The burr grinder is always coming loose so you have to empty the beans and twist it back in place.

Bought this to simply grind beans for coffee

This is our first attempt to grind our own beans, so I am sure there is a learning curve, i.e., which grind setting, how much coffee, etc.

Does a great job grinding our roasted whole beans

you will never get the right size of ground coffee beans

If I wanted to use the french press I needed to get out the mortar and pestle to crush the beans further

Works great!Noise level is not bad, it's grinding hard coffee beans so of course it will be a little noisy

Difficult to clean and makes a mess all over the kitchen counter with ground up beans.

I find it very simple to use and grinds the beans very consistently

We were hoping for a thicker grind or Burr for our french press but so far it is quiet and grinds our very oily beans without issue

I use an Aeropress coffee maker, which requires finely ground beans, impossible to achieve with the Chefman

I like the holding capacity where I can grind enough beans for a bold 10 cup pot

Grinds bean well - it does make some noise as it is grinding coffee beans, but MUCH quieter than the Cuisinart DBM-8 that it replaced

Doesn't grind coffee beans any better

I was excited to grind my coffee beans for my expresso machine, but I'm very disappointed because the grind is very inconsistent and the flavor of my expresso change a lot

I have so far ground my way through one bag of fancy beans and was impressed with how nicely it worked.

And so easy to set where we need to grind our beans from Costa Rica to fill our K-cups each morning to have that FRESH taste while on our adventure!

It takes just a few minutes to grind my beans and 5 minutes to clean up the mess

I eventually stumbled across this one and it was appealing to me for a couple of reasons: 1 - price point [reasonable], 2 - one-touch [actually can walk away from it], 3 - i like putting beans in one end and they 'falling' through into a container vs. spinning around inside the hopper itself.

For this price, this grinder can really grind the beans extremely fine

We bought a Moka pot and thought to achieve maximum cofree-snobiness we needed to grind our own beans

Some leakage of ground beans causing to clean up

It flowed and just cannot be fixed at where it is supposed to be when I grind the beans

Instruction book is pretty useless and kind of confusing, but it’s not hard to grind up some coffee beans.

/feels nice, it does not grind beans fine enough for an espresso maker

/feels nice, it does not grind beans fine enough for an espresso maker

It stores the beans in the top and we just grind a bit extra in leave it in the clear box in front for the morning so as not to wake anyone

I use this grinder at home in the morning to grind my coffee beans for many months

Two issues.,One ; Would like to grind more beans at a time

As I said I am no coffee snob, I grind 1/2 cup of beans (ethical bean coffee, sweet espresso from Amazon) and that fills two k-cups firmly packed.

Since I don't buy cheap beans,I didnt throw away the grounds

Since the beginning has been finically about turning on and grinding the beans.

Yes it does have static and coffee bean dust does cling to the grinder cup, it is a bit noisy yet not as noisy as the Braun

It does not thoroughly grind the beans

Just love grinding beans for a fresher tasting cup of coffee.

I had been wanting to get a grinder for awhile, but did not want to spend a lot of money for one, until I decided if I really wanted to grind my own beans

Makes a big mess whenever you grind some beans, grinds coarse on every setting

When empty, it will only *barely* fit enough beans for 12 cups of coffee

And since my husband generally grinds the beans and makes coffee for me in the morning, I figured I would make life easier for him, since this can hold a half pound of beans in the hopper and can grind up to a 12 cup coffee maker amount

The biggest downside to it is the hopper size; It only holds enough beans for one grind.

Just love grinding beans for a fresher tasting cup of coffee.

Well, it will grind your coffee beans

Instead of throwing out my nice beans, I used a mesh strainer to separate the finest from the coarse grinds

It doesn’t grind beans to espresso size.

Tried to grind beans today and it only ground about half

Not sure I buy the "slower grinding keeps cooler so it won't overheat your beans as they grind" claim-of-superiority (Baratza and Capresso) since coffee beans are first roasted at much higher temperatures than the grinding could possibly induce, then you immediately pour really hot water over them - so why would essentially warming the beans during grinding make a difference

Either it won’t shut off or the power is too low to grind beans

It's messy but does grind the coffee beans decently

It actually takes more time to clean up that mess than to grind the beans

Nothing is better than fresh ground beans

Also, there is some leaking of the ground bean between the exit port of the grinder and the collection cup itself after grinding bean.

It does what its supposed to do, grind coffee beans

Reservoir cfornwhile beans is a bit small, doesn’t hold enough beans for a large pot

Each time, no matter the setting, it's just a mix of half ground beans and a few fine particles

And since I brew my coffee cold, it is awesome to be able to grind the whole beans and get the freshest coffee I can

Unfortunately, out of nowhere it has started smoking when I grind the beans and the grind is inconsistent regardless of what setting you’re on

It is even better when you grind your own beans

It's easy to operate and clean, and it grinds beans perfectly, whether for French press, aero press or our percolator.

They are blade grinders, not burr grinders so they basically CHOP not grind the beans

My fiance and I grind our coffee every morning and it grinds the beans in a uniform manner

OK - this unit does grind the beans and is pretty quiet.

I also have a suspicion that the beans get overheated in the machine since there is a astounding difference in how the same coffee tastes completely different with a hand grinderUtterly dissatisfied with this product

It takes just a few minutes to grind my beans and 5 minutes to clean up the mess

I eventually stumbled across this one and it was appealing to me for a couple of reasons: 1 - price point [reasonable], 2 - one-touch [actually can walk away from it], 3 - i like putting beans in one end and they 'falling' through into a container vs. spinning around inside the hopper itself.

The Chefman grinder is a good unit, it is effective at grinding beans

Bottom line up front: it grinds coffee beans decently, while making a lot of noise and a little mess

This gets the job done if you want to grind some beans every once in a while, but it's too small and staticky for daily use.

The difference between store ground prepackaged beans and grinding your own is a world apart

I like the holding capacity where I can grind enough beans for a bold 10 cup pot

It doesn’t seem to grind the beans very good, it isn’t very accurate at grinding the same amount every time.

Makes a big mess whenever you grind some beans, grinds coarse on every setting

It will not grind the beans as coarse as I would prefer for the french press.

Even using the finest grind setting (17) the beans are not ground fine enough for the espresso machine to build pressure

My used coffee grounds no longer have partially ground beans.

Such an easy way to grind beans, fast and effective

It also evenly grinds the beans

It's not able to grind the beans enough to make a good cup of coffee

But it's big enough to grind beans for a full pot of coffee (and you really shouldn't be storing beans in it anyway,

I used it to grind whole coffee beans

Woke up early to try it out on its finest grind setting and got a coarse grind, wasting some good coffee beans after several times trying to trouble shoot it

This thing does a great job of grinding beans, don't get me wrong

This will grind your daily beans well enough to be used in the reusable k-cups and puts out a decent brew

Does a good job grinding coffee beans

I can always count on barely ground beans, beans ground to unusable powder, and the same coarse grind no matter the selection - all in the same grinding session

We use dark coffee beans that do tend to build up after awhile

Brainless.7) The lid on the top (beans) hopper appears to have a safety interlock to prevent the grinder from starting without the lid securely in place, though I have not tried operating it without the lid in place

We use it at our restaurant to grind our coffee beans for each pot of coffee

Also the grind adjustment no longer functioned and all the beans are ground super fine.

ll get coffee all over your counter , got this to make espresso mostly but on the coarsest setting some fine dust mixed with coarse grinds is a waste of fine coffee beans.

Does a decent job grinding the beans, though

Otherwise easy to use and grinds the beans very well.

The reservoir holds enough beans for two strong carafes of coffee

For this price, this grinder can really grind the beans extremely fine

Otherwise easy to use and grinds the beans very well.

It takes as much time to clean up the mess as it does to grind the beans

Never ground own coffee before but found a small grind so beans are always fresh definitely makes a better tasting cup of coffee.

Pros: easy to lead, press the button and it just grinds the coffee beans.

Compact, not too loud and stores beans and grounds

It can be a little noisy, but it grinds each bean very consistently

Bought this product so that I could buy my own beans instead of pre-ground coffee for my espresso machine

It's loud, holds barely enough beans for two pots and usually makes a bit of a mess

This will grind your daily beans well enough to be used in the reusable k-cups and puts out a decent brew

Tried cold brew coffee and this just does not get the beans coarse enough or consistent enough

Woke up early to try it out on its finest grind setting and got a coarse grind, wasting some good coffee beans after several times trying to trouble shoot it

but when I did grind my own beans they never tasted this good.

It was outrageously loud, the grind inconsistent, and clueless as to number of cups dispensed (set for 4 - get maybe 2).

seems to work, does create some powder even on coarse grind (as to be expected), has auto shut off when it reaches the 'number of cups' threshold which is nice

I would really like a

If there aren't many beans in the top it won't grind as much as it should.

Also, the plastic of the receptacle is "clingy": coffee always sticks to the top and sides, and that coffee ultimately ends up all over the counter and spills down to the floor, as well as on my hands, etc

The courseness adjustment is now jammed and the output of the coffee from each grind has become inconsistent (it doesn’t grind as much as it used to so the consistency of brews is totally