Mr. Coffee Automatic Burr Mill Coffee Grinder with 18 Custom Grinders Silver

I've been using my new grinder for 2 days now and I am very pleased with it. It is easy to use, looks good on the counter top, grinds fast and my coffee tastes great. I'm glad I chose this one instead of one of the more expensive ones with good reviews, this one has all the functionality that I need to make delicious coffee. I use it to grind coffee beans for espresso and french press, also for a drip machine (which I gladly tossed in the bin after getting a french press.) **** UPDATE March 10th, 2012**** I've had this grinder now for about 7 months, and still going strong! Yes, it sometimes gets coffee grounds on the counter when scooping it out but I've never seen a grinder that doesn't do that. However, I have regularly two problems with this grinder: 1. Sometimes the beans don't go through properly while grinding or get stuck, so I tend to shake it and hit the bottom gently against the counter top to get them to go on through. This is not a huge deal. Happened with my last grinder as well. 2. It likes to get clogged. The opening where the grounds come out often just plugs up completely. This happens on a regular basis (every 6-10 weeks or so maybe), especially when I grind a lot of oily dark roasted beans. To solve the problem I unplug it, remove the beans, canister, and other parts. I take something to loosen the coffee grounds that are plugging up the hole. It'll work again after that, but to really get the job done I also make sure that the grinder elements are clear, and run some rice through the grinder a couple of times. The rice picks up a lot of those oils and residue that builds up on the inside of the machine. When I've done that it works like new again. I will stick for now with my 5 star rating. We use our grinder twice every day and it is still working fine. For the really low price of this grinder I can't complain. **** UPDATE January, 2015**** Still works! :-)

My 1st one lasted over 20 years but was not used regularly. It works so well that I decided to get another one. I have been using this 2nd one daily for 3 years. I really like the fact that I can easily change the fineness of the grind between espresso, drip, or for my italian stovetop percolator.

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.

So far, this little device has made me happy. About a year ago, I began to give up on pre-ground coffee, such as the canned stuff and k-cups for our Keurig machine. Now, don't get me wrong...the laziness inside of me - from time to time - prefers to drag myself from my slumber down to my kitchen and drop a k-cup in the machine with pretty blue lights and produce a mediocre cup of coffee. But, I picked up a French press on Amazon and a hand grinder (German-made, apparently high quality...should be for the money); and I found myself in heaven. But, that also became a pain: boiling water, pouring it into the press; pressing; cleaning the press; eh...not fun. Then came the big, bright idea - why not just buy an electric grinder? Now, I may not have the palate that some seem to claim on here (many of which probably can't tell the difference between a cheap cup and one that's not), but I know what tastes good and bad and what amount of coffee and water works well to produce a cup that I do like. With that said, I've found this (quite small) contraption both easy-to-use and producing of decent grinds. I haven't fumbled through all of the settings; but I'm already quite pleased for the quality of grinds for drip and French press coffee. I'm yet to try this for finer grinds...for say, a latte or cappuccino, so I'll have to come back and update you at that time. However, in the meantime, it's really quite hard to give this anything other than an acceptable rating; and for what it's produced so far, I'll give it five stars. By the way, it also has those really spiffy blue lights, and it's quite easy to clean, load and manipulate the settings. And, I really like the little brush that rests on top of the grind bin - that little guy works surprisingly well! Oh, and as you'll notice in one of my photos, it's so fast and easy that I just use a refillable k-cup now...my k-cup holder is awfully naked... More review to come...but hope this helps in the meantime! UPDATE: May 19, 2016: I've had this for a while now, and let me tell you, it's gotten a pretty good workout. I've had no issues with the machine; it grinds, grinds, and grinds. Coffee comes out pretty consistent, and yes some of the grounds can vary ever so slightly, but I don't believe that you're going to find a grinder that's going to produce PERFECT, consistent grinds all the time, especially at this price. Still satisfied, and highly recommend.

I've been a whole-bean coffee drinker for 20 years now. I had a pair of Mr. Coffee products – a thermal drip coffee maker and a bean grinder. They both lasted over 10 years and performed their tasks admirably. Like a lifelong couple, once one died, the other followed in short order. So a couple months ago I had to purchase a new coffee maker and grinder. Going back to a Mr. Coffee product was a simple call for me. I spent under $100 ten years ago for two appliances I used daily. Need I say more? So the grinder ($30.99 when I purchased) — Mr. Coffee Automatic Burr Mill Grinder with 18 Custom Grinds, Silver, BMH23-RB-1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004T6EJS0/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_0 The only grinder I have owned was the type you throw in the beans and press the lid down to grind. This wonderful beast is much more sophisticated. Once you fine-tune the grind to your taste (and this could take four to six pots — and is the most crucial step) all you have to do is pour your can of coffee beans into the top container (it holds a standard 12 oz. can) and press one button. Wala! You have the makings of a good pot of coffee. The knocks: I add this part because of the other reviews you read. It’s loud as hell! But after a bit of adjustment, it now sounds like morning to me. And you need to be patient. I usually fill the coffee maker with water, pour out the pots remanence, and ready the new filter before it finishes grinding. But in the end, worth it. All and all. For the price, can’t do better. All thumbs up. The Coffee Maker ($53.37 when I purchased) — Mr. Coffee Optimal Brew 10-Cup Thermal Coffeemaker System https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0037ZG3DS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Could. Not. Be. More. Happy. This machine produces the hottest coffee of any brewer I’ve ever tried. And its thermo pot holds the heat for hours. I’ve had steam come off when I poured a cup late in the evening from the morning brew. But what’s best is this dude is fast — something like four minutes brew time. What? For me, coffee is best served hot. This is hands-down, the best at delivering hot, well brewed, pot of coffee on the market. And from my past experience with this company, if this brewer last as long as the last (10 years), it machine will cost me less than 2 pennies a day. I’m way good with that. The knocks: In the reviews, I read that some knocked the beep when the coffee is done. What? It has a “your awesome pot of coffee is ready” kind of vibe. Loud enough. Not too long. Those posters seem silly.

This is a cheap Burr grinder, and it has produced consistent grinds for me, even fine enough for espresso occasionally in a stovetop espresso maker. Unlike other people, I have had no particular issues with static cling, and humidity is rarely over 40% here. Like all grinders, I give it a few firm taps to knock the grounds loose. I think that oil in the beans makes the finer particles stick to the plastic. Two things are bothering me about it, otherwise I would give it 4 or more stars. 1) The hopper is about 4 times the size of the receiver. If I fill the hopper, it makes about 4 and a half of the receiving containers worth of coffee. This is rather annoying, and makes it a hassle to grind my week's worth of beans. The auto-shutoff is kind of odd. I've found that if I set it to 12 and run it twice, it fills the grounds container without overfilling it. 2) More importantly, It's either dirty, defective, or just so badly designed that it's dying after only grinding about 6 lbs of coffee over a period of about 2 months. I received this in early April and now that it's mid-June, it acts like the motor is overheating and shutting off to prevent damage, or maybe like the timer is malfunctioning. I've been grinding everything on 1 click finer than drip, hardly fine enough to make it plugging up make sense. I've emailed customer service, so we'll see what they say. Amazon says it's out of its return period. I have no problem disassembling it, but it really should not need it. **Update**: Mr. Coffee customer service was excellent. They sent me a replacement within a day or so of chatting (Took a couple weeks to show up, as expected) The new one had a common problem that other review mention - the grinds are all too large. Espresso is about what you'd want for French Press and French Press is about what you'd get smashing beans in a plastic bag with a rolling pin. No big deal, I fiddled with it because I was not about to wait another 4 weeks for a replacement. It was grinding beautifully and consistently... Until it died 4 weeks later. Seriously, I only got about 5 or 6 lbs of coffee through it. I took it apart and checked it out - the motor is not the problem, but the control circuit has some problem. And I'm not an electrical engineer, but I've had enough. One of these days, I'll just buy an industrial grinder like they have in grocery stores.

I waited quite some time after purchasing this product before reviewing it, because I wanted to see how it would perform over time. I've now been using it every day for nearly a year, and I think I can confidently say that it's worth purchasing, but with some caveats. First, the "pros": The price tag is amazing - this is only about $5 bucks more than a cheap blade grinder, and requires significantly less work (which is important in a pre-caffeinated state). The hopper holds about half a pound of beans, and acts as a nice buffer to let you know when you need to buy more coffee. The dial makes it easy to make a consistent pot of coffee, regardless of who's brewing it - just set the dial to the number of cups you want to make and push the button. And the grind itself is very easy to adjust. However, there are a few "cons", most of which could be fixed with some engineering changes. For starters, the lid to the ground coffee reservoir contains an indent for a cleaning brush/scoop. This little tool is not optional - if the reservoir and lid aren't cleaned after basically every use, finely ground coffee dust will build up and block the flow of coffee, preventing it from actually grinding any beans. However, this problem could be largely solved by moving the brush storage indent from the reservoir lid to the hopper lid, as the irregular shape of the indent on the under side of the reservoir lid is what creates a space for coffee dust to collect and build up on in the first place. It wouldn't completely eliminate the need to clean the reservoir with a brush periodically, but it would certainly lessen it. Also, the hopper itself feels like it needs a little steeper angle. Occasionally, beans will get jammed, and you have to give the whole device a little shake in order to clear it. This isn't terribly frequent, but it's frequent enough that you can't start the beans grinding and leave the room to go do something else, or you might come back to find that it jammed up halfway through, and now you don't know how much coffee you have ground. Another challenge with the hopper is that the lid simply rests on top of it. It doesn't screw on or fit tightly against any sort of gasket, and if you bump it or turn it upside down, coffee beans will spill out all over your counter and floor. It's a mistake you'll only make once, but it's a frustrating one to learn. The biggest issue, though, is that the hole that ground coffee comes out of eventually gets clogged with coffee dust and needs to be cleaned. When this happens, there's no warning; your grinder just simply stops grinding coffee, even though you can hear the burrs spinning. Cleaning the reservoir (especially the lid) with the included brush after every use dramatically cuts down on how frequently this maintenance needs to be performed, but it doesn't eliminate it. And cleaning that little port isn't necessarily easy (especially when you're tired and trying to get ready for work). I've learned to keep a package of bamboo grilling skewers by my coffee supplies, as these tend to be about the diameter and sturdiness needed to clean it out and get things flowing again. You will inevitably dump espresso-fine coffee dust all over your counter when cleaning it... that's just sort of a fact of life. Overall, I'd still buy this product again over a blade grinder, especially at this price. The convenience of being able to push a button and have the exact right amount of coffee grounds is vastly faster and easier than carefully measuring out the right quantity of beans into a blade grinder every morning. But this is a very entry level burr grinder, and at times it feels like the people who designed it didn't actually use it for more than a day or two before sending it off to market. If you can afford a higher-end model, it would be worth splurging. But if it's this or a $20 blade grinder, this burr mill is the way to go.

Good buy heavy duty grinder works great

Good quality

GOOD

J’adore , moue le café comme désiré , très bonne affaire qualité prix.

Excelente para comenzar a mejorar tus tazas de café si es que andas corto de tiempo, agarra lo en ofertas vale la pena. Vengo de uno de cuchillas y el cambio es significativo

Buen molino de café para quienes prefieren comprar café en grano para distintas preparaciones