A grinder for cheaper than elsewhere

Advantages: Fresh ground coffee at a good price
Disadvantages: Loud, a bit messy and somewhat limited adjustment

...The Starbucks Barista grinder is a relabelled Dualit grinder which is offered at a reduced cost from Starbucks outlets. A grinder is essential for those who want fresh coffee. Coffee beans will last much better than ground coffee, and so grinding before use becomes the only way to ensure the freshest coffee. A burr grinder like this one is essential for an even grind that doesn't burn the coffee. The coffee mills with spinning blades should be avoided at all costs, as they cannot evenly grind each bean and give consistent grounds. Added to their shortcomings of a mill, is that the speed of the blade heats and alters the coffee as it is ground. The burr grinders like the Barista crush the beans between grinding wheels and allow for each bean to be ground to an even consistency, without build-up of heat. The machine has an easy load...

summi335 25.08.2005 · Read review
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Bosch GWS 8 115C Angle Grinder

Advantages: Reliable, efficient, well-made
Disadvantages: None

...I should say at the outset that I am NOT a handyman type. However, my late father in law was a stonemason and I inherited some of his tools when he died, and our small patio badly needed relaying. So, remembering some of the tricks of the trade he'd imparted to me I set about cutting some paving slabs to size with a club hammer and a bolster chisel. What had seemed effortless when he did it suddenly became hard graft and, sure enough, the fourth slab toppled when I tried to turn it over and off I went to A&E with a broken finger. A friend heard about my accident and, when he'd finished laughing at my ineptitude, he lent me his angle grinder, a Bosch GWS 8-115C. I was amazed how quickly this contraption ripped through the paving slabs and straight after returning his I immediately bought one of my own. It came in a smart, neatly...

bundook 14.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Bosch GWS 8-115 - Angle Grinder

the grinder that doesn't grind - useless

Advantages: cheap
Disadvantages: lots: the main being that it doesn't do what it claims to!

...Not to be recommended - do not buy! This is a very simple product that mashes well - but only if the foods are VERY soft before you grind them in this food mill. Root vegetables such as potatoes have to be floury and almost mashed already for it to work. Fruit and veg such as avocado and banana etc have to be super ripe (bananas need to be brown!) - otherwise the food grinder doesn't actually grind the food, it just gets stuck. When foods are this soft and mushy you might as well just use a fork on a plate - in fact you'd be better off as the food grinder is tricky to clean! Also, we all know that foods that are overcooked like this have little nutritional value, in fact Annabel Karmel herself has been busy writing about it in her books! I bought this product mainly for the purpose of ridding husk/skin off garden peas, dried...

Lini_M 04.01.2008 (07.01.2008) · Read review
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Review of Annabel Karmel Baby Food Grinder

A coffee purists dream!!

Advantages: quiet - grinds quickly - power cut off - very durable
Disadvantages: pricey - pricey - pricey

...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...

ladyboymondaytofriday 17.08.2006 · Read review
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Review of Bodum 5670

Grinds more than a nagging wife

Advantages: fast grinder, cheap and cheerful, easy to use
Disadvantages: difficult to clean

...I adore the aroma and taste of freshly ground coffee, it is something that cannot be matched by pre-ground beans and the end result of using the Bodum 5670 is a cup of coffee that little bit richer and fuller in flavour than any alternatives. It is like drinking Expresso from Starbucks or Café Nero without the huge expense regular visits incur. Prior to using the Bodum grinder I had a Gaggia grinder that tunred out to be the biggest waste of cash ever. That model cost £70 so when it struggled to grind even the smallest amount of beans in less than 10 minutes I wasn?t going to buy a replacement so expensive. I opted for the Bodum because it was £20 and I had seen a few good reviews of its performance. A little bigger than my Gaggia grinder at 28 x 23 x 20cm it isn?t huge and is about the same size as regular filter coffee makers...

loveable_rogue 19.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Bodum 5670

Into the Grinder

Advantages: Shows the bad side of Slaughter
Disadvantages: NONE

...^^^Into The Grinder^^^ This poem is about the barbaric treatment that sheep get when being sent to the slaughter. Although many people say that sheep don’t have feelings because they’re animals, would you like to be fighting your friends and then crushed? I wrote this in senior school, so I hope you will account for that. Into The Grinder With a prod and bleat they’re shepherded on Into the darkness where the sun never shone, Held in transit, ovine confinement, Dread journey begins the lambs are silent. Into the grinder, mince is the dish, Fields and blue skies, a far distant wish, No chance to sit, crushed they stand, Afraid and alone, their pen unmanned. Panic sets in, they spit and bite, Why, Oh why must they in-fight? With loathing and fear, on each other they turn, As the teeth of the grinder...

Robgingin 16.12.2002 · Read review
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Simple Plastic Cafetiere

Advantages: Simple, easy to clean
Disadvantages: Still needs cleaning after use..........

...of a paper filter, coffee brewed with a cafetiere captures more of the coffee's flavour and essential oils, which would have become trapped in a traditional drip brew machine's paper filter. Cafetiere pressed coffee is usually stronger and thicker and has more sediment than drip-brewed coffee. As the used grounds remain in the drink after brewing, cafetiere pressed coffee should be served immediately so as to not become bitter from over-extraction. Contents in a typical 8-cup cafetiere is considered expired after 20 minutes Coffee for use in a French press should be of a consistent, coarse grind. A cafetiere is also more portable and self contained than other coffee makers. Brewing the Perfect Cup I have owned a standard Bodum 8 cup plastic cover model for many years. Although less attractive than the fancy stainless steel jacketed...

suehome 24.09.2008 (19.10.2008) · Read review
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Review of Bodum 8 Cup Cafetiere

Do you fancy a fresh cup of Coffee ?

Advantages: Fresh Ground Coffee
Disadvantages: Can be pricey compared to others

...Bodum first started in Denmark in 1944 and it was not until 1958 until the first French Press came to be on the market. They have sold over 50 million of these products worldwide and they are now very well known in the uk mainly for their quality. I do not know how old my friend thinks I am but a selection of perfumes for Christmas Pressie is not my cup of coffee so back to Boots whence it came and I got a refund on a card. Talking of Coffee, my favourite drink, I was mooching around Boots thinking what could I spend this on and the sale had just started and I came upon this shelf that had Cafetieres on it. On the shelf, all the Cafetieres had been reduced and I thought brilliant, I will put extra money towards a Bodum Cafetiere as a Treat. There is no packaging with this, you just buy the product straight for the shelf. When...

BUBBLES171 07.01.2004 · Read review
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Review of Bodum 8 Cup Cafetiere

Grind

Advantages: Very good
Disadvantages: A tad noisy

...I was looking for a good sturdy reliable coffee grinder, for that fresh tasting coffee you get in coffee shops. My wife has worked in many catering facilitys and was familiar with this make of product. So I ordered it, and though it was not the cheapest grinder, it was far from the most expensive either. It is very easy to work, and grind the coffee into very fine coffee, or rather course coffee. The machine is far from quite whilst carrying out this process, but is quick, so the noise is over before you know it, and your kitchen is filled with aroma of freshly ground coffee. It has plenty of settings, to allow you to get the coffee ground to just the way you like it. It is very easy to clean, and comes highly recommended from me....

handjobjobby 30.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Haden Grinder

A Ga do do do, grind coffee and shake a tree

Advantages: Looks good, adjustable for fineness and servings
Disadvantages: A bit noisy

...Krups Expert Coffee Grinder, GVX2 Having recently bought a Gaggia Espresso machine I needed to get a grinder to prepare the beans to make the perfect coffee. I'd bought the espresso machine at Bluewater shopping centre and I knew that I'd want to get cracking as soon as I got home so there was no time to look around online to get the best deal. After realising that the only suitable Gaggia model would cost £150 I thought I'd nip into John Lewis to see what they had on offer. The choice there was pretty good with models starting at about £20 running up to the Gaggia model. After being given a crash course in the matter of grinding beans by the very helpful assistant I plumped for the Krups model, GVX2, at £39.95. Before I talk about the Krups model, let me try and pass on that crash course and explain the finer points of grinding...

brereton66 22.06.2006 · Read review
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