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Gerat coffee grinder
This is the first burr type grinder we have owned. Our old blade grinder finally broke so I bought one for my husband's birthday based on the reviews here and elsewhere. He uses it for a french press. I actually had stopped grinding my own coffee because I could never get it fine enough for my small espresso machine. I have been having it ground at the store where I buy my espresso beans, therefore having to grind a a lot at one time and not having it freshly ground every day which is better for freshness.
I thought I would give it a try myself, and was amazed at what a great, and fast job it did. There is one caveat that I see has been mentioned by some of the reviewers here. It is very easy to grind coffee TOO FINE for your particular espresso machine. I didn't read the instructions carefully when I first used it and and ground it on the Extra Fine settings. After making espresso a couple of times, my coffee maker clogged up and I had to take it apart and clean it out. When I reread the instructions it said that use Extra Fine for SOME pump espresso machines (presumably not small ones like mine.) So I tried various FINE settings until I found the right one. This time I started courser and worked my way to finer so I wouldn't clog up the espresso machine again.
Another thing that some others have mentioned: if you are grinding different kind of beans with it like we do, you have to remember to clean it out or you will end up having courser, lighter grinds mixed in with your dark finer ones, because the grinder does leave some coffee behind.
[Monday, November 17, 2008]
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Capresso is Burrrrific!
Who knew that a cup of coffee could taste so much different just by burring the beans rather than grinding them? Not me! What a difference! I have found that Capresso products make morning coffee a delight. This product is easy to use, not messy or dusty and looks great on a countertop.
[Monday, November 17, 2008]
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motor bound up
It worked very well at first. After about a year of use, only on Saturday and Sunday, the motor bound up. It's just a paperweight now.
[Sunday, November 09, 2008]
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