This coffee mill has been in near daily use since 2004 when we found it in a homeware shop in Truro. At the time, the high price (as I thought at the time) concerned me, but a colleague and real coffee afficionado had been talking to me of the benefits of a burr mill for a number of weeks. ... Read review
The Cuisinart Burr Mill Coffee Grinder is a heavy duty stainless steel grinder. Its burr ... more
grinding plates have 18 different setting so you can choose fine coffee for your espresso, medium for filter coffee and coarse for the cafetiere.Fully automatic an...
Cuisinart DBM8U Coffee Grinder Heavy-duty Brushed Stainless Steel Professional Burr Coffee ... more
Grinder Features: Maximum flavour and aroma grinding burr plates From espresso to cafetiere 18 position grind selector Versatile and convenient cup quantity sele...
The Burr Coffee Grinder by Cuisinart is a robust mill that features 18 different grind ... more
settings. Ideal for coffee beans and other items too, it is both easy to use and clean. The brushed stainless steel housing gives the product a commercial appearance...
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The Burr Coffee Grinder by Cuisinart is a robust mill that features 18 different grind ... more
settings. Ideal for coffee beans and other items too, it is both easy to use and clean. The brushed stainless steel housing gives the product a commercial appearance...
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Great grinding machine
Advantages: Quality results, robust, reliable Disadvantages: Can clog with very large beans
This coffee mill has been in near daily use since 2004 when we found it in a homeware shop in Truro. At the time, the high price (as I thought at the time) concerned me, but a colleague and real coffee afficionado had been talking to me of the benefits of a burr mill for a number of weeks. He was right in every respect. A burr mill removes the variation in the grind size that you get in a blade based mill, and the coffee is subjected to a lower heat ... ...the chamber while the blades continue to chop. This apparently helps the beans keep more of the oils that give the coffee its flavour. All I can attest to is that the coffee made with this mill is better than any I made with a blade grinder.
The hopper will take around 200g of beans, and unscrews to allow cleaning when you change bean type. There are 18 different grind settings that you click to when screwing the top back on so it ... more
This coffee mill has been in near daily use since 2004 when we found it in a homeware shop in Truro. At the time, the high price (as I thought at the time) concerned me, but a colleague and real coffee afficionado had been talking to me of the benefits of a burr mill for a number of weeks. He was right in every respect. A burr mill removes the variation in the grind size that you get in a blade based mill, and the coffee is subjected to a lower heat as it passes through the mill rather than remaining in the chamber while the blades continue to chop. This apparently helps the beans keep more of the oils that give the coffee its flavour. All I can attest to is that the coffee made with this mill is better than any I made with a blade grinder.
The hopper will take around 200g of beans, and unscrews to allow cleaning when you change bean type. There are 18 different grind settings that you click to when screwing the top back on so it is very easy to get the size of grind you desire.
On the front of the machine is a slider that allows you to select how much coffee to grind, graded in number of cups, and a start button. This allows a one button operation once set to your usual coffee grind and amount.
Under all this sits the pot, a plastic container with a tight fitting but removable lid. If the pot is not fitted, or is fitted incorrectly, the grinder will not run, preventing accidental grinding.
The only time the machine can struggle is when grinding very large beans, such as Guetamala Elephant variety, when the hopper can jam and it requires a sharp tap to release the beans again. This is a rare occurence even then.
Overall, this is a solid, reliable piece of kit that delivers great reults and looks good as well. I would thoroughly recommend it.
Advantages: top quality, 5 year guarantee, 18 grind settings Disadvantages: loud
If you are buying fresh coffee then unless it's in those vac packs it is always best to buy it as beans rather than having the shop grind it for you. Coffee goes stale quite quickly after it has been ground and should be used within a few days to have it at it's best. If bought as beans it will keep for up to a month and you can grind it as it is needed. It also means you can grind it to suit different machines. I use both a cafetiere and an espresso ... ...bought this coffee grinder after my cheap blade mill finally gave up. It was expensive (£56) but I had £30 worth of tokens for a well known department store so bought it as I know the name is a good one.
The major advantage is that it is a burr mill. This is where the coffee is not in constant contact with blades so the grind is more even so no more of the mix of dust and bigger lumps. The grind is done by grinding 'plates' and after it is ground ...
mjc121 11.05.2008 (26.05.2008)
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