 Perfect for my needs |
| Review Date: August 14, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Jessie Morris, Athens, GA |
Please allow me to preface this review by saying I do not make lattes, cappicinos, or expressos at home. I only make regular coffee from coffee beans. When I want the fancy stuff, I go to the local coffee shop.
This is a great little grinder. Its the second grinder I've purchased, but this one is by far much better. My old one made a mess and I constantly had to shake it all around for it to work. It was a nightmare and made morning coffee not at all worth it.
This grinder is great! It allows you to select the fineness of the grounds, which is nice. BUT, the best part is that you can pour in the beans and set the grinder to the number of cups you are making, turn the grinder on, and walk away. It automatically shuts off when the right number of cups has been ground. Then, when I lift the little container with the grounds out to pour them in the coffee maker filter, there is no mess! That's right, no mess. And, its not as loud as the old one. Its still noisy of course, but not too bad.
I love my new little grinder. It serves our purposes of regular drip coffee very well. |
I am clumsy.
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| Review Date: December 1, 2008 |
| Reviewer: M. J. Schroeder, Fond du Lac WI USA |
| So far I have powdered all my beans. Back to the book to see what I am doing wrong. I like the auto shut off. Not too hard to clean. I just want a regular auto drip cup of coffee. I'd like to hear suggestions from others. |
mediocre at best
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| Review Date: January 2, 2009 |
| Reviewer: D. Wardlow, Beaver Island, MI |
| Coffee beans frequently jam in the feed bin and cause the grinder to "free-wheel." The remedy is to hold the grinder in your hands while it's operating and shake it when the beans jam. Also, bean fragments can get in the seating track for the lid and prevent the safety mechanism from engaging, leaving you wondering why your grinder isn't operating. Finally, the grind button on ours decided to fall inside the case. Fortunately, the button isn't actually attached to the grind switch, so you can stick your little finger through the hole in the case and punch the switch to turn it on. And all of this within 3 months of purchase. Needless to say, when this grinder finally dies, we won't be buying another that's made by Krups. |
Early demise
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| Review Date: November 29, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Amos Clyde, Lima, Peru |
| I bought this at a Starbuck's for about $60 after verifying the design was user-friendly and ergonomic, and I trusted the Krups name. At first it worked great, but soon (within a half-dozen grinds) I noticed it was erratic, as if there was a loose connection inside. Shaking it helped at first, kicking in the power, but after about a dozen grinds it stopped working altogether, for no apparent reason, even after cleaning what little residue I could reach. I live overseas, with no access to an authorized dealer for replacement under warranty, and no cost-effective or easy way to return it for repair, which would probably cost more than I paid for the thing in the first place. There is no apparent way to check the innards for a loose wire. So I just finished ordering a Capresso 565.04, which got a great review on Amazon; it's more expensive than the Krups, but hopefully more durable, too. |
Wanted to love it -
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| Review Date: November 7, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Paul Avery, Fort Collins, CO United States |
Good looking, small footprint, low price, but
1. Jams constantly.
2. Overheats and shuts off.
3. Not possible to control fineness/coarseness of output
4. Make a horrible mess of your counter top everytime.
5. Cheap all plastic construction.
I would strongly recommend looking for an alternative.
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