KRUPS Precision Electric Coffee Grinders, 3 oz Capacity, 200W Motor, Stainless Steel Blades for Uniform Grinding of Beans, Herb and Nuts, Coffee and Spice Grinder Electric, (Black)

Hi everybody! I bought this particular Krups coffee grinder mainly because my mom has one that is coming up on 20 years old. As the saying goes, "they just don't make em like they used to." Or do they? The answer is YES. Side by side comparison of the 20 year old white Krups, and my brand new black Krups revealed almost no difference. They are identical. You know what that means to me? It means the company knows they make a great product that lasts for years, so why change it? All I can say is I wish Krups made cars. So, about the grinder... It is very simple and straightforward. A powerful machine with one purpose: to pulverize anything you put in it. I mainly use mine for coffee, but I also use it for spices occasionally. Normally I hand grind all my spices in a mortar and pestle. I have even used it to grind my home grown dry chili peppers to put in a shaker. It works beautifully! The only problem with that is cleaning, but its not fair to fault the machine for that. After all, it was meant for coffee beans. It does take a bit of work to clean it without damaging it. You can't exactly put it in the dishwasher. I used a dry toothbrush and toothpicks to pick out all the spicy mess. I assume I got it all out since I don't taste any chili pepper in my coffee. Heck, for 20 bucks, its worth buying a second one just for spices! This is a great grinder! It is well built and very powerful! There is no doubt in my mind that this one will last 20+ years just like my moms! UPDATE 2/2016! It's been about 4 years and this grinder is still going strong! I use it about 2 to 3 times daily. I haven't had one single problem with it, and I have not had to perform any sort of maintenance except for the occasional cleaning. I have noticed a few gripes from other reviewers that I would like to address: 1. Hard to pour the coffee into the coffee maker from the grinder. Really? Come on. Grind your coffee, turn the thing upside down with the lid on, give it a few taps, and pull the lid off in the upside down position. Now you have a nice little container of ground coffee to pour it into your machine. It's not brain surgery... you can do this. Give it a try! 2. Oval shape hinders the circular flow of beans while grinding. I have found this only matters when you overload the grinder. Keep it to level with the top and you're golden. If you're like me and insist on filling the thing with a huge heap, then do this: I solved this by pulsing the power button 5 or 6 times. While doing that, you can watch the grounds circulate top to bottom, not round and round. Either way, your beans still get pulverized, so who cares? 3. Comparing this unit to a high dollar burr grinder. NO! STOP IT! This is a $20 blender type (for lack of a better term) It's not a barrista's wet dream $300 burr grinder. It's just not, no matter how much you want it to be. If that's what you were expecting when you dropped a whole Jackson on this one, you must enjoy disappointment. It's like comparing apples to.. hmm... applesauce.. yeah, applesauce. Lets go with that. 4. Too loud. I saw one reviewer that described this unit as "deafeningly loud" which I had to chuckle at. Granted, it's not exactly quiet, but it's not "deafening" in any sense of the word. If you're one of those spastic drama queens who overly exaggerates everything, this one is not for you. The grinder is basically a drill motor with a tiny lawn mower blade on it. It's gonna make some noise. I'd say it's comparable to a hair dryer on low. I am rather biased on the noise level though. I work in a steel mill, so to me the noise level is no big deal. Take that for whatever it's worth to ya, but it's hardly deafening or I would most certainly be stone deaf by now. I will update again sometime in the future! ta ta! 10 YEAR UPDATE!!! I have nothing to complain about.. literally nothing! This grinder still works just as good as the day it was new! Considering at least a pot a day sometimes more, we are talking over 3,650 uses. That also makes my moms grinder I mentioned 30 years old and hers is also still going strong. I challenge you to show me any product that lasts 10 years without a single problem. Some may say "Its not the years, its the mileage." which is true to an extent... however, I am not nice to this grinder.. Its not a once-in-a-while thing. Its had daily use since day one. We've been through a lot together and she's got a lottta rough miles on 'er... but the most important thing is she's still here and just won't give up.

This is the absolute best grinder I’ve ever used. I didn’t want to write a long drawn-out review, but it’s so useful I felt compelled to write something. I always do a lot of research before buying anything. I’m definitely THAT guy. This made it on a short list of grinders after an absurd amount of time (literally hours) of researching and watching videos. It’s probably a sickness doing that thorough of research for a sub-$50 purchase, but I digress. After that research I pulled the trigger and bought this one, and couldn’t be happier I did. That was a little while ago, probably a year and a half, and I’ve bought multiple ones for my friends since. This grinder has an extremely consistent grind and achieves that grind in literally seconds (not hyperbole whatsoever). It has a reasonable capacity too. It’s not Marianna’s-Trench level of capacity like some, but it doesn’t feel like I’m grinding coffee for ants either like some others. It’s perfect for making a batch of brew. It has held up very well under pretty hard and consistent use, with both my toddler son and me battering it to get coffee unpacked after a fine-grind. It’s even easy to clean. I use a dry napkin, get the majority of the leftover, then just run the metal part under the sink on low. It fills up, I pour it out, wipe it down and botta boom botta bing, it’s like new. Super simple, effective and straightforward kitchen tool. Definitely get it. Use my research-sickness to your advantage and just get it.

OK, after I murdered my second Krups grinder, (the first one was friend-napped)-- I decided to give the Kitchenaid Grinder a try- but, after a failed comparison test, I decided to go back to what I know works best in terms of providing the most consistent quality of results-- Krups (and with the Krups F203 in black, it still blends with my appliances (including my Kitchenaid K45SS Stand Mixer which I love) ! As i have previously stated, I love multi-use small appliances and gadgets! And I don’t drink coffee, but, I love this little seed grinder! I mostly use it to grind flax seeds to add to recipes and to grind nuts to use as toppings on salads or frozen yogurt sundaes! It’s easy to use and works well. And as far as I can tell they last quite a while, my old one was over 5 years old before it was 'lost'… but, it really is quite a nice product and makes for a bit of versatility when trying to make your recipes a bit healthier or just grinding requirements in general. I have made facials using ground oatmeal, sesame, rice, etc... And you can even make your own artisan flour blends... Easy 3-Step Fine Flour Process: If you are trying to make a fine flour from rice or very hard beans which can sometimes crack the covers on seed grinders, a simple trick is to make a rough/course grind using a cup or so of dry beans or rice by step 1-pre-grinding a course grind in a multi-speed 'glass' blender, and lightly blend until just pulverized into a course blend is produced-- and then step 2-use the Krups F203 one Touch Grinder to finely grind flour a-little-at-a-time, and then step 3-strain with strainer/sieve to eliminate any excess grit and place the resulting flour in a container until ready for use -- (you can grind as much of the course grind as desired OR store the remaining course grind as is in a container and grind in small amounts as needed per use). For some reason, the price point keeps changing on these little grinders, so to get the best value, compare prices online at other retailers before buying-- ------ Pros and Cons: Cons: 1. Heavy Duty Tempered glass covers would be better! The newer devices (all-brands) aren't as sturdy as the older ones-- although a bit larger than previous models, sometimes due to heavy grinding of beans the cover may crack (it will still work--but this never happened with the older ones).. 2. Grinders can be a bit noisy, so you may want to do advance grinding when people are already awake to avoid unnecessarily disturbing the whole sleeping household, and store the bulk in the fridge in a ziplock for freshness. Pros: 1. You can get a lot done, especially for small-batch recipes... 2. Grinds almost anything (dry beans, coffee beans, seeds, oats, etc) Overall, this device is still a really nice product for the price. And can be used for a lot more than making great coffee! Grade: A- / 4.95 Stars!

Works well for comparable grinders at this price point, though I don't always get an even grind for my beans. Yes this is loud--wakes me up almost as well as the coffee, but gets the job done.

great grinder for spices, herbs and seeds. Doesn't turn them into mush.

Llegó en perfecto estado, y funciona muy bien, puedo dejar los granos de café molido a mi gusto. Sencillo de usarlo y el café molido directo a la cafetera..

Non troppo grande, 17x7x9cm. La lama trita benissimo anche semi piccoli come sesamo e lino. Il motore sembra funzionare ottimamente, il manuale consiglia di non tenerlo in funzione troppo a lungo; in ogni caso per tritare semi non occorre tenerlo molto acceso, anzi. La pulizia è abbastanza agevole e il coperchio NON sparge il contenuto di fuori una volta aperto.

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