Herb Ripper Stainless Steel Grinder

When you first lay eyes on the Herb Ripper it looks like a standard, traditional grinder, but when you pick it up you're going to realize that there is something a bit different here. The majority of grinders currently on the market look similar to the Herb Ripper and they are almost always made from aluminum. The Herb Ripper is a rare exception that is made from pure stainless steel. This difference in build material is immediately noticeable as it is way heavier than you'd expect. Even the tiny 1.5” Mini model has some serious heft to it at 200g, the 2” Classic model tips the scales at 290g, and the 2.5” XL is a straight up thick boy, crushing the scales at 450g, almost half a kilogram of stainless steel!

There is a huge amount of difference between the three models. The 1.5” Mini model is awesome if you are looking for a powerful but portable grinder. It’s not going to grind up a ton of flower at one time, but even though it's tiny it's actually very functional. It also has a good amount of heft to it, for a travel set up this is a super high-quality, low profile choice.

The 2” Classic model is what I’d call a normal size grinder, probably fairly similar to what you are used to. I think it’s a good choice for most people, it's not huge so it's still fairly portable, but it's big enough that this can be your daily driver without feeling like you're having to grind every couple of bowls.

The 2.5” XL is the big dog, and not only is this thing XL in size, it’s also XL in weight. If you do a lot of vaping or if you just like to grind a whole bunch at once, this would be the one to consider. It has a ton of grinding teeth, so it will effortlessly plough through your flower.

When you have a grinder with short threads like the Herb Ripper has, you should be careful with back and forth grinding motions, if you're not careful you can accidentally open it and make a huge mess. I turn it clockwise only to avoid that risk, and give it a good tap after I’m done to help the herb move down into the catchment layer below.

I haven’t cleaned my Herb Ripper yet and it's still working like brand new, there’s a little bit of buildup forming and I'm not sure how that will affect the function in the long term. It seems unlikely that it’ll have any effect, those stainless steel teeth cut through the stickiest buds with ease, even when it’s full to capacity. I've been getting a very nice and consistent grind overall.

One of the things I like about this grinder is that there is no anodizing, it’s just raw stainless steel. Every aluminum grinder I've ever seen is anodized because you don't want raw aluminum touching your flower. Some people have raised concerns about anodizing wearing off over time, but I've never seen that happen, even on my most heavily used grinders. Either way, I really like that this is just pure raw stainless steel, it's a very safe metal to be used for anything related to human consumption.

Another thing I like is that the stainless steel construction means you can just disassemble it and put it in your dishwasher when it’s dirty. If it's extremely built up I would advise giving it a good clean with iso alcohol beforehand, but being stainless steel instead of aluminum just allows different options and that’s super handy.

Finally, I like the Storage Lids which are available for the Classic and XL models. With one of these you can do all of your grinding, remove the grinding layers, and replace them with the storage lid. You now have a pure stainless steel herb container. The Storage Lid even has an o-ring to help keep the odor inside, in addition to the o-ring on the bottom layer which also helps with that. Another thing that is cool is that you can use the Storage Lid on either the flower storage section, or you can put it directly onto the kief storage section for an ultra low profile herb storage solution.