Overall Rating
5.8, Based on 32 Reviews
Avg Price
$60.00
Manufacturer
Unknown (third party rebranding)
Machine Type
Pressed burr grinder
Colors
Black / Metal
Class
Grinder, Flat Burr, Consumer
Pro Review
No
First Look
No
QuickShot
No
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Budget burr grinder from Cuisinart.
Gabriel Takacs
02.24.2013
Rating: 5.8
Bottom Line: Reasonably well-made, good looking grinder that is completely unsuitable for espresso.
Eric Windisch (quality: 6.0)
03.30.2012
Rating: 6.2
Bottom Line: Best under-$50 option for brewing french-press or (manual) drip. Not for espresso.
Mike P
03.22.2012
Rating: 6.0
Bottom Line: For someone doing drip coffee with a paper filter it's fine, and the timer means you don't need to measure scoops.
Steve Padilla
01.30.2012
Rating: 2.6
Bottom Line: Waste of money, look elsewhere. This grinder would not be worth buying if it were $5.00.
Fabrizio Scalfo (quality: 8.0)
06.27.2011
Rating: 5.0
Bottom Line: DO NOT Buy, if you use a pump driven espresso machine
Matt Johnson (quality: 10.0)
12.16.2010
Rating: 6.0
Bottom Line: Easy to use basic burr grinder, not for espresso, but a decent value and step up from the whirly bird blade grinders.
Jeffrey Ferdi
04.18.2010
Rating: 4.2
Bottom Line: Will yield very coarse, inconsistent grounds. And is very noisy in doing so. The "espresso"(finest) setting, is still no good unless you want to filter brew or use a french press.
Jeff Dubrule (quality: 10.0)
03.13.2010
Rating: 3.2
Bottom Line: Can't make espresso grinds due to its fake burrs. Don't buy it, even "just for now", you'll never learn anything.
Anthony C (quality: 5.0)
01.06.2010
Rating: 8.0
Bottom Line: If you can find it on sale, go for it, otherwise, if you need a serious grinder, go for the nemox, Le'lit, Ascaso, or Gaggia.
Mike Proms (quality: 7.5)
01.03.2010
Rating: 7.6
Bottom Line: Great grinding for home coffee making... as long as you treat it with respect.
Carl Scott (quality: 6.0)
12.20.2009
Rating: 8.8
Bottom Line: Apparently not able to compete with the expensive ones, but I've found it quite adequate for the roughly 10 years I've owned it.
Ben Krasnow
12.06.2009
Rating: 6.4
Bottom Line: This grinder is well-built, but it just doesn't produce a consistent enough grind for any brew method.
Chris Chartier
04.23.2009
Rating: 4.2
Bottom Line: Don't bother, the grind consistency is horrible.
Abe Stern
04.20.2009
Rating: 6.2
Bottom Line: If you understand what $50 will get you and are comfortable with that then this is a great grinder.
David Carlson (quality: 5.0)
01.23.2009
Rating: 6.8
Bottom Line: For the everyday drip coffee drinker, an excellent, low cost step up from your chop grinder
Daniel Gunter
12.07.2008
Rating: 5.6
Bottom Line: A decent start if you're not too picky.
Chris W (quality: 3.0)
07.19.2008
Rating: 5.0
Bottom Line: Good for drip coffee while it lasted - which was too short of a time!
Barry Strum (quality: 6.0)
05.15.2008
Rating: 4.4
Bottom Line: Calling all mentsches....but no mavens. After a few months with this machine I find its behavior annoying....noise, dust, Dots are not settings...merely dots !!
Suzanne Coyle
02.24.2008
Rating: 3.2
Bottom Line: Dont buy this unit! Very very messy. Noisy. Ours started smoking after only 3 mo. use. Took it back.
Mark D'Angelo (quality: 6.7)
12.20.2007
Rating: 5.6
Bottom Line: Basically save up for something decent, and dont waste money on something that "looks" like its a real burr grinder, because clearly its not..
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