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
>
> ==
>
> 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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