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Unit is a Joke - Leaves Grinds EVERYWHERE
The engineers at Cuisinart must have taken the week off when this was designed, because it operates as if it was created by a infant.
Despite two weeks of daily use, I have yet to come up with a way to use this grinder and transfer the contents to my coffee filter without spilling coffee grounds EVERYWHERE. If I am lucky enough to get the grinds into my coffee maker without much mess, a new mess is created each and every time I replace the cap on the unit.
Having to flip the entire unit to access the fresh grounds is a preposterous design. When I unpacked the unit (received as a gift) I thought a piece was missing - nope, it's just a terrible design. When I'm drowsily getting ready in the morning the last thing I want to do is fight gravity with a backwards product.
A few other gripes:
Unit's box says '12 Cup Capacity', which is strange because later in the instructions it clearly tells you that to avoid excess spillage, that you need to grind no more than 4 cups worth (8 ounce cups) of beans. False advertising!
The way the power 'button' is designed, there is no way it will hold up to repeated use.
Static charge mentioned by a few other reviewers is a definite problem; without it you would have a far better chance of replacing the cap after emptying without spilling additional grounds on your countertop.
All in all, I don't care how well this grinder may actually grind beans because I am too busy cleaning up my countertop each and every morning.
[Friday, January 02, 2009]
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Died without ever being used
I bought this grinder, and ended up sticking it in the pantry for a few months while I was away on business.
When I finally got around to trying to use it for the first time, it simply wouldn't start. Pushing the "grind" button resulted in nothing but the sad sight of whole coffee beans.
Maybe it was a bad unit -- but it didn't seem terribly well constructed anyway.
[Thursday, December 18, 2008]
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Coffee grinder
Grinder works well, but does too little at a time. Appears to be difficult to keep clean.
[Tuesday, September 16, 2008]
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