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Capresso 554.03 Burr Grinder Sensor, Chrome |
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List price:
$90.00
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- Removable burr for easy cleaning
- 17 fineness settings
- Electronic sensor shuts off automatically
- Clear, see-through lid
Coffee Lover to the Core
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I have fallen in love with this grinder already. I debated between the grind and brew coffee makers or just getting a new grinder. I didn't get the grind and brew machines because I heard that cleaning them are a nightmare. This awesome grinder is so easy to clean and easy to use.
CONS
1. If only it could magically clean itself.
Pros
1. You can decide on how course or fine you want to grind your beans.
2. Grinds for the appropriate cups of coffee you will be making. I love just grinding enough beans for 4 cups (my after dinner coffee) or if I have company coming over I can just select the 12 cup setting.
3. It is portable. I can take it to work with me. It makes everyone happy at work because I of the nice aroma from the coffee being ground and brewed.
4. Heck of alot easier to clean then my Braun grinder I purchaed like 10 years ago.
5. Helps make the best coffee when you have a ten year old coffee maker (originally purchased from a Thrift Store)and my coffee now taste very comparable to Peaberry's Coffee. WONDERFUL!!!!
don't buy it
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I bought the Capresso after reading reviews at this site, to replace an old KitchenAid machine that lasted 25 years. The Capresso quit working yesterday, after 14 months. Just cold quit, no warning. I finally took it apart to see what happened, and it appears that one of the two field coils on the motor has burned out. We have used this grinder in a domestic environment, grinding enough beans for two people in the morning, more or less each day since we got it. This hardly qualifies as hard use. While it was working, it did a good job with the grind, although as other reviewers have noted, it is extremely noisy, difficult to clean, and a bit awkward to use. I could (and did) deal with all of that, but there is no excuse for a burned-out motor after 14 months of use. Caveat emptor.
