Like peanut butter and jelly, Cheech and Chong, or grilled cheese and tomato soup, dry herb vaporizers and weed grinders go hand in hand. The number one accessory I can recommend with the purchase of a dry herb vaporizer is a grinder.

Below you will find a list of my three most used weed grinders in 2025. They have all been rigorously tested by yours truly for years at this point. We’re talking pounds of dry herb going through these grinders. The weed grinders listed below will also work for all the different smoking pieces or rolling papers (bong, bubbler, joints, etc.) you have at home.

Best Weed Grinders

Best Grinder Overall

Name:	Brilliant Cut Grinder
Manufacturer:	Grinders For Life
Price:	$88 – $345
Materials:	Aerospace 7075 Aluminum
Grind Type:	Multiple Grind Plate Options
Pieces:	3-Piece (No kief catch)
Manufactured:	Made in Canada

What is the best weed grinder on the market? The Brilliant Cut Grinder is the best weed grinder in 2025, and it’s made by Grinders For Life. I understand that, for the most part, a grinder is a grinder, but this grinder is the Beez neez. These grinders feature “Aerospace 7075 Aluminum,” which is resistant to bending and denting, and they are some of the most robust, most durable grinders I’ve tested.

The best feature of the BCG is the lack of threads! The Brilliant Cut is held together via a powerful magnet and allows you to get to your herb much faster—no screwing on and off the top piece.

The BCG also offers different style grinding plates depending on what type of grind you are looking for. The options are Fine, Medium, and Coarse. I use the medium grind plate 24/7. Not too fine, not too coarse, and if I need it a little finer, I flip the grinder upside down and grind for a bit longer.

The Brilliant Cut Herb Grinder retails for $88, and you get to pick one plate. You can also get the package deal, which is $140, and it comes with all three grind plates.

The other cool thing about the BCG is that you can mix and match colors via the “BCG Color Preview Tool” on their website. So you can go swap them around and see what colors you like the best. I went with a blue, purple, and green color scheme.

PS! They just released the new “Large” Brilliant Cut Grinder, which retails for $115, and you can buy the kit for $175. The large BCG is just a bigger version of the OG BCG. Check out my full Brilliant Cut Grinder Review for more pics and details.

Best 4-Piece Grinder

Name:	Santa Cruz Shredder
Manufacturer:	Santa Cruz Shredder
Price:	$29 – $90
Materials:	Anodized Aluminum
Grind Type:	Average – Coarse
Sizes:	Small, Medium, Large
Manufactured:	Made in the USA

The second best weed grinder that I recommend is the Santa Cruz Shredder. The SCS is, in my opinion, one of the best-engineered grinders that you can buy. It’s made in the USA, uses an innovative technique to “shred” herb, and never sticks or catches on anything. It shreds everything without a problem.

The Santa Cruz Shredder grinder offers a nice “knurled” grip making it easier to rotate the grinder, and strong “high tech” magnets to keep your herbs safe during storage. If you want the technical term, the SCS grinder uses “Neodymium Diametrically Magnetized Cylindrical Rare Earth Magnets.” The magnets are “Nickel-Copper-Nickel triple layer coated for maximum durability and protection against abuse & corrosion.”

The precise engineering combined with the strong magnets helps to prevent your herbs from drying out and can even help cut down on odors. It’s still going to smell, but it does help slightly. My personal favorite (of the Santa Cruz shredders) is the Large 4-Piece Santa Cruz Shredder because I like to throw a little kief on the top of a bowl every now and then.

I recommend the SCS for convection-type vaporizers because it produces a coarser type of grind. This type of grind performs better with convection-type vaporizers because the herbs are not as condensed and allow for more airflow.

SCS Tip: You could get away with using this type of grinder for other portables if you flip it upside down and re-grind the material.

I like the Brilliant Cut Grinder over the Santa Cruz Shredder because of the BCG threadless design. The threadless design makes it easier to turn, and easier to maintain because the threads don’t gunk up. The downside is the Brilliant Cut Grinder doesn’t offer a keif catch. The BCG is only offered in a 3-piece design.

The Santa Cruz Shredder will work best with the vapes like the Firefly 2+, Crafty+, Air, OG Mighty and Mighty+, the CloudEvo, Solo, and the Volcano. Pick up the Santa Cruz shredder directly from Santa Cruz Shredder here. They offer three different sizes and multiple different color versions. Hit me up in the comments with any questions.

Best Stainless Steel Grinder

Name:	Brilliant Cut Grinder
Manufacturer:	Grinders For Life
Price:	$150 – $345
Materials:	Aerospace 7075 Aluminum
Grind Type:	Multiple Grind Plate Options
Pieces:	3-Piece (No kief catch)
Manufactured:	Made in Canada

The best stainless steel grinder currently is the Brilliant Cut Grinder by Grinders for Life. Not only is it a beautiful grinder but its machined perfectly. The BCG grinders are easy to use, simple to maintain and made from Aerospace 7075 Aluminum meaning the likelihood of anything happening to it is pretty much zero.

The Stainless Steel BCG functions identically to the original BCG that is mentioned above, the only difference is the stainless steel. It’s a 3-pice grinder with no keef catch, zero threads, and a powerful magnet that keeps the top attached even when you take it on the go.

The main reason I like the BCG grinders is because they are really easy to grind up your flower. I feel like I waste so much time with threaded grinders and the threads tend to gunk up over time which makes it even hard to get on or off. The other reason I prefer the Brilliant Cut Grinders over the others is because they are easy to clean. Check out my Brilliant Cut Grinder review for more info and hit me up with any questions in the comments below.

The Stainless Steel Brilliant Cut Grinder starts out at $150 for the standard package with one grind plate and go all the way up to $350 for the large version with all plates (fine, medium, coarse). I have comparison photos in the review that show the size difference and how easy it is to clean. You can click here to pick up the SS BCG directly from Grinders for Life.

Best 2-Piece Grinder

Name:	SCS 2-Piece
Manufacturer:	Santa Cruz Shredder
Price:	$29 – $44
Materials:	Anodized Aluminum
Grind Type:	Average – Coarse
Sizes:	Small, Medium, Large
Manufactured:	Made in the USA

Santa Cruz Shredder makes one of the best 2-piece weed grinders that money can buy, especially at the $29 price target. It’s easy to use, convenient, and easily pocketable for use on the go. It comes in multiple color options and available in three different sizes: Small, Medium and Large.

I really like how easy the Santa Cruz Shredder grinders are to use and maintain. The textured grip makes it easier to turn especially with those stickier type of nugs.

The 2-Piece Santa Cruz Shredder retails from $29 – $44 and you can click here to pick it up directly from Santa Cruz Shredders. Hit me up with any questions below.

Best 4-Piece Hemp Grinder

Name:	SCS 4-Piece Hemp
Manufacturer:	Santa Cruz Shredder
Price:	$20
Materials:	Hemp
Grind Type:	Average – Coarse
Sizes:	One Size
Manufactured:	Made in the USA

The best 4-piece hemp grinder is the the Santa Cruz Shredder Hemp Grinder. It’s a solid choice from someone wanting a natural, eco-friendly, cannabis grinder that won’t break the bank. It’s only available in one size but they do offer a 2-piece option ($10) and a 3-piece ($15) option if you didn’t want or need the kief catch.

Santa Cruz Shredders are made in the USA and offered in multiple different color options. The SCS Hemp grinders range from $10 – $20 making them very affordable while being extremely durable. You can click here to pick up the SCS Hemp grinder directly from Santa Cruz Shredder. Hit me up with any questions below in the comments. I’m currently working on my Santa Cruz Shredder review article that will list all the different types so look for that soon.

Best Budget Grinder

Name:	POTV 4-Piece Grinder
Manufacturer:	Planet of the Vapes
Price:	$25
Materials:	Aircraft Grade Anodized Aluminum
Grind Type:	Average
Pieces:	4-Piece

The best budget grinder I recommend is the Planet of the Vapes 4 Piece Grinder. It’s nothing special, but the best thing about it is it’s cheaper than most other grinders, and it works well. I’ve been using mine for over a year now without any problems. It doesn’t grind as smoothly as the BCG or the SCS, but for $25, you can’t really complain.

If you’re looking for the best cheapest weed grinder, look no further than the POTV 4 Piece Grinder (Shop here).

Why You Need a Weed Grinder

A grinder can easily break down your dry herbs into a more consistent texture, allowing for an even extraction of your herbs without stirring or mixing your bowls. This maximizes the herbs’ surface area that is heated, which helps your vaporizer perform more efficiently. Even the best dry herb vaporizer needs a grinder to maximize its potential fully.

All in all, if you have a vaporizer (or any smoking apparatus), you should buy a grinder because it will make your life easier.

When looking for the right type of grinder, you should first know that different grinders produce different consistencies that work best for particular vaporizers and other pieces. You should first find out if you have a conduction or convection vaporizer.

For the most part, if you have a conduction-type vaporizer like the Pax 3, Davinci IQ 2, Pax 2, Miqro, etc…you should be using a fine type of grind. If you mostly use convection-type vaporizers like the Volcano, Firefly 2+, or Crafty+ and Mighty, you should use a more coarse-type grinder.

Let me know in the comments what kind of setup you have and what grinder produces the best results for you so other people can see what works and what doesn’t.

While I’ve had dozens of different good grinders, some of them very unique, these are the three that I always come back to because they work. Thank you for taking the time to check out my site, and hit me up in the comments below with any questions or suggestions for the best cannabis grinder in 2025.