Many thanks for the info.

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Larry Coon wrote:

> wrote:
>
> > My old grinder quite this morning so I'm in the
> > market for a new one. Any recommendations?
> > Any brand/model to avoid? TIA
>
> I can offer my experience with my current one -- it's the
> Capresso that retails for $50 US from Williams-Sonoma (not
> the one that currently sells for over $100). Here's a
> link: http://www.capresso.com/prod_grind_burr.html
>
> The control for the grind is fine, but I'm not happy with
> the control for the amount of coffee to grind in one run.
> I like to grind exactly enough for one pot, which is pretty
> much at the farthest end of the control wheel. So if I
> want to grind a little less, I really don't have an option
> to, and there really isn't enough sensitivity to "fine
> adjust" the amount of coffee. If I want to brew a precise
> amount, I have to grind a larger amount and then use a
> measuring spoon.
>
> The bean-holding area is covered but not airtight, so you
> can't really leave beans in there for very long.
>
> It's a little messy. The grind-catching carafe pulls away
> from the front, which invariably results in some spillage
> on the countertop. The opening from the unit to the
> grind-catching carafe gets clogged pretty easily, and has
> to be cleaned regularly. And if any grinds are left on
> the contact area between the caraffe and the unit, it can
> make it difficult to click the unit in place -- if you're
> not careful, and there's not a good seal around the opening
> through which the grinds shoot, then a big mess results.
>
> The feed from the bean-holder into the grinding mechanism
> is just gravity, so if the beans are arranged just-so then
> it'll grind for a while without any beans falling in. Since
> the grind is time-based, the result is less coffee being
> ground than you want. For best results, I tap/shake the unit
> lightly while it's grinding.
>
> Finally, I don't think this can be helped, but the unit IS
> pretty noisy. I'm usually the first one up & downstairs to
> make coffee, and the grinder wakes my wife up. I think ANY
> grinder is going to be noisy, so this isn't a problem
> specific to this grinder.
>
> All in all, it does the job and isn't very expensive, but
> there are definitely features I wish were improved. However,
> I really haven't tested a lot of other grinders to see if
> there are others (especially at the same price) that do the
> job any better.
>

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