On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:22:36 GMT, "Cuchulain Libby"
> wrote:

>
>"Vox Humana" > wrote
>> Some people
>> claim that burr grinders are superior because they don't heat the beans
>> while grinding them. Cooks Illustrated did a comparison and found that
>the
>> cheap blade grinders produced a better flavored coffee than the burr
>> grinders. You have to take anything that CI does with a grain of salt,
>but
>> it does show that the preference for one type of grinder over another is
>> subjective.
>
>They only tested cheap burr grinders. My grinder probably weighs the total
>of all those grinders. A good burr grinder shaves the beans to a uniform
>size. It is also adjustable for all types of coffee brewing methods.
>That said, if I didn't make espresso my grinder would be overkill.
>
>-Hound
>

If the $300 that Richard quoted is the threshold price for a "good"
coffee mill one may as well just spend an extra $75.00 or so and get a
Country Living grain mill. It uses steel burrs, will produce anything
from mere cracked beans to fine powder and do it with a lot harder
stuff than roasted coffee beans (think popcorn). It's very
adjustable, easy to crank manually, or can be motorized. To top it
off it's very versatile since it'll also mill grains, beans, and nuts
for you. Spices too if you need a lot at once.

Think I'll settle for a cheaper coffee mill.

......Alan.


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