Mr. Coffee Burr Coffee Grinder, Automatic Grinder with 18 Presets for French Press, Drip Coffee, and Espresso, 18-Cup Capacity, Stainless Steel

I really like this grinder especially for the price. The grinds are consistent and easily adjusted. The only down side is it seems to leak a small amount grids during grinding. If you wipe the counter you find a small amount of grounds on the counter you can’t see but are visible when cleaning. If you don’t clean the counter top for a few days the layer of grinds get thicker. I would buy this coffee grinder again without question.

Es un buen molino, el molido es muy consistente, es decir, a diferencia de los molinos de aspas, si pides molido fino, mediano o grueso, obtienes exactamente eso, un molido como lo pediste, bastante parejo. Donde falla es en las cantidades. si pides moler café para 2 tazas, da café más bien para poco más de 4 tazas. Puedes detenerlo antes, pero es cuestión de aprender. Recomiendo experimentar con café de grano entero de Costco (que no es nada malo) antes de usarlo con tu Kopi Luwak o Jamaica Blue Mountain. Se ve durable, habrá que ver.

I love this grinder, but for whatever reason, Amazon wouldn’t put it in a box. Instead, they slap a label on the product and ship it as is. I tried 3 times and kept getting damaged grinders.

I love waking up and easily grinding the coffee, it’s so awesome just hitting a button and 20 seconds later I have fresh grounds. We used to have a little spice-type grinder and it was such a pain to load it and empty it a few times in a row, and it was messy. With this type of grinder it is a little messy because you remove the grounds container and take the lid off but it’s still absolutely worth it! I honestly count my blessings every time I make coffee because I love this grinder. I’m sure we’ll upgrade in a few years because I’m aware this is not the nicest type but if you’re just into fresh grounds this is a great option!

Compré este molino para tratar de tener un café lo mas fresco posible ya que como se sabe es mejor una molienda a base de muelas que de aspas. El molino está muy bien construido, por su tamaño adorna muy bien la cocina, la tolva es de muy buena capacidad y es muy fácil de usar.
Algo que no me agrada pero que no es un gran problema es el tema de la limpieza o extracción del café molido, una vez que se muele sale por el compartimiento frontal y se almacena ahí pero es necesario usar la brocha para retirar todo el café. De ahí en fuera me ha resultado muy útil. Sobre la molienda lo tritura muy bien, opino tomando como referencia que uso una cafetera de goteo, para una de expreso no podría decir si llega al molido indicado.

A fine grinder for the budget barrista.

Update: 1/3/2017. After nearly a year of constant use, this grinder is still going full force. I am so glad I skipped buying the Breville. Not so much against the Breville, but rather a testament to the fact that this grinder is all I need. The Breville would have been overkill

If works fantastically with my DeLonghi pressurized portafilter espresso machine, and my Black and Decker single cup maker. My son and I drink coffee regularly so it is fired up several times a day. If it failed tomorrow I would not hesitate to repurchase it. Best grinder I’ve owned and greatly exceeded my expectations. Back to the regular review, already in progress.

Here’s the good, the bad, and the ugly.

GOOD:
– Price. $35.00 is dirt cheap for a burr grinder. This isn’t much more than a small blade grinder and it’s so much nicer.
– Burr Grinding: Yes, it’s not a conical burr grinder, but a burr grinder is much better than a blade grinder
– Dosing. Choose the number of cups you want and push the button. Each “cup” equates to approximately 1 Tablespoon of Beans except for the Espresso setting (more on that in the “bad”). This is unbelievably convenient. I can grind the exact amount I need for my Espresso or my single cup drip maker and get freshly ground coffee with each cup without having to count seconds or try to convert seconds to cups, etc….The “cups” guide works great (6oz per “cup”) and it’s easy to adjust up or down according to taste.
– Easy selection for choosing grind strength. Simply rotate the beans hopper to the proper setting and viola. This is done due to the top burr being a part of the bean hopper (more than that on the ugly). Thus you simply rotate the bean hopper to the desired setting and it adjusts the gap between the burrs. Detents positively let you know when you are on the desired setting and each setting is clearly labeled.

BAD:
– About that Espresso, the manual tells you to set it to 3 cups for a 2 oz shot and 5 cups for 4 oz. That right there tells you that they are referring to their little Mr.Coffee steam espresso machine. Which also should tell you that this grinder will not grind fine enough for a pump machine with an unpressurized portafilter. I have a DeLohghi EC155 and the espresso setting works great for that machine, but your mileage may vary. Odd’s are if you have a high end Espresso maker, you won’t want to cheap out on a 35 dollar grinder. So just keep in mind what you are mating this thing with.
– Noisy: It’s relatively noisy. It’s not super annoying since my kitchen is downstairs, and I’m single. But I can imagine that people might not appreciate the noise from the grinder.
– Inconsistent Grind. As is typical for this type of grinder, you will get some powder, and it will accumulate in your grounds chamber. If you use paper filters, this will keep the powder from appearing in your coffee. It is a design flaw of this machine, and while it’s to be expected, it can be prevented or lived with.
– The Blue LED. It’s bright, but as others said, simply move the grounds cup about 1/4 inch out and the light goes out. Easy work around.

THE UGLY:
– OH THE MESS: The biggest drawback of the machine is the mess. Transferring the contents of the grinds cup to your filter or portafilter can be messy. Grinds tend to stick to the side of the container and then end up on the counter/sink/wherever.
– Cleaning: This has to do with the bean hopper, it’s screwed into the body of the grinder and it is actually the mount point for the top burr. So if you want to clean the burrs, you have to unscrew the hopper, which means you have to empty the beans. This is a bit of a chore, and on more than one occasions as I was attempting to transfer the beans to a secondary container, the top lid came off and beans all over the counter.

These two items alone almost forced me into buying a Breville Smart Grinder, but it’s $200+ price tag made me take a step back. After careful consideration, the bean dump and my own laziness makes the mess a bigger issue than it needs to be. I can take steps to secure the beans prior to cleaning the device, and if I’m careful with removing the grounds, I don’t have to spread them over the kitchen.

The Breville is most likely a much superior grinder, but is it 6 times better, and will I appreciate it 6 times as much, or will I stress over paying over $200.00 for a grinder. At this point my inner miser is telling me to be more careful.

For me, this and the DeLonghi are more than enough for now. If it dies in the near future, then I may have to spring for a pricer grinder, but right now it does exactly what I want for a price that’s hard to beat.