Bought this when the last one died... or so I thought. But that's another story for another day.This little guy is a workhorse! It takes up probably half the space of the old one and it is so much quieter it's not funny. Which is good, because I have guinea pigs who are terrified of any loud noises, even ones they've heard hundreds of times... like the coffee grinder.It grinds nicely, is easy enough to clean, and--bonus--the stainless catch-basin for the grounds does not build up static electricity. I used to get grounds jumping all over the counter, enough in a week to make another whole cup of coffee: I get absolutely no scatter with this, don't have to brush them out of the container to brew, etc.So. Good price. Neat. Quiet. Small. Does a good job. Easy to clean. What's not to love?

Disclaimer: this is our first conical burr grinder, coming from a dual blade unit, so we have nothing to compare it to in an apples-to-apples comparison.For our first REAL grinder, we couldn't be happier. It took us three pots to dial in our favorite blend (about a "9" setting for 12-14 seconds). It's SO nice just pushing a button and walking away! I've taken it apart to clean and it was super easy (with the right cleaning brushes - go to Lowe's or Home Depot and explore). I'm not sure why some folks are having trouble with the cup coming loose and getting coffee grounds all over. I place in it's position and gently give it a twist back and forth (left to right) just to ensure it's seated. You need to make sure you've got it securely seated as far back as possible - till it stops. Do that, give it a gentle twist each side and it should kind of seat itself in place (I won't say "lock" in place). We've had no spilled grounds at all. The top burr comes out very easily for cleaning and you can access the lower, permanently-fixed burr easily enough with a tiny machine brush (or toothbrush).TIP: Before taking apart to clean, leave the grounds cup in place and tap the unit a couple times or give it a couple wraps on the side. This will help dislodge any grounds that get caked inside the throat (the hole through which the grounds pass and fall into the grounds cup after being ground by the burrs). This will help prevent a mess of finely ground coffee residue.As far as the "noise": I'm not really sure what people expect out of a GRINDER. Grinders grind. They make noise. It befuddles me the unreasonable expectations some people have on some things. Yes, it makes noise, but it's "quieter" than my old two-blade grinder. Don't let it dissuade you from buying.The consistency of the grind and ease of use of this appliance has really improved our coffee experience. I'm sure it will do likewise for you - 4.8 stars out of 10,000+ reviews is saying something!THREE MONTH UPDATE: Our grinder is still performing flawlessly. We've had no issue with grounds leaking out, the cup not staying in place during the grinding process (wiggle it to make sure the flattened side is squarely in place!) or cleaning it. I honestly don't know why some folks are struggling with this grinder. If it dies in a couple years, yes, that kind of sucks. If it's bad while brand new, then you got a bad one. Bad ones happen in ANY mass production. Send it back and replace it! I stand by my original reviews - this is a good coffee grinder, there's no question about it. I'd rather spend the extra $$ than settle on fully plastic grinder just to save the money when you KNOW those units are "disposable". If you get a year or two year out of them you're doing good.

(I am an ex professional barista.)CONS:-The grounds container doesn't lock into place and will sometimes vibrate out during grinding. This is the only serious flaw with the product, and I feel it's a minor one. I've gone through many of the reviews and it seems that it's simply a matter of construction inconsistency. Most people's containers "click" into place; a minority do not. I was just unlucky enough to get one of the ones that don't.-You can't remove the bottom burr to clean it. They really did do their best to make this easy to clean and I appreciate that you don't have to undo a bunch of microscopic screws just to clean your burrs, but I really wish I could remove BOTH burrs to give them a thorough wipe-down. It's difficult to clean the one that's stuck inside the grinder. The other lifts out easily by a cute little handle.PROS:-High quality, consistent grind. The brewing methods I use most all hover around the medium grind range, so I haven't really tested the extremes of coarse and fine. Can't speak to those. But as far as the medium ranges, it grinds beautifully and consistently. That's what matters in the end, right?-The beans feed very well, even for single dosing. Never an issue.-As mentioned above, the ability to clean the grinder is taken into account in the construction. No need to delicately deconstruct the whole thing and keep track of a bunch of itty bitty screws and springs. The top part of the grinder and the top burr simply turn-and-lift out, and then turn-and-lock back into place. So nice.-It's aesthetically pleasing and takes up little room on the counter. All the materials have a quality feel.-It isn't super noisy. All grinders are gonna make noise, to be sure, but as far as grinders go, this one has a pretty gentle sound. I've definitely used my fair share of grinders that made me feel like my brain was going to vibrate out of my skull, and this one has a polite hum by comparison.-The price for this level of quality is unbeatable. I can't even believe I paid less than one hundred dollars for this. Real talk, folks: these are steel conical burrs. Solid construction. 40+ grind settings. Did I mention steel conical burrs? I never thought I would own something like this for less than $250. You cannot beat this price point/quality intersection. You just can't. This grinder is price-meets-quality king.USAGE:You're working with three variables: time, grind, and amount. There are two popular approaches to working out your dose.Method 1: You leave 'amount' as the open variable. With this method, you dump all your beans in the hopper and store them there. You then adjust grind and time until you're getting the right dose at the right grind level.Method 2: You leave 'time' as the open variable. With this method, you only deposit the amount of beans you plan to use for each dose, adjust the grind as needed, and let it take whatever amount of time it takes. You're adjusting the amount and the grind, rather than adjusting the grind and the time. (This is called "single dosing.")Go to any coffee forum, and you'll be pages of debate about which of these methods is superior. Honestly, you should use the method that feels best for YOU.The reason I bring it up here is because people seem anxious that Method #2 will damage the burrs over time, since you run them all the way to empty every time you grind.Here's my take: I use Method #2, because I feel that the beans start to taste stale if left in the hopper. (Everyone's tastebuds are different; there's no right or wrong.) This means that I let the burrs run until I hear the sound change from a low growl to a high pitched growl, which indicates that the burrs are grinding empty, and then I manually stop the grind.I honestly don't see any issue with this, and I don't feel any anxiety about it. Think about it: if you're cleaning the burrs between bean swaps, you're letting them run for several seconds on empty anyway. Even the manufacturer instructions tell you to do this when cleaning the burrs! The only difference here is that instead of intentionally running them on empty for several seconds to clean them, you're running them on empty for one single second every day/dose. I'd never recommend doing that on a fine espresso setting, but as long as you're in the medium-to-coarse range, I don't see any possible ways the burrs could damage each other. There's no way the burrs are touching at that distance, regardless of variables like heat expanding the metal and other things coffee nerds like to debate about.I hope this review was helpful. I'll update in a year to let you know if this grinder held up through daily use.

これはいい！大量の豆を一気にひくので、ちまちませずに助かります。スピードも早いし、粒の状態も選べて、取り扱いも簡単。難を言えば、予想以上に機械が大きいので収納には困りますが、しょっちゅう使う人なら出しっぱなしになるでしょう。でも目の前にあればコーヒー豆をひくのも面倒くさくならないので、美味しいエスプレッソを毎日いただけます。いい買い物でした。

The reason for 1 star is because we havent been able to use the machine. It looks really good and well made, and just what we wanted, but the plug that it comes with is totally unusable. Instructions state not to use any adapters or try to do anything with the plug, but to employ an electrician to install a new point that would accommodate it. We are not prepared to go that extra expense , making the whole exercise unaffordable and very annoying and so disappointing.

Cambia el tamaño de grano muy bien, solo hay que limpiarla correctamente después de cada molienda

No AC power adapter supplied as claimed to enable its use in Europe. Ad states it comes with an adapter but no adapter was included. I am complaining to Amazon today as it is an Amazon.de (Europe) fulfilled item and am waiting on Amazon's response. i.e. will Amazon send the missing adapter out or just lamely just say to return it. I am after a good coffee grinder and this potentially was a good one... Amazon?

Have had this unit for over three years now and use it daily at least once (sometimes two or three times a day). By my rough calculation, we've ground well over 150 pounds of coffee during that time and this unit is still very much going strong!This grinder always provides coffee grinds that are consistent in size, with very few outliers that are a tad finer. From fine to coarse & light to dark (and everything in between), it works well with all types of roast and all types of beans. The anti static properties they claim are effective, with a light tap to the side of it, the grounds come out of the stainless receptacle cleanly.It's also easy to disassemble it to clean the burrs and hopper out. Simpler yet to adjust the grind (sometimes it's a tad at TOO easy - keep an eye on the dial to make sure that you haven't moved it by accident).I don't find the timer a useful feature personally - however I'm a stickler for accuracy, so I weigh every batch before and after it gets ground. A timer is FAR too general of a measurement for my liking. Different strokes for different folks I guess.All in all, my wife and I really like this grinder! If it were to break down tomorrow - we wouldn't hesitate to replace it with the exact same model.In a sleepy early morning daze a few weeks ago - my wife poured boiling water through the grinder by accident! She unplugged it immediately, and I proceeded to disassemble it and blow it out with compressed air. After leaving it apart for a day or two over the furnace vent for it to dry out completely, it went back together just fine and it seems none the worse for wear.I noticed when I had it apart that it was pretty well designed and built in my opinion. I am a technician by trade, so I notice that kind of stuff. The components seem to be of high quality as well. Highly recommended!

Bought this when the last one died... or so I thought. But that's another story for another day.This little guy is a workhorse! It takes up probably half the space of the old one and it is so much quieter it's not funny. Which is good, because I have guinea pigs who are terrified of any loud noises, even ones they've heard hundreds of times... like the coffee grinder.It grinds nicely, is easy enough to clean, and--bonus--the stainless catch-basin for the grounds does not build up static electricity. I used to get grounds jumping all over the counter, enough in a week to make another whole cup of coffee: I get absolutely no scatter with this, don't have to brush them out of the container to brew, etc.So. Good price. Neat. Quiet. Small. Does a good job. Easy to clean. What's not to love?

Disclaimer: this is our first conical burr grinder, coming from a dual blade unit, so we have nothing to compare it to in an apples-to-apples comparison.For our first REAL grinder, we couldn't be happier. It took us three pots to dial in our favorite blend (about a "9" setting for 12-14 seconds). It's SO nice just pushing a button and walking away! I've taken it apart to clean and it was super easy (with the right cleaning brushes - go to Lowe's or Home Depot and explore). I'm not sure why some folks are having trouble with the cup coming loose and getting coffee grounds all over. I place in it's position and gently give it a twist back and forth (left to right) just to ensure it's seated. You need to make sure you've got it securely seated as far back as possible - till it stops. Do that, give it a gentle twist each side and it should kind of seat itself in place (I won't say "lock" in place). We've had no spilled grounds at all. The top burr comes out very easily for cleaning and you can access the lower, permanently-fixed burr easily enough with a tiny machine brush (or toothbrush).TIP: Before taking apart to clean, leave the grounds cup in place and tap the unit a couple times or give it a couple wraps on the side. This will help dislodge any grounds that get caked inside the throat (the hole through which the grounds pass and fall into the grounds cup after being ground by the burrs). This will help prevent a mess of finely ground coffee residue.As far as the "noise": I'm not really sure what people expect out of a GRINDER. Grinders grind. They make noise. It befuddles me the unreasonable expectations some people have on some things. Yes, it makes noise, but it's "quieter" than my old two-blade grinder. Don't let it dissuade you from buying.The consistency of the grind and ease of use of this appliance has really improved our coffee experience. I'm sure it will do likewise for you - 4.8 stars out of 10,000+ reviews is saying something!THREE MONTH UPDATE: Our grinder is still performing flawlessly. We've had no issue with grounds leaking out, the cup not staying in place during the grinding process (wiggle it to make sure the flattened side is squarely in place!) or cleaning it. I honestly don't know why some folks are struggling with this grinder. If it dies in a couple years, yes, that kind of sucks. If it's bad while brand new, then you got a bad one. Bad ones happen in ANY mass production. Send it back and replace it! I stand by my original reviews - this is a good coffee grinder, there's no question about it. I'd rather spend the extra $$ than settle on fully plastic grinder just to save the money when you KNOW those units are "disposable". If you get a year or two year out of them you're doing good.

(I am an ex professional barista.)CONS:-The grounds container doesn't lock into place and will sometimes vibrate out during grinding. This is the only serious flaw with the product, and I feel it's a minor one. I've gone through many of the reviews and it seems that it's simply a matter of construction inconsistency. Most people's containers "click" into place; a minority do not. I was just unlucky enough to get one of the ones that don't.-You can't remove the bottom burr to clean it. They really did do their best to make this easy to clean and I appreciate that you don't have to undo a bunch of microscopic screws just to clean your burrs, but I really wish I could remove BOTH burrs to give them a thorough wipe-down. It's difficult to clean the one that's stuck inside the grinder. The other lifts out easily by a cute little handle.PROS:-High quality, consistent grind. The brewing methods I use most all hover around the medium grind range, so I haven't really tested the extremes of coarse and fine. Can't speak to those. But as far as the medium ranges, it grinds beautifully and consistently. That's what matters in the end, right?-The beans feed very well, even for single dosing. Never an issue.-As mentioned above, the ability to clean the grinder is taken into account in the construction. No need to delicately deconstruct the whole thing and keep track of a bunch of itty bitty screws and springs. The top part of the grinder and the top burr simply turn-and-lift out, and then turn-and-lock back into place. So nice.-It's aesthetically pleasing and takes up little room on the counter. All the materials have a quality feel.-It isn't super noisy. All grinders are gonna make noise, to be sure, but as far as grinders go, this one has a pretty gentle sound. I've definitely used my fair share of grinders that made me feel like my brain was going to vibrate out of my skull, and this one has a polite hum by comparison.-The price for this level of quality is unbeatable. I can't even believe I paid less than one hundred dollars for this. Real talk, folks: these are steel conical burrs. Solid construction. 40+ grind settings. Did I mention steel conical burrs? I never thought I would own something like this for less than $250. You cannot beat this price point/quality intersection. You just can't. This grinder is price-meets-quality king.USAGE:You're working with three variables: time, grind, and amount. There are two popular approaches to working out your dose.Method 1: You leave 'amount' as the open variable. With this method, you dump all your beans in the hopper and store them there. You then adjust grind and time until you're getting the right dose at the right grind level.Method 2: You leave 'time' as the open variable. With this method, you only deposit the amount of beans you plan to use for each dose, adjust the grind as needed, and let it take whatever amount of time it takes. You're adjusting the amount and the grind, rather than adjusting the grind and the time. (This is called "single dosing.")Go to any coffee forum, and you'll be pages of debate about which of these methods is superior. Honestly, you should use the method that feels best for YOU.The reason I bring it up here is because people seem anxious that Method #2 will damage the burrs over time, since you run them all the way to empty every time you grind.Here's my take: I use Method #2, because I feel that the beans start to taste stale if left in the hopper. (Everyone's tastebuds are different; there's no right or wrong.) This means that I let the burrs run until I hear the sound change from a low growl to a high pitched growl, which indicates that the burrs are grinding empty, and then I manually stop the grind.I honestly don't see any issue with this, and I don't feel any anxiety about it. Think about it: if you're cleaning the burrs between bean swaps, you're letting them run for several seconds on empty anyway. Even the manufacturer instructions tell you to do this when cleaning the burrs! The only difference here is that instead of intentionally running them on empty for several seconds to clean them, you're running them on empty for one single second every day/dose. I'd never recommend doing that on a fine espresso setting, but as long as you're in the medium-to-coarse range, I don't see any possible ways the burrs could damage each other. There's no way the burrs are touching at that distance, regardless of variables like heat expanding the metal and other things coffee nerds like to debate about.I hope this review was helpful. I'll update in a year to let you know if this grinder held up through daily use.

これはいい！大量の豆を一気にひくので、ちまちませずに助かります。スピードも早いし、粒の状態も選べて、取り扱いも簡単。難を言えば、予想以上に機械が大きいので収納には困りますが、しょっちゅう使う人なら出しっぱなしになるでしょう。でも目の前にあればコーヒー豆をひくのも面倒くさくならないので、美味しいエスプレッソを毎日いただけます。いい買い物でした。

The reason for 1 star is because we havent been able to use the machine. It looks really good and well made, and just what we wanted, but the plug that it comes with is totally unusable. Instructions state not to use any adapters or try to do anything with the plug, but to employ an electrician to install a new point that would accommodate it. We are not prepared to go that extra expense , making the whole exercise unaffordable and very annoying and so disappointing.

Cambia el tamaño de grano muy bien, solo hay que limpiarla correctamente después de cada molienda

No AC power adapter supplied as claimed to enable its use in Europe. Ad states it comes with an adapter but no adapter was included. I am complaining to Amazon today as it is an Amazon.de (Europe) fulfilled item and am waiting on Amazon's response. i.e. will Amazon send the missing adapter out or just lamely just say to return it. I am after a good coffee grinder and this potentially was a good one... Amazon?

Have had this unit for over three years now and use it daily at least once (sometimes two or three times a day). By my rough calculation, we've ground well over 150 pounds of coffee during that time and this unit is still very much going strong!This grinder always provides coffee grinds that are consistent in size, with very few outliers that are a tad finer. From fine to coarse & light to dark (and everything in between), it works well with all types of roast and all types of beans. The anti static properties they claim are effective, with a light tap to the side of it, the grounds come out of the stainless receptacle cleanly.It's also easy to disassemble it to clean the burrs and hopper out. Simpler yet to adjust the grind (sometimes it's a tad at TOO easy - keep an eye on the dial to make sure that you haven't moved it by accident).I don't find the timer a useful feature personally - however I'm a stickler for accuracy, so I weigh every batch before and after it gets ground. A timer is FAR too general of a measurement for my liking. Different strokes for different folks I guess.All in all, my wife and I really like this grinder! If it were to break down tomorrow - we wouldn't hesitate to replace it with the exact same model.In a sleepy early morning daze a few weeks ago - my wife poured boiling water through the grinder by accident! She unplugged it immediately, and I proceeded to disassemble it and blow it out with compressed air. After leaving it apart for a day or two over the furnace vent for it to dry out completely, it went back together just fine and it seems none the worse for wear.I noticed when I had it apart that it was pretty well designed and built in my opinion. I am a technician by trade, so I notice that kind of stuff. The components seem to be of high quality as well. Highly recommended!