This is the worst grinder I have purchased, it is a nightmare to clean, on my third use with dark roasted coffee it clogs and would not keep grinding

I like dark roast so the beans are usually somewhat oily

We like dark roasted, oily coffee

I thought they were the best, but we finally just got too tired of regularity disassembling it b/c dark roast fine grind coffee clog up the works.

Dark roast tends to clog the

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

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

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

This can be a problem if you are like me and prefer dark roast coffee

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

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

The deficiencies are that the whole beans jam in the feed chute and don't always feed into the grinding chamber, especially if they are oily dark roast

Another nice design feature is that the sides seem steeper which helps if you like a dark roast coffee

We drink dark roasts sometimes blended with medium.

The shoot does not constantly clog with dark roast coffee

I thought they were the best, but we finally just got too tired of regularity disassembling it b/c dark roast fine grind coffee clog up the works.

We like dark roasted, oily coffee

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

I am grinding Starbucks French Roast on the 12 setting, coarse grind for French press.

I like dark roast so the beans are usually somewhat oily

The machine works MUCH better with the oilier dark-roast I normally use

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

It only happens when with very fresh roasted beans

I've owned it and not a single speck of grounds (dark french roast

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

Used a Cruisinart burr grinder for many years, until it got gunked up on some extra dark roast and burned up

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

Especially if you have a darker roast which does tend to have more oils on outside of bean

The Cruisinart often had coffee grinds stuck all over the inside and outside and jumping all over the place, especially for French roasts and dark roasts

This grinder can’t handle the oiliness of the darker roasts.

and I find that I'm cleaning more frequently than I do when grinding medium roast

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

We prefer stronger coffee, so a finer grind makes a dark roast coffee just perfect.

If you think fresh roasted coffee is important, you need a burr grinder.

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.

Great grinder for my family’s

n’t drain water thru the filter where the coffee grounds are