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Unfortunately most of the negative comments turned out to be correct. - The unit died after one month.
- The hopper is odd shaped and hard to clean.- A nonsensical set of buttons & lights that control how much to grind.I just purchased the Capresso 560.01 Infinity Burr Grinder to hopefully reach a better tier in grinders. Bad connection in the plug.- There is significant static electricity in the hopper.
I owned a Braun grinder for 10 years and decided to replace it. Similar to a gas lawn mower in volume.probably 100-110 decibels.
I'm paying hundreds per year in coffee, so why not invest in better quality. After reading all the reviews extensively, which contained some conflicting information, I selected this Lello Ariete model.
My belief now is that $40-50 is simply too little to pay for a grinder and expect great quality and functionality.Specifically the problems were:- Product is indeed very LOUD much to my family's chagrin each morning.
It grinds 2-10 cups (for 5 oz. This is my first electric burr grinder. I think it would be neat to just let the beans sit in the hopper between grinds to help those little beans keep fresh. liquid measurement I find).The only thing I would love to see this company change is that the hopper holding the beans would be a stainless steel or some other type of material that is not see through. Great price, built well.and honestly, I don't remember my life pre-Ariete Burr now. Easy to clean, and sturdy plastic collection cup and hopper.The grinds come out cool, even, and is just perfect when you get up in the morning and don't want to "think" of measurements.
Does make quite a a bit of noise but that's the way it goes. Get up, push the button while filling the water and your good to go. I find it more uniformed grind than the spice mill blade type grinder and it is easy to change the grind when I perk coffee. I bought this with the coffee maker I recently reviewed. I like it because it is like set it and forget it.
It is fairly loud and eventually clogs and requires a lot of work to clean it out again. The price sure has gone up. I'm in the market for another grinder and I won't be buying another one of these. Mine clogged again recently and after cleaning it out it won't work. I paid $29.99 for this from Amazon a few years back. It is a nice looking unit.
It is inexpensive for a Burr grinder but perhaps not particularly durable and ultimately not the best product. However, like some other reviewers I can tell you that the grinding mechanism broke after 3 uses. Purchased this grinder for my husband as a gift. I can't review how well it worked because I don't myself drink coffee.
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