Could be a nice machine were it not for fatal flaws
Pros:
Sturdy construction; good quality grind
Cons:
Beans get jammed because of narrow opening; glass container likely to break
The Bottom Line:
It would not take much for this to be a good machine. But with the fatal flaws that it has, it's a pure waste of money.
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Author's Review
At first glance, this machine looks fabulous. It's tremendously sturdy. You think that you have found the perfect coffee grinder that will last a lifetime. Wrong impression. While it does a good job of grinding, two major flaws make it unacceptable.
Problem number one is the opening through which the beans have to go to get to the grinding wheels. The opening is much too narrow. Obviously, the designers of that machine have never seen a coffee bean. Hint, bozos: a coffee bean is bigger than a grain of rice. Dark coffee beans are oily, which makes them a bit sticky. And certain varieties, Kenyan, for instance, are bigger than some. As a result, you have to use a tool (I use a chopstick) to jiggle and wiggle the beans so they can make it through the mechanism.
Problem number two is the fragile glass container for the ground coffee. The question is not if it will break: it is rather when it will break. Sure, I know that glass keeps the coffee fresher than plastic. But how long does the ground coffee stay in that container? Ten seconds? The designers obviously forgot that the reason why we buy grinders is that we want to have fresh-ground coffee each time: we don't let it stand in the machine for weeks.
For these reasons, this grinder is a waste of money. Do yourselves a favour and buy a European machine, built by folks who know something about coffee.
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