Depends on how you plan to make coffee. For automatic drip, a standard
"whirly-blade" grinder (Braun or Krups make good ones) will be just
fine. If you use a French Press, then a good burr grinder is much more
important. Burr grinders give you more even, consistent grind size
since the beans pass through the burrs a single time. Blade grinders
continually whack and the grind isn't as even, but it doesn't matter if
you use a filter.

Personally, I have a Capresso Infinity 565 Chrome model which works
great for my press pot. It's around $149, although they have a black
plastic model that seems nearly identical for around $90.

Alex

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On Nov 25, 5:41 am, Alan wrote:
On 24 Nov 2006 18:45:57 -0800, "RubyU"
wrote:

I'm wanting to buy a decent coffee grinder and not being a coffee
drinker myself this is clearly becoming quite a daunting task. I'm
trying to decide whether the KitchenAid burr grinder is worth the money
- i'm willing to pay for quality but is it really worth it? If you have
one i'd be grateful for some reviews and comments, cheers.And.... Is there an excellent one that is QUIET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a Bodum burr grinder, and while it works well, it is noisy,
noisy, noisy!

Somehow, I assumed a burr grinder would be quiet. . .

Alan

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It's not that I think stupidity should be punishable by death.
I just think we should take the warning labels off of everything
and let the problem take care of itself.

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