Review on Mr Coffee Automatic Grinder Stainless by Erick Bowers

Small coffee grinder for a price-conscious barista.Updated: 03/01/2017. After almost a year of continuous use, this coffee grinder is still running at full speed. I'm so glad I missed out on buying Breville. Not so much against Breville as confirmation that this grinder is all I need. The Breville would be overkill if it worked fantastically with my DeLonghi portafilter espresso maker and my Black and Decker coffee maker. My son and I drink coffee regularly, so we light it up several times a day. If it didn't work out tomorrow, I would buy again at any time. The best meat grinder I have ever had and exceeded all my expectations. Let's return to the usual review, which is already underway. Here's the good, the bad, and the ugly. Good price. $35 is very cheap for a burr mill. It's nothing more than a little burr mill, and it's a lot nicer. - Burr Mill: Yes, it's not a conical burr mill, but a burr mill is much better than a knife mill. - dosage. Select the desired number of cups and press the button. Each "cup" is equivalent to about 1 tablespoon of beans, except for the "espresso" setting (see "bad" for more on this). It's incredibly comfortable. I can grind exactly what I need for an espresso or coffee maker per cup and get freshly ground coffee in every cup without having to count seconds or try to convert seconds to cups etc. The "cups" reference works great (6 ounces per cup). Cup). Cup). "cup") and can be slightly increased or decreased according to taste. Easy choice of grinding degree. Simply rotate the bean hopper to the desired position and voila. This is because the top ridge is part of the bean hopper (bigger than the ugly one). You simply turn the bean container to the desired position and it adjusts the gap between the grinding discs. The detents are a positive way of letting you know when you've reached your desired setting, and each setting is clearly labeled. BAD: - As for the espresso, the manual says you should set it to 3 cups for a 2 ounce serving and 5 cups for a 4 ounce serving. This tells you straight away that they are referring to their small steam espresso machine, Mr.Coffee. Which should also tell you that this grinder doesn't grind enough for a pump machine with a non-pressurized portafilter. I have a DeLohghi EC155 and the espresso setting is great for this machine but your mileage may vary. If you have a high-end espresso machine, you probably won't want to go without a $35 grinder. So be aware of what you associate this thing with. Loud: This is relatively loud. It's not very annoying as my kitchen is downstairs and I'm not married. But I can imagine that people don't appreciate the sound of a coffee grinder. Intermittent grinding. As usual with this type of grinder, you will get some powder that will accumulate in your grinding chamber. Using paper filters will prevent powder from getting into your coffee. This is a design flaw of this machine and while to be expected it can be avoided or tolerated. Blue LED. It's bright, but like others have said, just slide the grounds cup out about 1/4 inch and the light goes out. Easy work. DANGEROUS: - ABOUT CLOSER: The biggest disadvantage of the car is clutter. Transferring the contents of the grinding bowl into the filter or portafilter can get messy. The grist tends to stick to the sides of the container and then ends up on the counter/sink/whatever. Cleaning: This connects to the bean hopper, screws into the grinder body and is actually the attachment point for the top grinder. So if you want to clean the grinders, you have to unscrew the funnel, which means you have to empty the grinders. It's a bit of a hassle, and more than once when I tried to pour the beans into the second container, the top lid came off and the beans spilled all over the counter. Those two items alone almost compelled me to buy Breville coffee. Smart grinder, but the $200 price point made me take a step back. After careful consideration, the bean tip and my own laziness make the mess more of a problem than it needs to be. I can secure the beans before cleaning the machine and if I carefully remove the ground coffee I don't have to spill it around the kitchen. Breville is most likely a much better grinder, but is it? 6 times better and will I appreciate it 6 times more or will I worry about paying over $200 for a coffee grinder. At this point, my inner curmudgeon is telling me to be careful. For me and DeLonghi, that's more than enough right now. If it dies in the near future I might have to switch to a more expensive grinder, but for now it does exactly what I want at a price that's hard to beat.