As those beans began to grind, it suddenly stopped grinding them but kept running.

This takes most of the guesswork of grinding coffee beans.

it was easy to take the hopper off, and clear the clogged beans

You can grind just enough beans for one cup or ten cups

So the design grinds all the beans that enter

However, after a month or so, the bean drop slowed down to about nothing

Grinder clogged up once on some dark oily beans (my favorite BTW)

I do wish the top held more beans, but I guess I'd be moving up to commercial grade at that point.

Con: You have to play with the timer to figure out how long to grind beans to get what you want in terms of quantity.

Once that happens, the machine won't grind any more coffee beans

I have to use two 30-second followed by one 10-second cycles to grind enough beans for 10 cups of coffee

It holds more beans, grinds the right amount at the touch of a button, and is MUCH less noisy than any others I've used in the past

I don't fill the hopper because I like different coffees at different times, so I measure the whole beans into the hopper and it never jams or fails to feed

It probably doesn’t help that we grind French Roast bean, but that’s what we drink around here.

For oily/dark beans, it doesn't seem to catch any grinds inside the mechanism

Quiet, even grind, no static bean cling, easy to clean.

If you grind your own beans is a must

The only design flaw I can see is that it doesn’t stir the beans while grinding

My old Capresso coffee grinder did a good job grinding the beans but was difficult to clean and was quite messy.

Then hopelessly clogged when I tried to corse grind French roast beans for Toddy ice coffee maker.

As other reviews have mentioned, it stops grinding beans randomly multiple times when I try to grind enough beans for a full pot of coffee

Oily dark beans clogged up after a few weeks of use, what a mess we had trying to figure out how to get ground material out of chute above cup, but once the burr ( basket-like thing directly under hopper) was cleaned out and chute emptied, works perfectly

If you have issues with oily beans clogging (any) burr grinder, just run Urnex Grindz cleaning “beans” through your machine occasionally, and all will be well

As you know, it's best to grind your beans just before brewing

The OXO is good enough at producing coarse-ground beans (CR rate it 4/5) that I'm not sending it back

Just wish it would grind up the coffee beans easier to where I don't have to play with the beans when grinding up the beans.

I was loving this machine until I tried to grind my dark roast beans.

It grinds the beans to the perfect size and amount every time

I typically grind beans for one cup at a time for my Aeropress coffeemaker

Apparently it doesn't grind dark, oily beans, and I drink French Roast.

Sometimes it somehow 'jams' and while it still is making the noise from the machine going, you can tell beans aren't falling and being ground anymore

I have used other burr grinders and they weren't able to grind the beans the way I wanted

Don't buy this grinder if you plan to grind fresh beans with any residual oil

The OXO empties the beans entirely to the end while the other one grinds less at the end when the beans are bouncing around

It also has a tinted bean holder to protect beans from light, so I like filling it up and using it throughout the week without the beans degrading

Good:-consistent bean grind which is what matters most to me-durable material that seems like it will last (I will update the review if it doesn't)-easy to use and work

The OXO has a stainless-steel container for the ground beans

I've only had it a year and it struggles to grind beans

The beans clog in the hopper, so I had to dump the beans and clean take apart the hopper.

After that it wasn’t grinding beans anymore

Liked this a lot at first and now it just spins and does not grind the beans.

It’s truly air tight and tinted so the beans are fresh.

Apparently if one grinds more than an amount for a cup the grinder parts get hot enough to make the oils in the beans sticky and it eventually freezes up

I've tried a few different types of fresh beans and in french press you get all kinds of sizes from small/large chunks to kosher salt sized particles

When this happens you have to empty the top, and get all the beans and grinds out to remove the burr and clear the jam

WIth this one, you just set the dial to your grind size from very fine to very course, put the the beans in either by weight or by the amount of time you want to grind the beans for, and push the button and wait.

This grinder is super uneven, so large chunks of beans are left in with fine grind beans

Still wouldn't grind beans

If you need to grind more beans, I'd suggest to weigh out what you need and grind it all

When I contacted OXO they informed me that "this machine isn't designed to grind dark roasted beans."

We don't use it every day, have only ground beans about 10 times.

This thing constantly clogs and can’t do the one thing it’s supposed to do, grind coffee beans

Before we ground the beans on the way out of Costco so most of the time the ground coffee was over a month old when used.

Every time I grind coffee beans I have to spend at least a half hour cleaning up inside the grinder where ALL the coffee ground coffee beans are compacted and stuck up in side the grinder

The beans won't grind

The machine takes up very little space on the counter, and it is so simple to just push a button in the morning and have just the right amount of freshly ground beans ready to brew.

If you enjoy excellent, flavorful whole bean coffee this is not the grinder for you.

After standing at the counter, manually grinding my beans at 0630 in the morning for a few months, I was ready for a new way of doing things

We have the ninja coffeemaker and use fancy beans mostly from CA & PDX and cups come out perfect.

I have ground my coffee beans for years with various brands of electric burr grinders.

Ours clogs with all types of roasts and just not the dark/oily beans.

I ordered special cleaning beans on Amazon, but using them also did not solve the problem

You’ve got to babysit the grinding process, rocking the grinder back and forth to shake the beans down when they get stuck.

Someday we'll maybe treat ourselves to the Jura with bean choices, but for now, we have a grinder that enables freshly ground beans for coffee all day long!

Mine didn’t grind any beans out of the box

Great beans

this grinder grinds every bean consistently so each is even with no dust

I like to grind my own beans

We've been very happy with it, and use it literally at least once every day, grinding fresh coffee beans with some cacao nibs for our morning coffee

When grinding slightly oily dark beans on coarsest setting it sometimes clogs up and requires a bent coat hanger to dislodge the grounds-Very slooooow grind for finer grinds

Machine made horrible racket and I found all beans around burr and it wasn’t grinding

For a grinder it is fairly quiet (we are grinding beans here!).

It is a consistent grind where others miss a bean or ten in the grinding process

I put my beans in the hopper, set the grind, and it worked like a charm.

If you want to grind beans at home, burr grinder is the only way to do it

Used it once and they wouldn’t grind the beans

It grinds the beans in about 10 seconds

I received this as a gift to grind beans for my espresso maker

This is a great coffee bean grinder

Now grinding the bean to a course her texture and pressing the bean has added more flavor... so far the grinder has been a beast grinding coffee every day

This allows you to quickly pop off the hopper without turning it upside down and dumping beans into a bowl first.

I am an avid coffee drinker, have been for many years, and always grind my beans.

I have to press the 30 second button about 4 times to grind enough beans for 8 cups

This machine grinds the beans seemingly just as well so far as my other higher priced coffee grinders.

Does a good job of grinding bean; however, it takes several "pushes" of the button to get it to start grinding.

The only flaw, is sometimes the beans in the canister, do not drop into the grinder.

It is fast so the beans do not get overheated

This thing grinds beans.

I have to press the 30 second button about 4 times to grind enough beans for 8 cups

it’s too easy to accidentally turn, and grind too many beans if I don’t check every time

It grinds beans into even sized grinds and no dust particles mixed in.

I was tired of using a small grinder that I had to use three times just to get enough beans for a pot of coffee.

It wouldn't grind all the beans.

The beans frequently wedge themselves in the hopper so that no coffee gets ground - the only way to fix it is to slam the thing while it's grinding, or to root round in the hopper with your finger

Since this grinder is not exactly airtight, I store my beans in a separate container and only used a specific amount when I grind my beans

This grinder is a conical burr device and grinds the beans very consistently.

Grind my own beans every time I make a cup of coffee.

Also I use this to grind beans for my espresso machine and the grind level barely works at the finest setting.

Have not had much problem with static charge holding grinds to catch container, maybe because we're not grinding beans as fine.

The beans clog while grinding

With this one purchase, daily coffee made from freshly ground beans has been made ridiculously easy

You will lose beans in the process

I read some reviews that there was an issue with oily beans not working, but we have had no issues with that and we only use dark french roast beans

We've been very happy with it, and use it literally at least once every day, grinding fresh coffee beans with some cacao nibs for our morning coffee

I have a hand crank burr coffee grinder but it took such a long time to grind the beans that I finally decided to give this Oxo a

I've had it over a month now and have had no problems with it, grinds the beans flawlessly.

Did all recommended remedies to resolve issue and it still won’t grind beans

It grinds the beans effortlessly.

It grinds beans nicely, it only has 2 settings (grind & timer), what could be easier?

Purchased thinking that it would actually grind coffee beans.

I liked this grinder for about a year until the day I ground some decaf beans in it

It’s not totally air tight but good enough to keep my beans fresh

Keep in mind we drink a LOT of coffee and grind Starbucks French or Italian beans (dark roast)

The beans are ground and the machine continues to run while I am doing something else.

Nothing like freshly ground beans!!

there's nothing like starting you day off with a freshly brewed coffee in the morning made from freshly ground beans

I called OXO and was told to buy cleaning beans to put through it

Quite suddenly, it began to refuse to feed beans through and clog up

The machine takes up very little space on the counter, and it is so simple to just push a button in the morning and have just the right amount of freshly ground beans ready to brew.

I had been grinding a sumatran coffee bean at the fine setting #3 as suggested for an expresso and the taste was terrible - so

Grind the beans

They also stated that "if you use dark beans, that have any oil in them, the machine will malfunction

I had a issue with static over the winter, but I watched a YouTube video by James Hoffman and the static issue was OVER (run the handle of a teaspoon under water for 2 seconds, then stir the beans, grind)

Coarse settings don't have much fine coffee in them, actually, but past about setting 5 out of 15 they're *way* coarser than you'll see recommended for pour over or drip coffee-- basically just crushed coffee beans

I found this grinder super easy to use and it grinds the beans quickly and perfectly even

Holds a large amount of fresh grounds and beans waiting to be ground

but it just won’t grind the beans regardless how many times I take it apart and put it back together.

This is a piece of crap bean grinder

and I guess the bean got loose

This grinder is super uneven, so large chunks of beans are left in with fine grind beans

I will say I have not ground any really oily beans yet

I like the timer because I can add a small amount of I do not grind enough beans.

I know the hopper is tinted to protect the beans but that means it doesn't match the clear plastic of the coffee machine

it).- Run a few beans of the coffee you're going to use in first, grind them on the setting you want, and dump them prior to grinding your whole batch (this is to get out any incorrectly ground product, like from switching beans or adjusting grind size)- Stick to common brew methods

I spent an hour trying to get that thing to grind beans into the receptacle, but it has a temperamental trap door and a small interior removable burr basket that kept jamming with beans.

But not all the beans will grind, and small pieces get caught in the burrs

Easy to use, Easy to clean and grinds every last bean.

The beans clog in the hopper, so I had to dump the beans and clean take apart the hopper.

Stores enough beans to last several full pots of 12 cup coffee

If I could add one feature, it would be a button to press for an instant to grind a few extra beans

Using it to grind coffee beans.

Hand crank grinders now are generally too small, the bins generally don't hold enough beans for a pot of coffee and they are difficult to hold onto because of the size

Makes grinding coffee beans a breeze.

Good:-consistent bean grind which is what matters most to me-durable material that seems like it will last (I will update the review if it doesn't)-easy to use and work

He says it grinds the beans perfectly with no mis-matched sizes

Apparently it doesn't grind dark, oily beans, and I drink French Roast.

Don't buy this grinder if you plan to grind fresh beans with any residual oil

The lid closes nicely to keep the beans fresh

Just wish it would grind up the coffee beans easier to where I don't have to play with the beans when grinding up the beans.

We like the texture of the ground beans

Freshly ground beans each morning

As other reviews have mentioned, it stops grinding beans randomly multiple times when I try to grind enough beans for a full pot of coffee

We have had no clogs in almost three months of ownership, in spite of using oily dark-roast beans

Quiet, even grind, no static bean cling, easy to clean.

I have one gripe, it doesn't "like" dark roasted, oily beans

Super quick bean grinding with a lot of settings for beans.

With fresh beans, good water, and your preferred coffee/water ratio, this OXO Conical Burr Grinder helps you make delicious, delicious coffee a little easier and at lower price point, but with a few hangups.

At that point, you have to empty the beans out and clean the grinding mechanism (I use a small vacuum).

So, I wake up at 5am and of course went straight to grinding my beans

I have to use two 30-second followed by one 10-second cycles to grind enough beans for 10 cups of coffee

What a difference from using my Vitamin to grind beans.

The beans are ground perfectly

We're buying bulk beans from Costco and Puerto Rico now and grinding them with reckless abandon as we know this machine will last us many many years

Then, it begin to not grind...leaving beans in the hopper and clogged conical grinder mechanism.

You can grind just enough beans for one cup or ten cups

it was easy to take the hopper off, and clear the clogged beans

I have used it to grind beans for espresso, regular coffee and cold brew

In reading the manual, I found that it can be jammed up by dark, oily coffee beans

I store my beans in the upper and grind as needed

Dump beans in Bunn coffee maker and 2 minutes later MMM COFFEE.I was today years old when I learned the difference between a regular coffee grinder and an OXO coffee grinder!This is probably the best cup of coffee I

The top bean hopper has a great seal, but I wouldn't call it air tight

I do not grind oily, very dark beans

Tips: If you use super oily beans you will need to wash the hopper with soap and water and allow to fully dry to remove the oils, or the beans will start feeding slowly

We use fresh, French roast beans, and it works great even though they can be oily

Bought this to start enjoying some of the wonderful specialty coffee beans that weren’t available in “ground” versions.

The big plus is that I'm grinding beans that are making forba way better cup if coffee in my Cuisinart drip machine.

The storage bin is dark colored to (they say) keep the beans fresh.

I love how much time it’s saving me from manually grinding my beans

There is actually nothing to dislike or complain about, fresh bean coffee cant be compared to the grounded and this definitely helps with the consistency.

so you have to measure how much grinds you ended up with and grind some more beans to get the right amount.you

I use this to grind beans to my desired level of coarseness for cold brew coffee,

I’ve bought 2 of these like an idiot as the first one broke, would not grind beans anymore and now the second one I’ve had about a month and a half broke again- same issue.

After reading the manual it says clogging can happen if you use Dark, oily beans

Unfortunately, the fourth time around, I again had the same problem that it simply stopped grinding the coffee beans

As the beans are ground the vibration caused the timer dial to rotate which cuts the grinding short and the cup also walks forward causing the ground coffee to spill behind

It grinds the beans effortlessly.

After having tried less capable coffee bean grinders of the past, I decided to give this a spin largely based on the strong reviews and price point.

The operator guide says I can run it long enough to grind enough beans for a pot without overheating and I drink strong

I always use Dark French roast beans for my cold brew.

Oily, tasty, high quality beans jam more often

I used to grind my beans every few

I've had it for about 2 months and it is doing a good job grinding beans pretty much daily.

It was always getting clogged due to oils and fine bean grinding.

It takes a full minute to grind enough beans to make a 10 cup pot of coffee.

Then it would grind maybe 3 or 4 beans.

We grind fresh beans for both espresso and French press

Now go buy this things, grind some beans and enjoy some good coffee

I was unaware of the concept of cleaning or cleaning beans!

I love having fresh ground coffee beans every morning, and I love that I can grind to my needed specification.

It offers plenty of choices in ground size and grinds the beans uniformly.

However I have not encountered that due to the way I feed my beans into the grinder, and grind all the beans I put in

You simply cannot grind any whole beans without this grinder jamming or clogging from the chute.

If you like to try different types of coffee bean and want a grinder that easy to clean/empty before pull in a bag of fresh bean then stay away from this grinder.

Pour in beans select size and grind!

I’m not a coffee snob but it nice to be able to grind fresh beans for daily coffee

I weigh the beans and grind only enough for the pour-over, french press, AeroPress, or expresso I am making

My hubby gets up every morning and grinds fresh roasted beans, makes the coffee and brings it down to me.

There has to be a better way to grind espresso, beans.

after you grind your morning beans, you instinctively stick your finger up the chute to check, run the grinder again (after taking out your finger of course ;) and see if more comes out

After we grind the beans and pull the canister out there tends to be coffee all along the sides and on top

The biggest drawback is the beans that are oily out of the bag do not feed into the grinding teeth very well

Just find your perfect grind and bean you are set

but it makes me feel like I’m crushing those beans!

Grinder worked perfect for about a month then bean's stopped feeding smoothly and since I need stir the beans during grind to keep them moving through

There has to be a better way to grind espresso, beans.

Wouldn't grind beans

My hubby gets up every morning and grinds fresh roasted beans, makes the coffee and brings it down to me.

Also the grind has become very inconsistent with several partially ground beans.

I and as my wife has now soon discovered that grinding our beans fresh adds a new level of flavor to the coffee

Makes a great cup, and makes the nice beans I sometimes buy actually taste what they're worth

I’m not a coffee snob but it nice to be able to grind fresh beans for daily coffee

If you grind each day, perhaps this grinder will work for you, and when it works, it does a fine job, as was the case when I ground non-oily beans

So that means you just keep beans in the grinder and daily punch a button to get the exact amount and type of grind.

A pound of your favorite beans, your coffee maker of choice, and this grinder are all you need to have a great morning all week long.

You simply cannot grind any whole beans without this grinder jamming or clogging from the chute.

While large, clear bean hopper is nice, not very practical if you like to vary coffee beans.

I have had other coffee grinders that did not grind the beans easily and that were difficult to keep clean.

The residual from bean grinding collected in the "tight" spaces in the inside of grinder and "solidified" compromising grinding.

I would tap the top of hopper to shake the beans loose so they continue thru to grinder

The storage bin holds enough beans for plenty of days worth of coffee.

I wasted over an hour trying to get the burr grinder and chute clean enough to grind beans again.

Now go buy this things, grind some beans and enjoy some good coffee

We grind fresh beans for both espresso and French press

It takes a full minute to grind enough beans to make a 10 cup pot of coffee.

I can't say that whether the timer is accurate enough to control the amount of ground coffee beans

It only happens when with very fresh roasted beans

I grind Costa Rican beans between medium and coarse

The operator guide says I can run it long enough to grind enough beans for a pot without overheating and I drink strong

I generally grind coffee beans once or twice a day

The OXO is quiet enough to run in the mornings, whereas the household better be awake before you use the Breville (or grind some beans the night before).

this grinder grinds every bean consistently so each is even with no dust

When it grinds up the coffee beans I have to play with the beans inside the hopper to jeep it going

After following the instruction book "to do" list, I poured 1/3rd. of a bag of fresh beans into the hopper and set the grind to two hash marks below medium and turned it on.

This is a great coffee grinder that grinds the beans very well

The old one still jammed up, buy less frequently, with a 50/50 mix of italian roast and a less dark decaf bean.

18 seconds, about 1/2 the time of the Breville to grind my beans.

So for the record I do not enjoy grinding my own bean because there was always a mess.

I do not grind oily, very dark beans

So now some amount of coffee gets all over the counter when I'm grinding beans, causing a mess, and I'm probably inhaling ground coffee as well.

Was looking for something high quality and grinds the beans evenly

I do think if it were a plastic container it would be much, much worse as with other brands I’ve tried

so I grind medium course and only grind as much as I need (about 5 seconds).

This machine works as it is supposed to

so I will review it for that as well as for grinding coffee.

The grinder is doesn't feel as solid as

Noisy as

I can't speak to a fine espresso ground as I don't make espresso.

Love that you can pour in a weeks’ worth of beans into the hopper and grind as you go.

Works great as in beans are ground to the same consistency.

It's mess-free and works as it is described in the Amazon product description.