bodum Bistro Burr Coffee Grinder, 1 EA, White

毎日、朝手動でミルを引いてました。
デザインがおしゃれ、時短を兼ねての購入です。粉が均一で、コーヒーも美味しくなりました。粉は飛び散りますが、仕方ないかなと思ってます。

Update (07/08/2014)
I have been using this grinder everyday for two years and it hasn’t missed a beat. I am careful not to over-run it by waiting between grinding after 20 second-runs. It takes time to pull espresso, so this isn’t much of a problem. I highly recommend this grinder if you can buy it for less than $100.

*************ORIGINAL REVIEW****************

BACKGROUND:(you can skip to pros and cons if you’d like)
I’ve only been drinking coffee for the last 7 years or so, but being in Seattle, I’ve come to appreciate truly great coffees. Starbucks isn’t too bad, it’s not one of the better ones around here.

Wanting to enjoy good cup of coffee anytime at home, I began the search for the tools. I didn’t want to go all they way and spend couple of grand to make espresso, nor even couple of hundreds of dollars. I couldn’t afford them and my wife would never approve of it anyhow. So, I’ve tried drip coffee, french-press, Aero-press, but settled on 

Bialetti 6800 Moka Express 6-Cup Stovetop Espresso Maker

 for making a good cup of coffee. Meanwhile, I’ve also tried out some of the best rated coffee and settled upon 

Jammin’ Java Coffee Kingston City Roast, Espresso, Organic Gourmet Whole Bean Coffee. Medium Dark, Choco-nut & Creamy, 2.2-Pound

.

I’ve been grinding my beans with 

Capresso Coffee Burr Grinder

 which I had bought from local costco, but wasn’t satisfied with the ground consistency nor the mess it created with the static it seemed to bring. With the great reviews and the container being glass, I decided to try this. Now, this was more expensive than the coffee maker and it was a “big” investment for me, but after using it for a month, it’s worth every penny and then some.

PROS:
1. Grind – Consistency: The grounds are quite consistent, much more so than the Capresso burr grinder. This consistency seem to improve the taste. [A]
2. Grind – Range: Range of how coarse or fine is quite broad. Though I’m just using one setting, it’s there when I need it. [A-]
3. Container – Mess: Because it’s make of glass, there seems to be minute amount of static, if any. This makes it so much more pleasurable to use. [A+}
4. Container: The container has rubber band around it to help with grips and has rubber cover with 3/4 inch hole in the middle. Nice thing about this cover is that just tapping on the cover pretty much releases all the coffee grinds from it and when you open it up none of the coffee grinds go anywhere since there’s no static. [A]
5. Aesthetic: It’s nice looking and has smaller footprint than I had imagined. [A-]

CONS:
1. Time Limit: the max time you can run at once is about 20 seconds. However, if you press it again right away, it will run. I suppose Bodum wants you to give couple of minutes before you run it again to prolong the life of the machine. Some also has mentioned burr may become too hot and thereby destroying the coffee flavors, but I’m not sure about that. As for me, I run it once and start preparing my Moka and when I’m ready to add the coffee, I just run it again to finish it. So it’s no big deal for me. [B]

CONCLUSION: I’ve only been using it for a month, but I could not be happier with the purchase. This has to be the best sub-$100 grinder out there. As for durability, I will update in few months. Another thing I’m happy about is the color. Although my unit is white, it does not seem to get dirty much while looking good on the counter. I would highly recommend buying this grinder if you’re serious about drinking a good cup of coffee.

Seems to produce nice coffee grounds BUT the connection between the plastic bean holder and the upper grinder part is not great, and so coffee grounds are always hopping out of that connection point and getting all over the inside of the unit. I suspect it also has something to do with the loose upper grinder part. It doesn’t sit securely in position. The instructions say to insert it and rotate it counter clockwise but it doesn’t turn very far and you can wiggle it around quite a bit once it’s in position. Otherwise, it works pretty good.

I almost didn’t buy this because some reviews said it was messy. I’m not finding that at all. Maybe because we live in New Orleans, capitol of humidity, but it really isn’t static prone. I like that the top of the machine has a guide to tell you how much to grind for your size pot. No digging out the instructions when you change the number of cups you’re making. It’s much quieter than my old Krups. I love that it’s a creamy white color that blends into the white counter top. I’ve found Bodum to be a great company for a modest amount of money.

昨年８月22日に購入し、今朝５月２５日に壊れました。
使用頻度は一日一回程度なので、酷使したわけではありません。
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