Bought a cheap coffee grinder, looking for input

Was reaching for a bag of Maj. Dickinson and grabbed the beans by mistake...then took a look in appliances and found a Mr. Coffee programmable grinder for $17 and figured why not. I know this isn't near top of the line but does anyone have any experience with it? Will try it out tomorrow morning.

 

Blade grinders (which tend to be far more affordable than burr grinders) can do the job, but they tend to be inconsistent and often wind up pulverizing (one will quickly make coffee powder if one isn't careful!) some of the coffee. End result can often be an inconsistent grind with some larger pieces and powder.
Best to grind less time than more...
I used my old Braun blade grinder for spices now.

 

Agreed. I wound up buying one of these

It's a counter hog, but it does a great job.

 

Thank you, gents. I think I'll wash it up and try a few cups tonight after all.

 

In my opinion any way you grind fresh beans is better than the pre-ground stuff. Much better flavor.

 

I haven't run this one yet but it's "programmable" acc. to which grind you want (coarse, medium, fine). I was planning to eyeball it just the same but now I will for sure.

 

Kinda what I'm hoping here...if it can provide a better tasting cup of the already excellent taste of ground Peets, then I'll consider it money well spent.

 

Regardless of the type of grinder it is, I think you'll find that you enjoy the coffee.

 

The Cusinart Burr Coffee Grinder has been very dependable for us, on a daily basis for several years.

 

Just ground 6 cups worth. The manual says about 15 seconds total so I took Plan's advice and did a few "burst" grinds for 3-4 seconds each. Almost all the chunks vanished and the final product did not look like dust, so it's perking now...

 

Wow!

Examining the brewed grinds, I see that I could have buzzed them a little more but the result from this first run is noticeably more flavorful than the usual bag o' Peets. I'm sold. And it's pairing wonderfully with my pipe tobacco-ish vape.

 

Sounds like you're about ready for the next step…

 

Same one I have. Being going strong several years, as well.

 

Had one for a number of years. Eventually it began pulverizing (making too much powder) the beans and since the burr replacement cost on the unit wasn't justifiable, moved on to another make.
The Cuisinart had to be one of the LOUDEST household coffee grinders I've operated.

 

I keep a pair of 33db attenuation ear muffs in the kitchen for this.

 

From $17 to that is the next step?! We don't drink nearly enough coffee to justify it, even if it were within our $ range.

 

It's coffee time!

 

It only costs about as much as 3 large Starbucks coffees.

 

Replacement cost is very reasonable (under $60) considering how much use it gets. We're on our second machine. It is loud. When our young granddaughter was here we would take the machine outside to grind coffee.