OXO Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder - Silver, Stainless Steel Burrs, One-Touch Automatic Smart Grind

(I am an ex professional barista.) CONS: -The grounds container doesn't lock into place and will sometimes vibrate out during grinding. This is the only serious flaw with the product, and I feel it's a minor one. I've gone through many of the reviews and it seems that it's simply a matter of construction inconsistency. Most people's containers "click" into place; a minority do not. I was just unlucky enough to get one of the ones that don't. -You can't remove the bottom burr to clean it. They really did do their best to make this easy to clean and I appreciate that you don't have to undo a bunch of microscopic screws just to clean your burrs, but I really wish I could remove BOTH burrs to give them a thorough wipe-down. It's difficult to clean the one that's stuck inside the grinder. The other lifts out easily by a cute little handle. PROS: -High quality, consistent grind. The brewing methods I use most all hover around the medium grind range, so I haven't really tested the extremes of coarse and fine. Can't speak to those. But as far as the medium ranges, it grinds beautifully and consistently. That's what matters in the end, right? -The beans feed very well, even for single dosing. Never an issue. -As mentioned above, the ability to clean the grinder is taken into account in the construction. No need to delicately deconstruct the whole thing and keep track of a bunch of itty bitty screws and springs. The top part of the grinder and the top burr simply turn-and-lift out, and then turn-and-lock back into place. So nice. -It's aesthetically pleasing and takes up little room on the counter. All the materials have a quality feel. -It isn't super noisy. All grinders are gonna make noise, to be sure, but as far as grinders go, this one has a pretty gentle sound. I've definitely used my fair share of grinders that made me feel like my brain was going to vibrate out of my skull, and this one has a polite hum by comparison. -The price for this level of quality is unbeatable. I can't even believe I paid less than one hundred dollars for this. Real talk, folks: these are steel conical burrs. Solid construction. 40+ grind settings. Did I mention steel conical burrs? I never thought I would own something like this for less than $250. You cannot beat this price point/quality intersection. You just can't. This grinder is price-meets-quality king. USAGE: You're working with three variables: time, grind, and amount. There are two popular approaches to working out your dose. Method 1: You leave 'amount' as the open variable. With this method, you dump all your beans in the hopper and store them there. You then adjust grind and time until you're getting the right dose at the right grind level. Method 2: You leave 'time' as the open variable. With this method, you only deposit the amount of beans you plan to use for each dose, adjust the grind as needed, and let it take whatever amount of time it takes. You're adjusting the amount and the grind, rather than adjusting the grind and the time. (This is called "single dosing.") Go to any coffee forum, and you'll be pages of debate about which of these methods is superior. Honestly, you should use the method that feels best for YOU. The reason I bring it up here is because people seem anxious that Method #2 will damage the burrs over time, since you run them all the way to empty every time you grind. Here's my take: I use Method #2, because I feel that the beans start to taste stale if left in the hopper. (Everyone's tastebuds are different; there's no right or wrong.) This means that I let the burrs run until I hear the sound change from a low growl to a high pitched growl, which indicates that the burrs are grinding empty, and then I manually stop the grind. I honestly don't see any issue with this, and I don't feel any anxiety about it. Think about it: if you're cleaning the burrs between bean swaps, you're letting them run for several seconds on empty anyway. Even the manufacturer instructions tell you to do this when cleaning the burrs! The only difference here is that instead of intentionally running them on empty for several seconds to clean them, you're running them on empty for one single second every day/dose. I'd never recommend doing that on a fine espresso setting, but as long as you're in the medium-to-coarse range, I don't see any possible ways the burrs could damage each other. There's no way the burrs are touching at that distance, regardless of variables like heat expanding the metal and other things coffee nerds like to debate about. I hope this review was helpful. I'll update in a year to let you know if this grinder held up through daily use.

I’ve had blade grinders and this is my 3rd burr grinder. But this is the best by far! I’ve had it over a year now and is still fantastic. I use it almost everyday and it never fails. For me, the grind is very consistent. I don’t adjust the grind level very often but I recall it relatively easy to set the first time. The bin where the grounds fall is easy to remove and replace. The grinds are easier to pour out without them clinging to the side of the cheaper plastic bins. Most importantly, I like that the grind amount is precise. My other burr grinders had a very course and unrepeatable setting knob or slider. This makes it easy to adjust for 2 cups or 6 cups or whatever. The setting is based on # of seconds grinding, so for me, a 16oz cup requires 9s worth of grinding. I don’t like the ones set based on a “cup”. They don’t usually match my taste. This one lets me set things just the way I want and it does so with a very repeatable mechanism.

When I discovered ground coffee is being made with gluten and plastics added into it, I switched to beans. Alas, my antique hand operated coffee grinder was meant for younger hands than my own antique ones. I am not a coffee aficionado, and the prospect of having to grind my own beans was a level of commitment I'd avoided for decades. But obviously, I now require electrified equipment. My research focused on finding one I could afford, use and maintain, that wouldn't deafen me and had excellent reviews. (In this case, videos on YouTube from coffee nerds) This OXO Grinder ticked all my boxes and then some. Unlike today's cell phones that come with NO printed instructions, this has a very clear, concise and well-illustrated booklet. However, unlike my grandmother's 100 year old grinder, which I don't think anyone had ever needed to unclog, this new one does require dislodging the burr and brushing away the compacted residue of ground beans or it will cease/come to a stop. The manual points out old, dried beans can create a lot of dust, but I suspect fresh beans have the opposite effect, being oilier and easily compressed. (Like I said, I'm not well versed in coffee, I just like to drink it.) Gratefully, the instructions were simple to follow, and I easily resolved the issue. This is a more complicated piece of equipment, requiring a new level of maintenance but it's not at all difficult to do so I'm down with that. Also, the noise level is very tolerable. It was a little pricier, but I find the easy-to-read numbers, ease of operation, compact, attractive design, (plus an Amazon sale) and the instruction manual, make me think it was worth it and I'm glad I took a chance on it. Still tinkering with the grind level, but then, it's a choice I never had with Grandma's coffee grinder. PS: makes a great cup of coffee....and no grinds in the bottom of my cup!!!

I have had this coffee grinder for about two weeks now, and so far I am delighted with the quality and consistency of the grind. It is easy to set up and use, and I hit on the perfect medium-ish coarseness setting for my pour-over brewing method almost right away. I use Airscape canisters to store my coffee beans and my fresh-ground coffee, and so we are enjoying perfect, fresh, delicious coffee every day. I had been using a manual grinder previously, which I really liked because of how quiet it was, but I decided to try out this electric grinder in hopes of being able to grind more coffee at a time, and more quickly. So far, the OXO grinder has been a hit. Although it is considerably louder than the hand grinder, it is by no means too much. My two cats can hang out in the kitchen when I run it, even the scaredy-cat who is prone to taking off over very slight disturbances. They both just have an "airplane ears" expression of concern while the grinder runs, but then they carry on. So far I really recommend it if you're new to grinding or upgrading from a small hand grinder like me. It was much less expensive than some of the pro-level grinders that have been recommended, and it's gotten really great reviews. And the proof is very much in the excellent cup of coffee I have in front of me right now.

N'achetez pas ce broyeur de grain si vous résidez en Europe, le produit est livré avec une prise americaine , incompatible avec les prises européennes. Il est livré en plus d'un mois. J'attendais avec patience, car je l'avais choisi au vu des très bons commentaires et du choix de wire cutter. Par contre j'ai sollicité une solution, soit pour le faire fonctionner en Europe ( je pensais à des adaptateurs spécifiques), soit pour un remboursement, et j'ai eu une réponse rapide. Ils m'ont envoyé une étiquette retour avec une adresse en France.

Excelente producto por el precio que tiene, muy preciso y los materiales son muy buenos.

The reason for 1 star is because we havent been able to use the machine. It looks really good and well made, and just what we wanted, but the plug that it comes with is totally unusable. Instructions state not to use any adapters or try to do anything with the plug, but to employ an electrician to install a new point that would accommodate it. We are not prepared to go that extra expense , making the whole exercise unaffordable and very annoying and so disappointing.

No AC power adapter supplied as claimed to enable its use in Europe. Ad states it comes with an adapter but no adapter was included. I am complaining to Amazon today as it is an Amazon.de (Europe) fulfilled item and am waiting on Amazon's response. i.e. will Amazon send the missing adapter out or just lamely just say to return it. I am after a good coffee grinder and this potentially was a good one... Amazon?