The motor whines at a more irritating pitch, but is less powerful. In the disadvantages column, the only one I could site is that the housing cup is slanted down, I’m assuming for decorative purposes.
It also grinds coffee fine. Other things I initially tried did not clean as thoroughly or as quickly. It’s a bargain at twice the price. You need a burr grinder for that DO buy this if you frequently make fine grinds for espressos.
It takes a a bit of experimenting, but isn’t too difficult to get the hang of it. It has ground coffee for me, ground up nuts and flax seed and they all came out perfect. It is an excellent product for dry grinding of spices like coriander, cumin, clove, cinnamon, etc. I have had mine for over 8 years, and use often for coffee beans, spices, and recently dried fruit and it still grinds as quickly and easily as when brand new.
The product does a good job grinding the flax seeds.
It says take a damp cloth to clean do not submerge in water, so there’s really no way to get all the ground pepper out of the tiny crevices that it seems to be hiding in. I love this grinder for coffee but I also used it for grinding flax and herbs. My assumption is that anything with such a high RPM rate isn’t intended to be kept running for long periods of time– creates too much heat and friction– so if you plan to grind coffee night and day, it’s probably best that you spend the money on a professional model intended for cafes. He showed me his model, and I noticed that the button had broken off (a small detail he overlooked by creatively utilizing a wooden skewer to push in the broke off button).
It sucks for spices. Since I can’t get the best of both worlds, I think this item is wonderful! So what did I do? Just read the instructions and adapt as needed.
However this is not an issue for drip coffee makers for which most of us are probably buying this. It works quickly and well, was relatively inexpensive and doesn’t take up much counter space. By the time the average size is right, there’s a lot of finely ground coffee produced and that tends to make the coffee press hard to operate.If you’ve graduated to the coffee press, it’s probably time to get a more precise burr-grinder.
We use it exclusively for espresso and cappuccino in conjunction with a Starbucks barista that has also lasted some 10-15 years (until now), even though connoisseurs swear by burr grinders costing 10 times as much or more. Another problem I am having is that the motor occasionally simply doesn’t work. The one part that I’m not too crazy about is that there is no way to (easily) take it apart to clean it. While I don’t drink coffee, this grinder is great for grinding up those tiny flax seeds, and in seconds! I have had it for maybe six months and it is great.
The reason I chose this model was because my other grinder heated up my flax seeds which is a no-no retro espresso cups.
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