractions to create test report included with each grinder. If either one of these tests fail or we are not happy with it, the grinder will not ship to you. Any more questions, please contact us.
Monolith Flat is priced at $2650 US dollars + actual shipping. For photos of optional wood top caps see here.
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Please also note that all grinder parts and surfaces not visible during regular day to day use to make espresso are considered non-cosmetic, therefore we cannot guarantee the cosmetic surface finish on them. Additionally while we do our best to ensure the high cosmetic appearance of each Monolith, occasional micro-scratches or perceived cosmetic flaws may be inevitably due to nature of anodizing of aluminum and final QC check and handling.