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My old grinder quite this morning so I'm in the
market for a new one. Any recommendations? Any brand/model to avoid? TIA ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Katherine Becker "As god is my witness I thought turkeys could fly" NEVER SEND A FERRET TO DO A WEASEL's JOB --WKRP ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
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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. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Katherine Becker "As god is my witness I thought turkeys could fly" NEVER SEND A FERRET TO DO A WEASEL's JOB --WKRP ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
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> My old grinder quite this morning so I'm in the > market for a new one. Any recommendations? > Any brand/model to avoid? TIA Well, since you still haven't advised of your price range, I'll recommend my Ditting 800. It's the closest thing I've found yet to a perfect machine. But then it cost $1100, so it should be that good. -- Larry |
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Sorry, I was called out of town unexpectedly and am just
now getting back to unfinished business. I'd like to know more about your Ditting 800 -- what makes it the perfect machine? What makes it cost $1100? Thanks. On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Larry 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 > > Well, since you still haven't advised of your price range, I'll > recommend my Ditting 800. It's the closest thing I've found yet to a > perfect machine. But then it cost $1100, so it should be that good. > > -- Larry > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Katherine Becker "As god is my witness I thought turkeys could fly" NEVER SEND A FERRET TO DO A WEASEL's JOB --WKRP ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
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If it is for espresso based beverages the very best grinders are made by
Mazzer of Italy |
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On Fri, 07 May 2004 12:52:45 -0400, "ukwill" > wrote:
>If it is for espresso based beverages the very best grinders are made by >Mazzer of Italy Surely you mean to limit your statement to grinders with dosers? -- Larry |
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