- Come complete with gift box. Hard wearing
- Grinds almost anything with pull out collection draw
- Great fresh coffee everytime
- Adjustable burr helps you grind to whatever size you want
- Wrought Iron top
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Coffee experts agree grind the coffee immediately before brewing for the best possible taste.
The normal ground coffee you buy deteriorates faster than roasted beans becasue of the greater surface area exposed to oxygen. These mills grind the coffee to a uniform size determined by the seperation of the two abravise surfaces between which the coffee is ground. The uniform grind produces an more even extraction when brewed.
When roasted the green coffee bean expands to almost double its size , changing in colour and density. As the bean asborbs heat it turns to a light brown and then to a dark oily colour. During roasting oils appear on the surface of the bean. The bean will continue to darken until it is removed from the heat.
These technique determine the particular taste and roast that make up the flovour of the coffee.
You can buy and mix your beans to your own taste to produce a treffic cup of coffee.
Please do not compare these models to smaller inferior imported types. We deliver next day..
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
If you want an ornamental object d'art to adorn your kitchen, this is a fine ornament. But in my opinion, if you want a practical coffee grinder I'd keep looking ...
I've owned this particular grinder for a few months now. Now, let me tell you what first attracted me to this machine was the fact it's side wound. "Great!" I thought. Well ... no.
The first flaw you'll notice with this type of grinder is that the side handle gear is smaller than the spindle gear. So straight off you're having to turn the wheel MORE revolutions per grind than if it was on the top.
Second flaw: the gears are plastic and held in a plastic frame. Eventually, with wear, the gears began to jump. Then, the teeth started to wear out to such a rate that the thing wouldn't turn effectively. Then, the plastic frame cracked at the corner, meaning it was continually jumping out of gear.
It was at this point that Redeeming Feature no. 1 was noticed - the thread pitch on the brass nut at the top, and on the side handle, were the same. So I swapped the handle onto the top. Result! But, it was still rubbish and very stiff to turn because it was still turning the side gear through a very worn set of gears.
Just recently I've hacksawed through the side axle and taken out the side gear entirely. After some readjustment, it now actually works as a usable coffee grinder and takes far less effort to work... It would have been far better if I'd just got a top-turning one in the first place...
The grind is adjustable, btw, by removing the brass nut from the top (or the wheel, if you've swapped the wheel onto the top like I did, then take off the spring and the clasp, and tighten the hexagonal nut to grind finer - or loosen it to grind coarser. Then put the small metal clip over the nut (to lock the nut in place), put the spring on, and put the nut/wheel on top.
But the side gear prevents you actually adjusting the grinder through its full range because it can't move - another reason this design is rubbish.
As mentioned by the other reviewer, the drawer is also far too small, but I just live with that and tip the coffee maker around to get the spilt coffee out ...
Verdict: Ornamental value - 4 stars; practical usability - one star ...
I've owned this particular grinder for a few months now. Now, let me tell you what first attracted me to this machine was the fact it's side wound. "Great!" I thought. Well ... no.
The first flaw you'll notice with this type of grinder is that the side handle gear is smaller than the spindle gear. So straight off you're having to turn the wheel MORE revolutions per grind than if it was on the top.
Second flaw: the gears are plastic and held in a plastic frame. Eventually, with wear, the gears began to jump. Then, the teeth started to wear out to such a rate that the thing wouldn't turn effectively. Then, the plastic frame cracked at the corner, meaning it was continually jumping out of gear.
It was at this point that Redeeming Feature no. 1 was noticed - the thread pitch on the brass nut at the top, and on the side handle, were the same. So I swapped the handle onto the top. Result! But, it was still rubbish and very stiff to turn because it was still turning the side gear through a very worn set of gears.
Just recently I've hacksawed through the side axle and taken out the side gear entirely. After some readjustment, it now actually works as a usable coffee grinder and takes far less effort to work... It would have been far better if I'd just got a top-turning one in the first place...
The grind is adjustable, btw, by removing the brass nut from the top (or the wheel, if you've swapped the wheel onto the top like I did, then take off the spring and the clasp, and tighten the hexagonal nut to grind finer - or loosen it to grind coarser. Then put the small metal clip over the nut (to lock the nut in place), put the spring on, and put the nut/wheel on top.
But the side gear prevents you actually adjusting the grinder through its full range because it can't move - another reason this design is rubbish.
As mentioned by the other reviewer, the drawer is also far too small, but I just live with that and tip the coffee maker around to get the spilt coffee out ...
Verdict: Ornamental value - 4 stars; practical usability - one star ...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Bought this as a Xmas present for an espresso junkie. Apparently takes "hours" to grind a couple of tea-spoons coffee beans. Black paint finish on casting had peeled off in parts. Machine has now been "side-lined". Could not recommend. Don't buy.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
I cannot agree more with the previous reviews. The coffee grinder works, but is far from efficient. The plastic frame is a disappointment, although not noticeable if the burr is solely used for decoration. It's a pain grinding coffee with it. Not recommended for frequent coffee drinkers.
Today it sits by the kitchen sink, alongside some plants (see photo) purely for decoration.
Today it sits by the kitchen sink, alongside some plants (see photo) purely for decoration.
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