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The product performs as advertised. It is convenient to grind just the amount you need each time you make your expresso. Consequently your drink is fresh and flavorful.
I bought one of these off a recommendation from a friend who is a roastmaster at a local bean store. I've bought another for work, another for my mother, and given one to a good friend who had a MUCH earlier model that was a little messier than this one. It has met every expectation of mine. It spends 95% of its days grinding drip, but has certainly been put through the full range of its French press --> espresso capability. The hopper is capacious, cleanup is simple, and the time is reliable. I couldn't ask for more.
This machine does not produce a grind fine enough for expresso machines like the Rancilio Silvia (mine). If you follow the 20-25 seconds rule for extraction time, forget about purchasing this item. The coffee will come out the portafilter way too fast.
I liked this grinder. It was not very noisy, gave a consistent grind and was not messy. Unfortunately it stopped working after about three months of use.
We've been using this grinder for about 6 mos now after having one of those Grind and Brew combo things that we always hated. All in all, as grinders go, we like this one a lot and would purchase it again. It keeps running after the hopper is empty unless you turn the dial to zero.
It is easy to fill and to empty. Who has time for that. This grinder grinds the beans evenly and is reasonably quiet.
One other thing, because it's plastic, the ground coffee clings to the exterior (static electricity), so there is always coffee bean "dust" around the grinder unless you wipe up after every grind. The only negatives are that it takes some guesswork to figure out what setting to put the grinder on. There are just numbers that seem to equate to time that the grinder runs.
I imagine every grinder has this problem. Best features are that it grinds evenly, is quiet, looks good and has a fairly compact footprint.
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