• Reviews around bean (2.17 of 5)

    Mr. Coffee BVMC-BMG25 Cafe Grind 18 Cup Automatic Burr Grinder, Stainless Steel

    • This grinder just does not grind beans finely enough
    • It's easy to knock off and spill coffee beans everywhere.
    • So I have to dig the track out, and with the decreased ejection of "ground" beans, not enough beans get ground, and those that do are probably usable for expresso
    • This grinder just does not grind beans finely enough
    • Life is too short for lousy coffee from expensive beans.
    • Love that the bean hopper handles multiple days worth of one-touch freshly ground coffee before loading more beans!
    • If you don't care and just want to get something that grinds beans, get a cheap blade grinder, it'll be cheaper and much quieter.
    • I wanted something better and more predictable for a consistent coffee bean grind, so I decided to give this Burr Grinder a try.
    • This one crushes the beans, not grind = big difference in flavor!
    • It’s closer to a blade grinder since there is a disk with teeth that spins quite fast and breaks up the beans as they trickle down.
    • I received the Mr. Coffee espresso machine as a gift and wanted to grind my own expresso beans
    • doesn’t grind super loud, coffee stays fresh in the airtight storage, overall easy to clean and store coffee beans and grounds.
    • I set it up, followed the instructions, and got to grinding beans
    • Prefer going to local coffee roaster who will grind beans to perfection.
    • I usually grind enough coffee beans to fill a whole jar for storing, and then keep grounds in the container, too.
    • We grind beans to the consistency we needed and it worked just fine
    • I love the smell and taste of fresh ground beans.
    • Quick and easy to grind beans!!
    • It's easy that way; plus, in case we forget to refill, we won't have to grind beans when everyone else is still sleeping.
    • I love my fair trade beans I get straight from Etheopia and only reload my beans once a week in the
    • Was very satisfied with the product, served my purpose of grinding coffee beans
    • We use this to grind coffee beans for espresso and had a few times when it jammed but the last time we went to fix it, it broke
    • The timer does not actually go high enough to actually grind enough beans to make a full pot of coffee so we have to grind 2 times to get a pot.
    • I bought this specifically for the "burr mill" feature, thinking that it might compare to my hand grinder (also a burr mill), but be a bit faster to grind the beans
    • After grinding the beans were chunky, re-ground the beans -they were still not finely ground for my espresso machine.
    • This grinder does a good job of creating brewable coffee from fresh beans, but don't try to have a conversation or listen to an audiobook while using it.
    • It is supposed to allow for grinding beans coarsely for a French press or very fine for espresso, with varying degrees of grit in between
    • If you are not picky about grind size and just want something to grind up your beans, this will definitely do the job
    • I have read others saying it doesn't grind fine enough for Exprsso, but I am happy with it for fresh ground beans,Happy customer.
    • It’s not a conical burr grinder either, it’s a plate or flat burr, which tends to mash the beans instead of gently grinding.
    • and it does a good job grinding the beans.
    • I ground enough beans daily to make 4-6 cups of coffee
    • This grinds the beans o.k., but it is messy when it does work
    • The beans stick to the lid and the side of the container once they are ground
    • Did not give me coarse ground beans for French Press
    • Grinds well, moderately loud, but has one absolutely killer failing: coffee grinds escape into the interior of the mechanism, between the burrs and the chute that feeds the ground beans into the receptacle
    • I ground enough beans daily to make 4-6 cups of coffee
    • We like that it stores the beans and grinds them all in one
    • The manual says that the finer you grind the beans the less volume you will have.
    • I bought this to grind beans for my espresso machine
    • It still provides all the grind selections we could need and has that convenient bean hopper.
    • Emptied and cleared out all beans and made sure nothing was jammed
    • The hopper holds enough beans for two pots
    • So, if you are used to really good coffee, which comes from freshly correctly ground beans of your favorite selection... don't expect it from this grinder.
    • After a couple months of having this grinder and using it only a handful of times, it has completely stopped working and will not grind any coffee beans
    • I grind beans about 3 times a week and it’s been doing a great job.
    • It doesn't dispense ground beans properly.
    • few days ago I noticed the grinder would start grinding the beans, then stop, then start back up again
    • so it blocks some of the light to protect the beans, and two, the spoon and lid are a little fiddly and I’ve sent them flying a few times trying to take out the ground coffee
    • If you always grind the same beans, cleaning it won't be a problem
    • I wanted this to grind my own beans for my Moka pot, which it does well enough.
    • If you want to grind flavored beans, I recommend that you do not buy this grinder.
    • The timer does not actually go high enough to actually grind enough beans to make a full pot of coffee so we have to grind 2 times to get a pot.
    • One day after a few months of use the hopper broke off spilling beans every where.
    • I dump the beans and take off the hopper and clean it
    • Very messy when pulling the container out with the freshly ground coffee beans.
    • I love storing the whole beans in the top canister.
    • We use it every day and the coffee tastes so much better with freshly ground beans - just using a Mr. Coffee
    • The clear plastic bean hopper was broken from the black plastic hopper piece that screws into the grinder base
    • This thing will grind up some coffee beans like you ain't never seen before the girlfriend loves it.
    • On the most coarse setting it still grinds the beans quite finely, almost to a soft powder and totally unusable for my French press and nearly borderline for my drip coffee maker
    • We grind beans to the consistency we needed and it worked just fine
    • I used this to grind coffee for my drip maker that I tried previously grinding using my blade grinder that was choppy and not uniform - and it saved an expensive pound of "chiapas" coffee blend!I also ground some beans for my Italian mocca pot I have at my desk at work - and it did an equally fabulous job with the finer grind
    • I usually grind enough coffee beans to fill a whole jar for storing, and then keep grounds in the container, too.
    • Also, beans do not grind coarse enough.
    • once I'm done, I reassemble, reset the machine to the grind setting I like, pour beans back in, and grind perfect coffee.. if it wasn't for the blue LED light, I would give it 5 stars
    • Does not grind consistently but doesn't burn your beans either.
    • Just tonight, 7/8/2021 we set it up and attempted to grind while beans
    • I love that I can use it to grind beans for a pot of drip coffee, a little reusable Keurig pod, or a carafe of French Press
    • When I first received this I bought it because my wife be me some $50/Lb pure Kona bean !!
    • This one crushes the beans, not grind = big difference in flavor!
    • * The clear bean bowl separated from the black base because it was glued on about 1/2 way around.
    • and it couldn't grind the beans to any decent consistency
    • Getting power to light, unscrewed and checked for free rotation to burr, spring safety interlocks all seem normal, blue indicator light comes on, just won't grind coffee beans.
    • So I have to dig the track out, and with the decreased ejection of "ground" beans, not enough beans get ground, and those that do are probably usable for expresso
    • I use a percolator and I grind my beans
    • My husband and I have been hand grinding our beans for a while, so this concept of an "electric" coffee grinder was quite foreign
    • Does a good job grinding beans for both drip coffee & espresso
    • My kids complain about the noise level of it, but most grinders are going to be loud because they are grinding hard beans
    • Every few days the beans would jam in the chute and I’d have to empty the bin or shake them around to loosen the jam; annoying, but tolerable.
    • This only would happen after pouring in fresh beans when the unit was entirely empty
    • It does grind your coffee beans it makes a loud noise and stops right in the middle of grinding and starts smoking so this one is not good at all don't waste your money
    • At 10 cups per use, the storage compartment holds enough beans for approx
    • Once we finally got it to work, it didn't grind the beans well (almost left them whole) and it wouldn't shut
    • Once we finally got it to work, it didn't grind the beans well (almost left them whole) and it wouldn't shut
    • Consider, beans drop into burr an infinite number of ways and speeds, so timer only estimates amount actually ground each time
    • So if you accidentally hit it, it would fall right off spilling all the beans.
    • This one not only holds enough beans to make coffee every day for a week it grinds so much finer and shuts itself off after each grind
    • To avoid having to spend more days hand grinding my beans with a portable mill while awaiting yet another replacement, I glued it back together myself, which makes me feel somewhat cheated since I purchased a new unit and ended up with one which is held together by an amateur repair job
    • I managed to push it haphazardly back on, but I can no longer select how much beans to grind and it's tough to press start
    • Bought this as I LOVE fresh ground beans
    • Went to use this morning to grind for my French Press coffee and the coarse ground came out no different than the medium ground beans
    • If you're just looking for something that will grind beans, sure, this will get it done
    • Once clogged, the beans sit in the grinding portion and the result is a grind that could be used for whatever level is smaller than expresso
    • Works great to grind the beans, but is pretty noisy
    • You can't fill the hopper and grind part of it or the beans won't stay fresh.. says so in the instructions
    • The capacity can be varied so you can grind enough beans for 2 cups, 18 cups, or anywhere in between
    • So essentially I got to spend a bunch of money to clean up coffee beans.
    • It grinds very well and consistent with no uneven or unground beans, which is the reason to use a burr grinder
    • I will say I literally woke up and decided I was going to grind some coffee beans I had simply to see how this worked
    • The capacity can be varied so you can grind enough beans for 2 cups, 18 cups, or anywhere in between
    • Did I mention that it just now caught on fire from the inside while I was trying to grind some beans
    • The hopper holds a pound and the beans stay fresh until I push the button to grind!I also love the fact that I have so many grind settings!
    • It does grind coffee beans but the ridiculously short cord doesn't reach a plug
    • The only cons are one, the clear plastic bean hopper should at least be a darker
    • Have tried a drier bean, and indeed it works better, but still have to clean the outflow after every use
    • It takes less time to grind the beans than it does to fill the pot with water.
    • Bought this as I LOVE fresh ground beans
    • I grind my beans when everyone is awake and store in a mason jar for quiet mornings
    • I used to have a good grinder that finally bit the dust, had a constant grind and my coffee was always excellent because I bought the best beans for my taste.
    • I use it to grind coffee beans
    • It often sounds like the beans aren’t falling down from the
    • Hopper not secured - the clear hopper doesn't lock on, and if you bump it, it easily falls off & dumps coffee beans everywhere.
    • This one not only holds enough beans to make coffee every day for a week it grinds so much finer and shuts itself off after each grind
    • This grinder is the only burr mill that I know of that can grind coffee beans finer than sugar.
    • Sometimes the beans wouldn't grind without pushing them down into the grinding chamber a little bit first.
    • I've been very happy with the results, as well as having 18 choices as to how I want the beans to be ground.
    • You can also set it to grind only as much as you need, by number of cups
    • We also had several issues with it clogging and it was difficult to clean the clogs out as they were located in the area where the coffee grounds left the
    • so sometimes you have to tap it on the top or you won't grind as much as you may have expected
    • When it works as it's supposed to, it's awesome.
    • We choose to grind it at once as we have an airtight, uv protected coffee storage container
    • all the way up and only grind as much as you need
    • I typically shake the grinder as it is grinding to loosen up the beans, so it doesn't miss too much