KitchenAid Burr Coffee Grinder, Matte Charcoal Gray

Great little grinder, very quiet and smooth operation. Just what I was hoping for!

I have had an old Cuisinart burr grinder for years. It is loud and always leaves a layer of very fine particles, regardless of how coarse or fine the grind setting is. My goal was to find a reasonably priced burr grinder that had lots of flexibility with respect to grind settings, and most importantly, was very consistent with the output, regardless of grind setting. The Kitchenaid burr grinder delivered this and then some. On top of the extremely consistent grind, it is also surprisingly quiet. The only minor quibble I have is that the grind settings are somewhat counter-intuitive. Every grinder I have used has had the grind size number correspond to the size of the grind. I.e. the smaller the number, the finer the grind. But the Kitchenaid is the opposite for some reason. 1 is extremely coarse and 80 is extremely fine. Strange.

It well designed, quiet, and does an awesome job of grinding. I love the set up of the controls and the selection adjustments. Perfect I do not know how they did it, but there is no static cling of the ground coffee to the sides of the collection vessel.

Excellent coffee bean grinder and buying experience. *I used to own an Oxo *KitchenAid has a digital countdown clock based on desired # cups *KitchenAid spells out the different types of devices that particular settings might be used for *KitchenAid is quieter and faster *KitchenAid has a relatively air tight bean hopper to retain more freshness *KitchenAid has a static free grounds bin *KitchenAid looks great in Matte Charcoal Grey I used the KitchenAid website...smooth and perfect amount of order update communication. I even registered the product...totally easy.