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You can only grind about 3 rounded scoops of beans at a time (enough for one generously sized mug). Coffee blade grinder which worked just fine for 5 years. It only died because I burned out the motor trying to grind 10 scoops at once. No matter how you manipulate the machine, some beans are merely broken, whereas others are ground into paste. This is the second Cuisinart product I regret having purchased. Don't put in more than 4 scoops of beans at a time because there's no way to dump the grounds out without making a mess, and you'll end up with useless grounds anyway. And the result is a grind of inconsistent size. Daily use, grinding 8 scoops of beans at a time, with no problems.
It seems like they took a bad product and kept adding fixes, when they should have just started over. We're not coffee snobs (we would be if we could afford to be), but this grinder is just frustrating.This grinder was purchased to replace a $20 Mr. -Am considering buying another Mr Coffee grinder, and am definitely returning the Cuisinart. The Cuisinart name does not mean what it used to.
This is a lovely, heavy unit that works beautifully. I used them in my french press and it was perfect.I'll probably keep this exclusively for spices since I already have a burr grinder but it is a well made, attractive addition to my countertop and I found nothing awkward about using it. I bought it mainly for spices but did use it first for coffee beans when I was having trouble with my burr grinder. Since I'm used to turning a wheel on the burr grinder to get the level of grind I need, I had to experiment a couple of times to get it right with this grinder but the result was consistent and evenly ground coffee beans. The top fits well and the pulsing was far more quiet than I'd expected. A good product in all I'd say.
great look but very bad design.just the tiniest "thing" that engages the motor when you push the button down.worked 3 times then failed to connect. I have a 10 year old "Mr. Coffee" that does extremely well, although it has high EMF's and to keep my hand away from the strong EMF's I use the butt end of a wooden spoon to push down the button while grinding coffee.
Great coffee grinder. I have had mine for 8 years (older version). and it is still going strong. Can also be used for spices, but clean well before and after.
The grinder is too small and you are guaranteed to spill beans everywhere. Get the Krups instead, I have that one at work and it is much better.
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