Comments on: Kaffe Electric Burr Coffee Grinder (5.5oz) – Conical Burr – 25 Adjustable Coarseness Levels – Matte Black – Cleaning Brush Included

By: BookLoving Family

BookLoving Family — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 04:09:47 +0000

Great but be attentive!
I spent a good bit of my younger years working in a coffee shop, so I KNOW how to use coffee grinders. My husband, however, did not share my experience, and heâs the one who typically grinds the coffee. This became a problem this morning when he was getting frustrated, unable to get the coffee grounds to process and pass into the canister beneath. He was ready to give up and say the product was defective, lasted only one use then died, etc. I very quickly discerned and fixed the problem.Mistake #1 â He was grinding beans from the freezer. When anything is cold and comes to room temperature, condensation will form. Condensation formed on the beans as they were being ground, making them just slightly damp, which compacted problem #2.Mistake #2 â The grinder chute was not checked/cleaned after the last use. I suspect the first use of the grinder actually clogged the chute and the second use compacted it. This will happen in ANY grinder with a chute if itâs not paused and tapped or shaken a bit. It was SO compacted that I had to use a small straw-cleaning brush to pick grounds out of the chute and out from around the grind assembly. After a good half hour, it was clear and the grinder worked beautifully once again.The takeaway: grind the coffee yourself. Just kidding. Donât grind frozen/cold beans, and check the chute frequently to ensure it isnât clogged. The grinder itself works beautifully and gives a perfect, lovely grind at whatever texture you need (we do fine â Iâm curious to try French drip but havenât yet). My suggestion: donât grind frozen beans, work in small batches, turn the whole thing upside down after use or if it seems to be running slow (with it disassembled) and make sure you can see through to the top via the chute (small white hole in the underside). The angle is odd, but you should be able to see whether itâs clogged/compacted or open fairly easily. The design of the chute could be better, but if you take your time and are attentive, youâll be grinding happily for a long time with this handy tool!

By: Vidiot

Vidiot — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 04:09:47 +0000

first one was defective, replacement is great
This is my first electric coffee grinder, coming from a Hario ceramic burr hand grinder that I’ve used happily for years. It was like some mild exercise I could do while waiting for water to boil :-).The first Kaffe electric grinder I received was defective–the bean hopper took a lot of force to turn and was difficult to remove. Once I got it removed, it was clear something was wrong with the mechanical bits inside–they were out of whack, not straight/level, and improperly aligned with the rest of the grinder. The discharge tube leading to the grounds container was off to one side, and no matter the setting, it ground very coarse and a lot of grounds remained in the grinder.I contacted the seller, provided some photos of the misaligned parts, and they quickly sent me a replacement. It is like night and day compared to that first unit, which was clearly improperly assembled at the factory. It grinds quickly, produces minimal vibration with less noise than I expected, uniform grounds, minimal “loss” of grounds vs beans. I’m not storing beans in the hopper and grinding for some amount of time to get some amount of grounds. I put in the amount of beans I intend to brew and grind until the grinder speeds up, indicating no grinding load remains. The manual suggests that the control dial specifies an amount of grounds to produce, but it is really a timer for the automatic stoppage of the grinding action, I guess intended for people who fill the hopper with beans, grinds, spoons/measures, grinds, repeat as necessary.The burrs come out easily for cleaning. The upper burr just pulls up and out. The lower burr is left-hand threaded and is easily unscrewed if you want to clean underneath it.The ease of cleaning and noise has been the main thing that kept me from trying an electric burr grinder all these years–the Hario manual grinder is trivially easy to disassemble completely and clean, and is fairly quiet. It’s hard to think of how an electric grinder could be much easier to clean than this Kaffe grinder, and the noise level is quite acceptable to me.

By: Cecilia Brooks

Cecilia Brooks — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 04:09:47 +0000

Compact design
Nice, compact footprint but the beans don’t feed well. You need to shake it lightly while it is grinding for a continual feed. The ‘cup’ setting in the side is also nowhere near accurate. I need to grind for 18 cups to get enough coffee to brew 4-5 cups. Maybe its a translation problem as I ssee other errors in the instructions. It grinds for 18 seconds, not 18 cups. It seems overpriced for the performance.