I have a La Pavoni Burr Grinder and it makes a complete mess when I
use it. There is coffee grinds going everywhere. This happens both
during the grinding process and when I remove the receptacle to try to
get the grinds out which tend to be highly charged with static
electricity. Moreover, it doesn't appear to do a consistent grind
which I thought was the whole point. Instead, there are some good
grinds and some extremely fine almost espresso like powder that
attaches to the side of the container.

Is this how this thing is supposed to work or am I doing it wrong?
Also, if this is what I should expect, is there another inexpensive
option that someone can recommend that's better than this contraption?
I'm thinking about switching back to a normal blade grinder just b/c
there's no mess.

Thanks!
J.