Review on ☕ Ariete Electric Coffee Grinder - Conical Burr, Heavy Duty Stainless Steel, Ultra Fine Grind with Adjustable Cup Size, 15 Settings for Fine to Coarse Grind Size by Chris Horton

I complete the review after 8 months of daily use, often with repeated use per day. In summary, this grinder covers everything I need, except for espresso, for which I use the 1Zpresso JX-Pro (pronounced "EZ-presso" for the unfamiliar). The photos are of the espresso edition and will be reviewed towards the end of the review, but as you can see for yourself, you probably shouldn't believe Ariete's claims of "super high quality". This isn't a meat grinder that does everything for everyone. Of course, only a few can do that. But I found it to be quite good for medium to fine ground stuff. Just keep in mind that there are some quirks to contend with. Pros: • Acceptably consistent grind size, even at most settings I've used. • Relatively quiet for a grinder. • More or less average grinding time, or at least not overly slow. • Spacious hopper and hopper • Spring-loaded flaps allow hopper to be removed when kernels are still inside • An effective anti-popcorn lid is built into the hopper • Relatively easy to clean. Easy to disassemble/assemble. • Easy to manage and use. • Virtually zero dirt. Disadvantages: • No zero retention. (see workaround below) • Sometimes assistance is required to load the last few beans into the grinding chamber. • Insufficient grind for espresso without the pressure basket. • Grinding time settings correspond to a limited, somewhat pointless pseudo-automatic. For its intended purpose, the manual has a complex and highly imprecise look-up table. A month later I wrote about what I thought was a good find for this grinder at this price point and it's still mostly true. It's fairly easy to use and keep clean, and like any decent burr grinder, it delivers a relatively consistent and even grind on most settings. We'll come back to that in a moment. First off, I was particularly pleased with how easy it is to avoid messing with this thing most of the time, unlike other budget grinders I've used. (looks at you, quizinart). So I love him for that, not least for that. The powder falls straight out of the chute opening, making it easy to use any container as long as it fits in there. The drop cup cover is designed to catch loose debris by fitting snugly into the rubber grommet on the chute opening, but it's not necessary and I don't install it. The machine has a habit of not ejecting all of the coffee grounds from the chute (more on that below). So if you let it build up, part of it will fall off when you take out the mug. Just give it a few clicks and you'll be fine. It is not that hard. This should put an end to any questions as to whether this is a residue-free coffee grinder. If you're one of those people who put their beans in a container and let it run for a week until it's empty, you probably won't worry about it. But if you take a single dose, you'll find that on average, about 2 or 3 grams of ground coffee gets stuck in the grinding chamber and chute. Unusual, but still annoying. Luckily, this problem is easy enough to get around with various combinations of rocking the machine back and forth (it's easy enough), a few side kicks, and bursting for a second or two while keeping the cup under the chute. It's kind of a maneuver, but I can usually get almost anything back within 5 or 10 seconds, give or take a few tenths of a gram. Considering the price (I say that a lot here) I'd say it's worth it in that regard behaves quite well compared to its contemporaries. In fact, there are much more expensive grinders out there that are just as bad or even worse than this one. By the way, what reduces static electricity in any grinder, regardless of price or quality, is the Ross Drop Method (RDT) or its newer variant with a spray. Bottle. Take a look if you are unfamiliar, this information is easy to find and really works. In addition to the retention problem, there is a tendency for the last few beans to fall out of the grinding chamber from time to time. This is easily fixed by gently shaking the grinder, but it can be annoying if you're looking for an accurate result. Or hurry up. Also, NEVER let anything mechanical know you're in a hurry. Speaking of precision, and as a person who doses grains individually and weighs them in grams, there's a lot of nonsense when you have to use the grind time settings on the front panel. in conjunction with the measurement chart in the manual, which also references a separate grinder setting chart on another page of the manual. That's right, TWO charts for calculating and cross-referencing. The dial snaps into place in 10-second increments, which is a gigantic amount of time to sharpen. After all the calculations (first thing in the morning) the suggested measurements for these times, *roughly* estimated by volume represented by whole tablespoons rather than weight, are mostly duplicated for a few grind settings anyway. What should you do about it? Spending a lot of coffee, that's what. This gives you about the same control as cutting a birthday cake with a baseball bat. As you delve into it, I believe that you will be happier with your results if you put so much thought into studying the various (and highly variable) factors that go into coffee extraction. Otherwise, I would say just one spring for a fully automatic machine, if that's what you want. At best, I'd use the dial as an auto stop to prevent the motor from spinning when I'm across the room when the beans are done. HERE IS THE IMPORTANT. The grinder is an important factor in the flavor of your coffee and despite its shortcomings I really think it's a capable machine in terms of grind quality. For those who don't know what you need and need in your area, this is UNIT. If the particle size of your grind is different, the extraction rate and therefore the taste will be the same. Whether one or the other between tapered and flat ridges is better is debatable, but having control over grain running through a fixed distance between a good set of ridges might be better than a blade randomly slicing grains off the bottom of a heap. . I can't comment on the rawness of the cold brewing, but it made me some pretty tasty drinks after spinning them through a French press, pour over, and moka pot. Maybe better? Of course he could. That's good, but not exactly in the same league as Mahlkönig, is it? So that brings us to the espresso, which appears to be the stop after where this car gets off the train. Even the finest grind setting still produces a fluffy and consistent grind, but doesn't offer enough puck resistance to get a decent shot. At least not in flair with their standard bottomless portafilter. Others claim to have success with their espresso machines, which is beyond me unless they use a pressure basket. If you have one of these you can take a sip from a bag of ground coffee from the supermarket so this will surely suit you. But I know the grinder is the problem in my case because I can get a reasonably fine grind with the JX-Pro I mentioned earlier. Check out the photos - on the left, Ariete's grain is maxed out, while on the right, the JX-Pro is only about 70% of its range and is significantly better. In any case, once again this is not the case. not surprising given the price. I mean, come on, I bought this thing on sale for $80. So yes, this is a sub $100 grinder and it doesn't do everything, but the value for money is impressive as far as I know. After 2/3 years of continuous use, I would say that his problems are relatively minor for me and are easily outweighed by his strengths. Aside from the espresso, I'm generally very happy with it.