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Customer
Reviews
Customer Review
#1
"Works very well and the price
is very good. I will never go back to a blade
grinder after using this one from Bodum.
Excellent for French Press."
- Actual review from
Amazon.com
Customer Review #2
"Nothing matches the
taste and aroma of fresh ground coffee. Most of
us who grind our own coffee beans at home use
those little Braun blade grinders. They are
affordable and last forever, but you never get
an even grind -- its part fine powder, part
chunky. The process is totally hands-on and
time consuming, and they are a chore to
clean.
This Bodum grinder gives you many of the
advantages of a professional unit at a
reasonable price. You set it to grind anywhere
from coarse to espresso fine with a twist of
the top bin, set the number of cups you want
with the knob on the side, and your Bodum does
the rest. The grind is always even, and while
the Bodum whirrs away you can set up your
coffee maker. The noise is not bad -- in fact,
its less annoying than the screech of those
little Braun gizmos.
The only real drawback to this unit is that you
cannot rely on the amounts you set it for. If
you set it for 10 cups, it will give you about
6 to 8 cups worth of grinds. You can easily
sidestep this by grinding a higher amount than
you think you need and measuring out the grinds
with a spoon. I prefer measuring grinds myself
anyway -- it makes for more consistent
coffee.
You know that great aroma that comes when you
open a fresh can of pre-ground coffee? Well, it
can't compare to the thrill your nose gets each
time you fresh grind. And it makes a genuine
difference in the quality of your coffee. My
boss is a coffee-aholic, and he was delighted
with the results when I bought one of these for
the office. Staff coffee consumption nearly
doubled after I started using it. After almost
a year of turning out 2-3 pots a day, this
grinder still looks and works like it did on
its first day out of the box.
Clean up? The stray grinds are easily whisked
away, the grind receptacle and storage bin wipe
clean, and the enclosed grinding mechanism
takes care of itself.
Aside from the practical aspects, this is a
stylish addition to your countertop. The clear
storage bin at the top gives it the look of a
caffe machine, and makes it easy to see when
you need a refill. I've used more expensive
grinders that are a pain to refill -- with this
one, you just flip open the lid and pour in
your beans.
If you are serious about your home or office
java, this Bodum grinder is well worth
getting."
- Actual review from Epinions.com
Customer Review #3
"i owned this
grinder for 10 years and it always worked
perfectly. i believe i tried to grind too much
coffee one day, too fast and inadvertantly
burned out the motor. the only trouble with my
first bodum was that the little cup holding the
already ground coffee fit pretty loosely, so i
had to hold it closed while the coffee was
grinding, or else i would have ground coffee
all over the counter. i read the reviews of all
the coffee grinders available, and they all
seemed somehow even more problematic as far as
the hopper size, the shape of the cup holding
the ground coffee, etc. i finally decided to
spend the extra money and just get another
bodum,and was pleasantly surprised to see that
improvements had occured in 10 years. the cup
holding the ground coffee now has a little tab
that keeps it securely in place. there is less
vibration while grinding, and while still not
whisper quiet, it definitely is not as noisy.
the hopper holds about 12 0zs. of beans, the
lid fits securely on the hopper, and the switch
has a variety of settings depending on how much
coffee you want to grind. it has a wide range
of grind settings from espresso to french roast
that work well. all inall it seems to be as no
fuss as a grinder can get without spending the
really big money. it ginds the beans easily and
reliably, i never had to clean it in 10 years,
aside from taking a cloth and wiping out the
hopper fromm time to time when it was empty.
all the ground coffe goes immediately into the
cup, so there never any stale coffee being held
in the grinder. my only complaint would be;
occasionally, particularly when grinding many
ponds of oily beans in a row, unit needs too be
shaken a bit to loosen the beans when they get
a little stuck. for that reason i give it only
a 4 star rating "
- Actual review from Amazon.com
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