Comments on: Coffee Grinder Electric Burr Portable: COTGCO Small Espresso Bean Mill with Conical Burr – Adjustable & Rechargeable Battery – Extra Fine to Extra Coarse (Silver-1)

By: Elena

Elena — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:17:23 +0000

love it
This is just so much more elegant and efficient and all around better than what I had before! This grinder is very “uppity” and VERY well made and out of very sturdy and high quality materials. It has some weight to it, it’s non slip, it’s very precise and definitely looks and feels “high end”. The grinder itself does a great job and produces very finely ground and fantastic portion of coffee. Now, I think it’s important to understand that this is an espresso grinder and it’s not meant to grind huge amounts of coffee for a drip coffee maker. With that said, it grinds the perfect amount for an espresso. I brew mine Turkish style and it comes out great. Definitely love this grinder and would recommend it.

By: K. L. White

K. L. White — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:17:23 +0000

Fatal flaw
I actually like this grinder, but only because I know how to repair a major flaw.First, the pros. It’s portable, it’s powerful, and it’s quiet I get about 20 double shots of espresso out of a charge, which is astounding. The powder grind is near perfect. And it is far quieter than any other grinder other than my old-fashion hand cranked mill.Now for the fatal design flaw. The tabs that lock the drive section to the grinder are plastic. They will break under the stress of grinding coffee beans. If you are lucky and you catch them before they fall off and disappear, you can use a bit of cyanoacrylate to glue them back in place. It’s not a permanent fix (glue fails too), but it’s better than tossing an otherwise fine piece of equipment.Here’s hoping the manufacturer will change over to metal for this particular part. A retrofit kit for the rest of us would be nice too.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:17:23 +0000

MY MISTAKE – THIS IS A GREAT MACHINE!
My wife and I purchased this grinder back in February of this year. It looks great, well made, simple to use and cordless; and since it’s cordless we can take it with us on trips and it takes up pretty much zero countertop space when at home. We used it just about everyday for two months, and it made great tasting coffee. After ab out two months “I thought” it quit working. So, in my haste I mistakenly posted a negative comment about the product on Amazon.Not long after I received an email from Jenny with COTGCO, and as a result of this exchange she sent me a brand new grinder FREE of charge. After I received the new grinder I charged it and discovered it didn’t work either. In a follow-up exchange with Jenny, and this is fairly embarrassing to admit, I discovered that I had forgotten that it took a “double-click” (instead of a “single-click’) on the “start grinding button” clearly located on top of the grinder. I can’t explain why I forgot this simple step, but the brain cell that contained this simple step must have fallen out of my head. I let Jenny know that this was my mistake and I offered to pay for the second grinder she sent me. She graciously declined my offer and now I’m the proud owner of two grinders. I’ll probably use one of them as a gift to someone who enjoys grinding their own coffee beans with a quality product.Thank you Jenny for your patience and kindness!Gordon

By: Milarsaurus

Milarsaurus — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:17:23 +0000

really nice grinds but a little messy & over priced
so over all this is a solid grinder with one or two non critical hiccups.pros -works well. easy to make grind size adjustments. consistent grinds. easy to clean. many grinds off of one charge. maybe not as fast as blade grinders but WAY faster than manual grinding and worth the wait for consistency. sturdy!con -the grounds container is too small / short so it a) fits max 2 tablespoons of whole beans and b) it takes some technique to avoid spilling grinds all over the counter (see attached pic for manual vs this grinder size comparison)Over all – if they’d just made the grind trap a little longer, this would have been perfect. it’s a solid product and excellent for making 1 or 2 cups of pour over in the morning . I’d recommend getting it, but probably on sale. it’s worth about $45 based on the sizing error and they cheap out and only include a USB cable and not the block adapter

By: Elec geek

Elec geek — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:17:23 +0000

Works great for travel and backup
I have an old Solis Maestro (evolved into the Baratza Encore) burr grinder that is probably 18 years old and is still working as our only home grinder. Hard to believe. We live in a fairly remote part of a mountainous area and it would take me awhile to get a new grinder if the Solis fails. I use this machine every day to make coffee with an Aeropress of Fellows pour over.Also, I used to grind beans to use for making coffee with an Aeropress for travel, but I would rather grind them each day instead.So I decided to look for a portable burr grinder as a primary travel device and a backup for home.I had tried a manual grinder that was about the same price as this COTGCO unit and did not like the effort, time it took, and mess from it.Therefore I looked for a battery power unit. And I really like the COTGCO so far.I like that it is mainly metal. The battery seems to hold a charge well. The discharge holder is sized perfectly to pour into my Aeropress by inverting the Aeropress. You can then tap out the fines into the Aeropress with out spilling any.The discharge chute of the unit does have some static charge with retains some fines. But a little tapping into my Aeropress (again the grinder itself also fits into the Aeropress opening) gets most of it.Took some trial and error to get the grind range I wanted and the instructions weren’t very clear. In the end I screwed the adjuster all the way in and I recall I unscrewed it maybe 2 full revolutions to get it into the range I wanted. Once I got there, I can easily adjust for lighter and darker beans with just a few clicks in either direction.So far I really like this grinder and can highly recommend it. I won’t use it heavily and do not know about its longevity. But at this budget price I don’t think I really care.

By: Ray C.

Ray C. — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:17:23 +0000

Received it today. Charged it fully, and put first load of Beans in. Ground them flawlessly. Impressive . Highly. Recommend. Needed a break from my #1 Manual Grinder.Thanks, Love this…

By: Alexander

Alexander — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:17:23 +0000

Heb deze nu meer dan een jaar veelvuldig gebruikt in de camper. Werkt eenvoudig, de grofheid van de maling is makkelijk in te stellen, batterij voldoende voor meerdere malingen. Zeer tevreden.

By: GrundgÃ¼tiger

GrundgÃ¼tiger — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:17:23 +0000

â¦ mahlt sie, diese MÃ¼hle. Fein schmeckt auch der Espresso, der draus wird. Fein ist auch der leise Klang des Mahlens.Oder weniger poetisch: Ich besitze diese KaffeemÃ¼hle jetzt seit 2 Wochen und mache mir tÃ¤glich 1-2 Mal einen Espresso damit. Ich habe die 2 feinsten Mahlgrade ausprobiert. Mit dem feinsten schmeckts mir am besten, dauert natÃ¼rlich zum Mahlen, aber auch der Wasserdurchlauf (=Bezug, ihr Klug*****er) am lÃ¤ngsten. Meine gute, aber auch betagte, SiebtrÃ¤germaschine schafft das je nach Festigkeit des Komprimierens (Tamperns) nicht immer. Also ist mir die zweitfeinste Stufe mittlerweile lieber. Schmeckt perfekt.Im Gegensatz zu meiner groÃen, stationÃ¤ren, preiswerten MÃ¼hle, die schneller, aber auch grÃ¶ber mahlt, ist sie auch ein Fortschritt, was die LautstÃ¤rke angeht. Man kann nebenher noch eine Unterhaltung fÃ¼hren oder ein HÃ¶rbuch hÃ¶ren. FÃ¼r empfindliche, jÃ¼ngere Ohren kann sie trotzdem etwas nervig klingen, mich stÃ¶rt sie gar nicht.Ich musste nach ungefÃ¤hr 8-10 mal Mahlen aufladen. Da war der Akku komplett leergesaugt.Danach habe ich schon nach 5x neu geladen.Ein USB-C auf USB-A Kabel liegt bei. Ein LadegerÃ¤t nicht, aber davon hat man ja mittlerweile genug.Ich fÃ¼lle so viel Bohnen ein, wie sich der BehÃ¤lter noch ohne Druck schlieÃen lÃ¤sst, ca 4 TeelÃ¶ffel, sonst nehme ich wieder welche heraus.Man startet den Mahlvorgang mit einem Doppelklick auf den gummierten (wasserdichten?) Knopf. Die Maschine schaltet automatisch ab, wenn alle Bohnen gemahlen sind. Man kann aber auch manuell mit dem Schalter (1-Klick) anhalten.Die Zeit habe ich nicht gestoppt, aber es geht schneller, als die Espressomaschine zum Aufheizen braucht, ist also fÃ¼r mich absolut ausreichend.Einziges Manko, wenn man mich zwingt, zu meckern: die angebrachten Symbole fÃ¼r Ãffnen und SchlieÃen auf dem oberen Teil sind genau falsch herum angebracht. Damit ich die Bajonett-Verriegelung aus Kunststoff nicht kaputt mache, habe ich deshalb mit wasserfestem Filzschreiber zwei kleine Pfeile in der fÃ¼r mich richtigen Richtung angebracht – Problem gelÃ¶st.Wie lange der o.g. Kunststoff halten wird, wage ich nicht vorauszusagen. KÃ¶nnte eine Schwachstelle sein, muss aber nicht.Der AuffangbehÃ¤lter dagegen ist normal geschraubt und relativ wenig bis gar nicht statisch aufgeladen. Es gibt deshalb wenig Sauerei mit KaffekrÃ¼meln, wenn man den oberen Teil einfach abkippt (sonst fÃ¤llt von dort aus dem Mahlwerk ein Rest Pulver heraus.In erster Linie hatte ich das hÃ¼bsche, solide anzufassende GerÃ¤t fÃ¼rs Auto-und-Zelt-Camping gekauft. Von Hand mahlen, bevor man den ersten Kaffee getrunken hat (;-)?!), hat mich zunehmend genervt. Das GerÃ¤t ist klein genug, um in der FrÃ¼hstÃ¼ckskiste mitgenommen zu werden, wenn auch ein bisschen grÃ¶Ãer als meine manuelle KaffeemÃ¼hle. Mal sehen, ob sie sich auch dabei bewÃ¤hrt.Bis jetzt ist diese MÃ¼hle jedenfalls perfekt fÃ¼r mich. Falls sich was Ã¤ndert, werde ich das ergÃ¤nzen.Edit 04.10.24: (kleine ErgÃ¤nzungen oben und:) Ich habe die MÃ¼hle tÃ¤glich im Gebrauch und bin zufrieden wie am ersten Tag (s.o.) . Auch bei drei Wochen Camping war sie dabei und hat dabei fÃ¼r MokkakÃ¤nnchen und Frenchpress gemahlen.Ein mobiler Espressobereiter kommt hoffentlich an Weihnachten dazu ;-).Wollte sie jetzt verschenken, ist aber viel teurer geworden. Ich habe noch ca. 70,-â¬ bezahlt, jetzt liegt sie bei Ã¼ber hundert. NÃ¶! Mache ich nicht.

By: Jebbar Hamza

Jebbar Hamza — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:17:23 +0000

By: Abdul's Reviews

Abdul's Reviews — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 02:17:23 +0000

I am a coffee lover, and have been looking for a coffee grinder but not just any coffee grinder it had to be small so you can fit it into your backpack yet powerful, light but feels expensive. I just donât want it for home use I wanted it to go with me a portable grinder. You can use it in the car train office camping trekking, thanks to its usb chargeable battery and long lasting power and you can use a power bar to charge it also. You can use it wire free so itâs very portable and convenient.Its automatic operating ,5 grinding setting itâs got a nice aluminium anti slip body, itâs got a lock feature and double click to prevent accidental start. Itâs very easy to keep clean and come with a nice dusting brush. A generous 15 grams beans compartment.Once the coffee beans has grinder it stops automatically. It makes very nice coffee for on the go and when you want to end the day with nice relaxing cup of coffee.