OXO Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder with Scale

A very impressive piece of equipment
I am really impressed with this coffee grinder. I previously owned a Cuisinart Burr Grinder but became very annoyed at having to clean it after each load of beans. If you use a mild roast, this is less of an issue but with dark roasts that have an oily finish, the Cuisinart jams all of the time, and is difficult to clean.The OXO is very expensive and so my expectations were very high, and so far they’ve been met. The idea of using a scale to arrive at the right amount of coffee is a no-brainer. Using a timer, like most other burr grinders, almost always gives you the wrong amount of coffee, especially if the opening is partially blocked with accumulated grinds.If you have a postal scale, try this test with your existing burr grinder. Grind enough beans with your existing grinder for 8 cups of coffee. It should equal about 64 grams, approximately 8 grams of ground coffee per cup. My guess is if you do this test, you’ll see that you’re using the wrong amount of coffee. That’s what I suspected when I found that brewing dark roast coffees didn’t give me the strong, robust flavor I got when I went to Starbucks or other coffee house. I thought I was doing the right thing by using a burr grinder and a Bonavita brewer, but the results were still not what I expected.I finally decided to spring for the OXO. (I’m turning 70 this year, so I decided what the heck. Anyone reading this review can personally tell my grandkids “He spent it all on coffee appliances!”) I am very glad I made the plunge! The OXO has a built-in scale that grinds coffee according to weight, not by time. The difference is pretty amazing, and the burr grind is top notch. After my first pot of coffee, I tasted what I had been missing for all this time!Unlike the Cuisinart, which is difficult to clean, the OXO is a snap. Even better, it doesn’t clog as much because it has a better overall design that prevents clogs from happening in the first place. The containers are a snap to rinse clean, although they almost never need it. (NEVER use soap to clean any coffee maker or grinder. It will affect the taste of the coffee with a soapy residue.)The OXO motor is very strong and the conical burr blades are very efficient and give a consistent grind, important for extracting the maximum amount of flavor from the beans. I think it is simple to operate, although I would caution technophobes to look elsewhere. This is a well-designed electronic instrument and it requires some input from you, especially when it first comes out of the box. While I found the instructions clear and easy to follow, I know my wife would never have the patience for this equipment and would rather crush the beans with a veal pounder than play with the OXO. Lucky for her she’s got me and the OXO is set up for her to simply dial in the amount of coffee she wants and the grinder does the rest.I completely understand coffee drinkers who will eschew the OXO based on price alone, but honestly, it’s in a class by itself. Every other grinder uses a timer to grind your coffee beans. The OXO is the only one that uses the system of weight, and it is by far the better way to prepare your coffee for maximum flavor. My morning pot of coffee is a ritual I savor, and good coffee makes it even more pleasurable. If you’ve taken the time to buy a good brewer, like a Bonavita, then treat yourself to the OXO Burr Grinder. You will be very pleased you did.

A tale of two OXO grinder machines (note manufacturing update)
Phase I: We purchased this in 2016 and enjoyed it for all but one month of the warranty period, when it crashed and stopped working. This first machine had to be held with a hand while grinding, otherwise the machine would shake all over and bean pieces would work their way into the seating seams of the conical grinder, halting the machine and requiring cleaning. We used a basting brush to clean these out every so often until we learned the trick of holding it. But the we got the red ring of death. Phase II: We received a new machine under warranty after trying their replacement part. for them. While spec-wise it is the same machine, it grinds at a higher speed rate and so the grinder does not “grip-catch-wild-shake” from the beans. The pieces do not work their way into the grinder seams on this replacement. We’ve now had the replacement for about sixteen months and have never had a problem. When I hear a tell-tale higher spin rate, which suggests that the beans are not working their way into the conical grinder, I give the machine a slight shake while grinding and they then catch, allowing the grind to complete. I’ve never even had to clean the innards of this new machine and it has always worked as intended. It is really nice to have perfectly ground beans with exactly the weight required to get a conistently good pot of coffee. So I would say this is worth it. Buy it and try it, and if you have bean grinding troubles in the first 30 days be sure to return it. But if not you probably have the reengineered version, and so I believe you probably will have a good experience.

ナイスカットミルが故障したので、これに買い換えました。ですので、以下の感想はナイスカットミルとの比較です。他の方も指摘してますが、コーヒー粉の大きさが均一でかつ微粉が少ない。そのため同じ豆でもよりクリアな味わいになる。カップモードがホント便利。しかも濃度アジャスターで簡単に調節できるので（私は＋１ｇの設定）、豆を毎回計量しないのが楽。コーヒー粉コンテナの使い勝手が心配だったが、微粉がほとんどつかないので、コンテナのふたを取る必要もなくドリッパーにコーヒーを落してコンテナの裏底を数回叩くだけで完了なのが楽（ほんの極微のコーヒー微粉が残るが気にしない）。豆を挽いた粉が受け口から飛び散るので毎回清掃が必要だというレビューがあったが、私はナイスカットミルのときに使用していたステンレストレイの上にこの商品をのせて使用しているため（静電気対策）、コンテナ外にコーヒー粉が飛び散らないので毎回清掃しなくてすむのが楽です。ミルとしての性能も十分あり、カップモードや清掃の楽さ、ホッパーに豆が劣化しないための紫外線対策がある、などを考えると、私にとっては理想的なミルでした。

見た目がかっこいい手入れがしやすいコーヒー豆もストックできるし均一に素早くおいしく挽ける手間も味も手動とは段違いです。