Bodum BISTRO Blade Grinder, Electric Blade Coffee Grinder, Black, 3-ounce

It’s OK here’s my updated review for the price. It’s a fair enough deal. The top works OK. The coffee does stick in the ball after you grind it. You gotta use your finger. Spoon to get it out each time but considering the low price it does the job.

(owned since November 2014)
Durable, solid construction. My only want is inclusion of a brush for cleaning out the grinds that stick to the inside (if your beans have any sort of oil content, this could be an issue). I don’t mind having old grinds in the bottom, as it doesn’t really ruin the flavour of my coffee. The only other qualm I have is that it is possible to put the lid on such that the red button doesn’t align with the notch cut for it. You can feel the lid flex a bit if you accidentally do this. I’m gentle with my tools, so I don’t think it’ll be an issue, but there could be potential for breakage if you misalign the lid and clamp down on it.

Update (2015-04-28):
This thing is a motor and a switch, but it’s taken over an hour for me to get this thing disassembled. What I notice is a lot of crimping, not much soldering (and what is soldered looks to be corroding). Point of failure seems to be snapped winding wire from the motor (was directly crimped to lead of thermal fuse connected to mains input lead). They do try to zip-tie this feeble connection down to provide some stability, but it’s not enough. This thing lasted 5 months before failing so badly, that I don’t suspect the average user would be able to repair this themselves. I can’t assure you that the innards of other products are any better, but I can tell you that I would never purchase this product again.

I’m very impressed with this little thing. I bought this grinder July 2019 and still use it to this day (and I make coffee almost every morning). No, it’s not top of the line, but it’s great if you’re just looking to grind whole bean.

I bought it for my apartment since I was limited on space and didn’t want something sitting on my countertop. I even take it with me if I’m going to an Airbnb for the weekend! It’s conveniently portable.

I will say that the blades are finally starting the wear down and I’m noticing it in the runtime required for a fine ground coffee, but again, it’s been 3 and 1/2 years. I’d happily buy this gadget all over again.

Buen ítem, lindo, fácil de usar.

I was very disappointed with this product. I figured since it was a brand name like Bodum, it would be a quality product. Sadly, it is not. The main issue here is that the lid is much too large and so when you start to grind, you inevitably will get loose grinds flying into the space between the lid and the grinder itself. As a result, when you open the lid you end up getting loose grinds flying everywhere making a bit of a mess. I’d say this product needs to go back to get redesigned. Don’t waste your money on this, there are plenty better grinders out there.

Good little grinder. It’s very important to hold down the lid when in use (per user manual). That keeps coffee dust from floating out and into the mechanism built into the lid, that triggers the motor. It keeps the mechanism engaged properly. Tamp down the finished grind before opening the lid (simply tap the unit on the surface you are using), to keep dust from floating out of the unit and into the grinding switch.
I’ve ruined one due to lack of diligence. Keep a hand on the lid when grinding (pressing the button), tamp down the finished product before opening, and this thing works great. Easy and quick.

Looks cute, too. I like how the cord wraps out of sight in the bottom.

Now, I never expected greatness from this thing. You’re never going to get results from a blade grinder like you would from a more expensive conical burr grinder.
I bought this one as something cheap to leave at work, so I have other grinding options at home. I’ve got a hand-cranked Porlex burr grinder that I love, and a Krups blade grinder for a quick and dirty, albeit reliable grind.

That said, my Krups blade grinder produces a much more even grind than this one does. That grinder at least approximates an even grind.

I bought this model primarily because it’s cheap, but also because I associate Bodum with french presses, so I expected a grinder that would provide a nice coarse grind for French press coffee.

With this grinder, it seems like if you want a coarser grind like for a French Press, you’re gonna end up with some big old bean chunks.
I suppose if you want a really fine grind you can just grind the crap out of it until you’ve got fine dust, but if you want a coarser grind, expect unevenness and big chunks.

The tolerance on the cap is a bit sloppy, it’s got a bit of wiggle to it that my Krups doesn’t have.

Again. It works; it’ll do, but you can do a lot better.

Spend the extra 10 bucks on a Krups, or better yet, shell out for a burr grinder. You get what you pay for, I suppose.