11.11.2017

The various fora where self-professed bean afficionados meet are both a valuable resource and a scourge. On the one hand, with the insights they offer, I can now make superior espresso compared to my initial frustrated efforts. On the other, the (usually quite aggressive) insistence that any item of kit worth less than £200 is ineffective and marks you out as a fool is unpleasant. In my case, this led to 24 months prevarication over upgrading from a blade grinder.According to this brand of 'wisdom' the grinder should produce some kind of thin wet satanic dribbling unfit even for pigs, or Starbucks customers. This is generally attributed to lack of control over the precision and extent of the fineness.After one lacklustre coffee too many,

21.2.2013

For the price, you are getting a good grinder with a great build quality. Dualit are known for their kitchen products, and this doesn't let them down.As any fine barista or coffee lover will know, to get the best taste and freshness out of coffee, you need to grind coffee beans just before use, and this product allows you to do just that.When it comes to making an espresso, there are 2 types of espresso systems: pressurized and unpressurized. Most basic home espresso machines use a pressurized system which means that grind or tamping pressure is not really that important as the espresso machine tries to make everything 'perfect'. Unpressurized on the other hand tends to be the system that coffee shops use as it tends to give the best flavour,

5.3.2020

Update: I am pining for the old one to resurrect itself...1. I can only guess that the hopper and cup are made of a specific type of plastic that creates static electricity in the grinding process. It is just so messy! Unless you are specifically careful by tapping the cup and opening it as close to (in my case) the cafetiere as possible you end up having to clear up grounds from the counter. I would estimate that you could end up wasting 1 cup's worth of coffee every 20 grinds if you aren't careful!2. The rounded design of the cup makes it impossible to remove with wet hands - especially if there are grounds holding it in tighter, which is almost inevitable because of 1. above.However,

4.10.2019

Ok, this machine has served me supremely well over the years. Having researched the coffee grinding field, I opted for this as the best one, at the time, based on cost, ease of use and size.I have used it once daily (or more) nearly every day since January 2014! So value for money is there - ~£10 per year - I can't complain.It has been generally easy to clean, just use a bristled brush (an old toothbrush is perfect). I have mainly used it in a cafetiere and therefore the larger grind size has suited me well. It never gets too hot, even on the larger cup size settings and therefore flavour has always been consistently good.Static can be an issue if you want to use the grind immediately - just do it an hour before need,

29.10.2019

On first use this Dualit Coffee Grinder has worked well. I only drink filter coffee, using either a one-cup cone with paper filter or a drip coffee maker also using a paper filter. I am not an Espresso enthusiast. I set the grinder to 3 steps above the finest setting and the grind was very fine. I suspect that 4 steps above the finest setting will be optimum for a fine to medium grind. It was certainly OK for filter coffee.On reading some of the negative reviews of the Dualit Coffee Grinder (and similar reviews for other items I have purchased from Amazon), I have not experienced the problems complained of for any of them. Perhaps we should consider that inept usage is sometimes the real problem?

9.4.2020

This product has eased up life so significantly! I have always bought coffee beans, and ground them fresh - with french press coffee, and these days an aeropress.After a bit of experimentation, have realized burr grinder is the only way to grind coffee beans for a good cup of coffee. And the manual grinder, while perfectly servicable, is one heck of a workout in the morning when I can barely out of my bed. Maybe those early morning birds who wake up at 6 a.m. for working out and all wouldn't mind. But I dreaded the coffee grinding every morning as much as I dread reviewing sales quota discussions.Enter this coffee grinder. It's not cheap, but it adds a lot of value as far as I am concerned.

6.7.2019

This seems a fairly sturdy machine.I heard people have a problem with static.I've not really had a that & anyhow it's easily cured - just grab a handful of beans with a slightly wet hand & voila! No static.It's not particularly noisy when grinding - better than some I've heard.No problem adjusting the grind size, just twist the hooper around a couple of clicks.My major problem is that grind time is measured in cups from two to ten which is fine unless you only want one cup!The feature is not well thought out anyway since there's no indication of how many gramms of beans constitute a cup.I guess if you want two cups then you put an unspecified amount of beans in the hopper,

22.7.2020

Have to say, a cafetière is sufficient sophistication for my needs. I used to buy ready-ground, until I bought a bag of whole beans by mistake. So I borrowed a neighbour's spinning blade thingy, which was OK-ish, but you couldn't tell when all the "lumps" were gone, and it was a right faff to use. Enter this burr grinder. Beans in the top, press button, ground coffee at the bottom.I had read of some issues. I did glance at the instructions, but assembly was almost intuitive. Difficulty with fitting the hopper lid? It was easy-peasy. I have mine set at about half way. I tried the "easy-to-remove" burr bit. True, at first it seemed firmly fixed. Then, I don't know what I did, it lifted off easily.

5.2.2014

There are really only two reasonably priced burr grinders on the market - from Krups and Dualit respectively. I've used a Krups for about 10 years but when the burrs started to wear, I thought I'd try the Dualit, although it's somewhat more expensive. Having used it for about a month, I'm pretty pleased with it. Some features of the design represent significant improvements on the Krups. For instance, the upper burr is held in place by the hopper, so it can't jump out during the grind (which was an occasional but annoying habit with the Krups). Also, the ground container is a much more sensible shape, both for pouring and for washing and drying. The shape of the upper burr (which is completely removable)

21.9.2019

Let’s address the espresso grind first of all for anyone who has read the numerous reviews stating it doesn’t grind fine enough.This is a budget grinder. It does not offer fine adjustment for dialling in an espresso, so we shouldn’t expect it to grind to 1000+ microns. I don’t think anyone expects this to be a mahlkonig, but a decent grinder that grinds fine enough for budget pressurised basket machines. Anyone who owns such a glorified pressure generator knows they cannot handle a proper espresso grind. At home I own such machine and this is more than decent enough for a quick latte. It’s also excellent at getting a nice Aeropress and filter grind. It can’t grind too fine or too course,

24.6.2020

I used to have one of those whizzy bean-smasher things. It was OK. But coffee-lovers told me that it wasn't the right way to do it. I invested in this conical grinder simply because I wanted better coffee.I am not disappointed. Others tell me my coffee is better too. I use an Aeropress and don't have the grinder on the finest setting (I use about 7/10 of max fine). I would guess espresso would be OK on max fine but I don't do espresso anymore now that I have Aeropress so I can't be sure. All I would say is that max fine grind looks like espresso grind to me.It just works really well. The coffee never gets burnt. I clean it after every bag of coffee and it is easy to clean.Some people complain of static on the little catching pot that the grinds collect in,

21.11.2012

A little larger than I was expecting, but still unobtrusive in the kitchen: three main components, the bean hopper, the grind collecter, and the mechanism. The bean hopper, when rotated, compresses a bush around the grinder that controls grind size. The dial on the side controls the amount ground. Once these are dialled-in the only operating part is then the very large button on the front.I was able to grind coffee fine enough for espresso (Gaggia classic) with this machine, at the very finest setting. I needed trial and error to get the quantity size right, as the numbers in the dial on the side did not correspond to the amount required for the group head on my machine.

21.12.2012

I've tried another grinder before (by a different maker) and did not work. So when I got this one I did not have many hopes. However, after half a year of using it, I can say it grinds coffee for my Gaggia espresso maker very well.I am not using the finest grinding as I found it makes the coffee too powdery, but a notch and a half less is what I prefer. As for quantity, I find that to get just the right amount for Gaggia's 2 cups I use the grinder's setting close to 3 cups.What is good is that for both these settings you can vary the adjustments to any values in between.The coffee gets electricised in the plastic container,

21.2.2019

Plus point: Produces a good even grind, which is the main thingMinus points: The indicating marks for the grind size are hard to see (basically gray on black) in anything other than bright light. So, if your grinder is in a corner of your kitchen, you're stuffed. When this feature is combined with the high potential for accidentally changing the grind size, which you can do just by brushing the hopper, you can easily end up with the wrong grind for your coffee.Also, for some strange reason the coffee collector for the ground coffee seems to suffer from static build-up, so some fine coffee grinds are always left sticking to the inside. My last grinder didn't do this,

26.4.2014

I owned the De Longhi burr grinder before buying the Dualit. Although the former is very good the Dualit really grinds the beans to my exact liking. I realise there is a large price difference between the two, but hey if you are a coffee nut you have to get the best.I use this with a Bialetti Moka first thing each morning and then the Aero press - most unusual concept -basically 2 see through plastic tubes -check it out -makes brilliant coffee after getting used to itI digress, go for the Dualit you win't be sorryJust one thing. I initially had a problem fitting the hopper. You have to make sure the black strips within the machine are aligned properly. Unfortunately Dualit don't mention it

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