Freshly ground coffee is a vice - pure and simple and I find that my tastes vary from week to week so rather than buying large packs of pre-ground coffee beans to use I buy small packs of fresh beans from different countries and grind them myself and this lead me to need a coffee grinder that was reliable - good looking and most of all quiet. Noise first thing in the morning is never an option.
I bought a brand new white Bodum 5670 for £49.99 from eBay as it was £15 cheaper than buying direct from the manufacturer. The picture above shows the black model and essentially my grinder is identical apart from the colour.
Size wise it is larger than most ordinary grinders - 28cm x 23cm x 20cm so it does take up some space but bear with me I'll explain why it is better than most other grinders on the market.
1 - It is very light at just over 1.5 kg.
2 - It is easy to load with beans - the top is opened and the beans poured in.
3 - The speed control is simple and can be used by a child - although it isn't recommended!
4 - The ground coffee is collected in a plastic beaker.
5 - It is quick - very quick - it takes about 3 minutes to grind a quarter of a pound of beans.
6 - It is very quiet and hardly noticeable.
7 - It is easy to clean - All of the components are easy to remove - wash and replace.
8 - The machine is made from strong plastic and the parts don't split or break when dropped.
Despite the price I am very happy with my grinder - it does the job very well and the results are always a consistent producing finely ground coffee beans ready for use.
A great little buy for coffee addicts.
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