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Highly recommended. I start with lazy slob habits and then adjust towards my inner obsessive-compulsive side if the mess is too much to bear. You have to experiment a bit to get the grind right; it would be great if there were a little timer or something, but now I just count and check the grind consistency against some preground coffee I have. It just leaves a small ring of grounds at the bottom of the grinding chamber that stick to the stainless steel.I have managed to make a small mess now and then with the grounds. I got this grinder for $30 at Target, choosing it over B&D and Mr. Coffee grinders that were around $20, and I'm very glad I paid the extra $10. If it's still too coarse I hit for another few seconds.The grinder will leave small pockets of coarser chunks, and occasionally identifiable half-bean or larger fragments, but 95% of the rest of the chunks will be uniform size. Yeah, slap my wrist, whatever.
I have my grinder in the bathroom, so I just grab a handful of TP and sweep the stray grounds into the sink. This is a solidly built, easy to use product, it works very well for its intended purpose, and I feel like it's going to give me as many years of service as I want. I've had reasonably good luck grinding beans into reasonably even-ground coffee. I don't think the 5% oddball chunks affect the flavor of the resulting coffee.Careful not to grind even a few seconds long or it will grind your coffee too fine, and when I do this I get bitter coffee.I'm sure this would be an absolutely awesome spice grinder as well.It seems very sturdily built and since I only grind one kind of coffee (until the bag of beans runs out) at a time, I don't bother to clean the grinder between grinds. I'm sure someone who is careful and fastidious could develop a routine that minimizes stray grounds.
The solution is simple enough - use a coffee brush that costs just a couple of dollars. I hope it helps you in deciding whether the KitchenAid Blade Coffee Grinder is right for you. I had the same issue with the Toastmaster coffee grinder I had before this one but I had taken for granted it was an issue inherent in all grinders. The KitchenAid Blade Coffee Grinder would have earned high marks if it weren't for this unfortunate flaw.
Looks CheapI have to tell you I actually find the Onyx Black KitchenAid Blade Coffee Grinder rather attractive and well-designed. I get an inexplicable grinding noise whenever I operate it and the documentation doesn't address this problem in its troubleshooting section, but I suspect it has to do with the fact that is this unit is. I'm glad to say the complaints about this grinder are largely unfounded:MessyThe most common complaint: The cover doesn't form a tight seal, the ground sticks to and accumulates on the cover, and when the cover is taken off, it leaves a mess on the countertop. uh. I followed this piece of advice and found that, indeed, they were right on the money.Uneven GroundsThe instructions actually say not to "pulse" it but to leave the contents to grind continuously. However, since most of the reviews on it are very positive, I decided to go ahead and try it.
This was my main concern when I was debating whether to get the grinder. I'm able to get a very consistent ground coffee every time by doing so.Coffee Ground Packed Down Under Blade A small quantity of coffee grind gets packed under the blade after grinding. It looks just like it's pictured on the product page. a grinder.There you have it. What I like most about is:- the safety feature: this grinder can only be turned on with the top in place.- the bowl is detachable and dishwasher-safe so you can wash it.I was hesitant about buying this grinder because of the conflicting opinions about it. However, I went by what some of the reviewers suggested: Don't fill past the "Max Fill" graduation mark in the grinder and this won't be a problem.
Maybe I just have poor taste.NoisyI would have to agree with the complaints that this unit is noisy.
It also matches my daughter's kitchen. This grinder was very efficient and ground up a bag of coffee beans in a short amount of time and cleanup of this item was so simple. I recently purchased the Kitchen Aid coffee grinder for my daughter for her birthday. In the past, we have dealt with other types of coffee grinders and have not been exceptionally pleased. I would recommend it to anyone who was looking for a coffee grinder.
It is working great for over 3 years which says a lot about this product.
I have ground coffee using a small jar on my blender, and although the process would seem to be similar, the results are quite different. Count seconds according to the desired grind. I like to make fresh-ground coffee for my coffee loving friends. Adjusting the grind from coarse to ultra-fine is just a matter of pressing down the cover a few more seconds or a few less. One friend sometimes stops in on the way to work to have me make coffee for her travel mug.I used to say, "If my coffee is like mud, that's because it was just GROUND." But now my coffee tastes like--fresh coffee, with all its flavor, a coffee lover's delight. This grinder might be thought of as a chopper, since it has a blade, but it produces ground roast coffee that is indistinguishable from that produced by the high end grinding machines I have used.
Even decaf beans taste like the real thing. Nothing could be more straightforward in its operation than this little grinder. Put the desired amount of coffee beans in the grinding hopper, which contains a permanently mounted blade, set it on the base, place the clear cup over it and press down. This little coffee grinder produces a nice uniform grind, and keeps the aroma inside better.
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