Coffee Grinders

[CraKaJaX]

I went with the Capresso one. Should be here sometime next week - hopefully my Bodum one doesn't fully die until then.

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You won't be disappointed.

 

[Stopsignhank]

I went with the Capresso one. Should be here sometime next week - hopefully my Bodum one doesn't fully die until then.

I went with the black one, it will be here Sunday (Yay Prime!)

Hey B, Since there is so much debate on here about Amazon prime versus non-prime. Let's update this thread with when our items shipped and when we received them.

 

[Stopsignhank]

Again, it's all relative. If you aren't starting with good coffee then using the wrong grinder becomes less important.

No Offense, but I love the snob appeal of this. 🙂

 

[Brainonska511]

I went with the black one, it will be here Sunday (Yay Prime!)

Hey B, Since there is so much debate on here about Amazon prime versus non-prime. Let's update this thread with when our items shipped and when we received them.

I also went with the black one. However, I left mine for free shipping to handle (expected May 5-7). I don't think I order enough on Amazon yearly to make Prime worth it (I only signed up for the free trial last month because I was rebuilding my computer and happened to order a bunch of parts).

 

[Crono]

I have a slim Hario burr grinder (hand operated) that's small/portable and it's what I use for the French press, and I use an automatic Cuisinart grinder for the drip. Love the Hario because it's great when there's no power, and I've also taken it on camping trips. Nothing like brewing freshly ground coffee on a cool or chilly morning.

 

[Stopsignhank]

I ordered mine at 2:18 p.m. and I got an e-mail last night at 12:04 a.m. (midnight) that it had shipped.

 

[Zor Prime]

Do most of you guys grind beans every time you make a cup? I grind about 10 cups worth at a time and keep them in an airtight clear acrylic jar. It's too much hassle to grind beans every hour or so.

I grind upon demand. Sometimes I'll have just enough for another round left in the output container thing and just use that, but I'm usually good on estimating how long I need to grind for a run.

 

[Brainonska511]

As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I went with the Capresso. So far, I've been quite happy with it. Grinds are consistent and it's quite easy to clean the grind chamber after use. For some reason, it seems like a decent amount sticks to the upper grinding ring, but that might be a function of the coffee I'm using right now (FreshRoastedCoffee.com's Blackbeard's Revenge). Coarse for French press has been great - I hadn't been using my press for a long time and I had forgotten the joy of French press coffee. And despite the plastic collection bin, I haven't seen too much problem with static electricity and grinds sticking.

As a bonus, it's a lot quieter than the Bodum Bistro Electric.

 

[Muse]

Hardly. If you start with fresh beans (like actually fresh, not supermarket fresh), a few days of age is easily to identify. So yes, at home I grind beans every morning. It only adds a a couple minutes to the brewing process.

Plus, you're cooking your coffee some by using a blender (or anything with a blade) to grind it.

Where do you get "fresh beans?"

 

[gorcorps]

Do most of you guys grind beans every time you make a cup? I grind about 10 cups worth at a time and keep them in an airtight clear acrylic jar. It's too much hassle to grind beans every hour or so.

There's a rule about this:
Green coffee beans should be roasted within 15 months of harvest, or it goes stale.
Roasted beans should be ground within 15 days, or they go stale.
Ground coffee should be brewed within 15 minutes of grinding, or it goes stale.

The amount of "staleness" will vary, but I definitely taste the difference of even a fresh pre-ground bag of coffee vs. the same bag a week or two later. And obviously I'm not much of a coffee person (as you can tell by my pre-ground coffee purchase) but I can still taste a difference. It's never been enough to ruin coffee for me, but it's noticeable.

 

[CraKaJaX]

As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I went with the Capresso. So far, I've been quite happy with it. Grinds are consistent and it's quite easy to clean the grind chamber after use. For some reason, it seems like a decent amount sticks to the upper grinding ring, but that might be a function of the coffee I'm using right now (FreshRoastedCoffee.com's Blackbeard's Revenge). Coarse for French press has been great - I hadn't been using my press for a long time and I had forgotten the joy of French press coffee. And despite the plastic collection bin, I haven't seen too much problem with static electricity and grinds sticking.

As a bonus, it's a lot quieter than the Bodum Bistro Electric.

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Is that bean oily? I found the oily beans tend to stick a lot more than the dry ones ... makes sense I guess. Fortunately it's easy to clean, so this isn't really a show-stopper. I also have found that depending on the bean, you will get the static electricity thing happening once in a while. It's a pain in the ass, and a little messy. :\

 

[gorcorps]

As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I went with the Capresso. So far, I've been quite happy with it. Grinds are consistent and it's quite easy to clean the grind chamber after use. For some reason, it seems like a decent amount sticks to the upper grinding ring, but that might be a function of the coffee I'm using right now (FreshRoastedCoffee.com's Blackbeard's Revenge). Coarse for French press has been great - I hadn't been using my press for a long time and I had forgotten the joy of French press coffee. And despite the plastic collection bin, I haven't seen too much problem with static electricity and grinds sticking.

As a bonus, it's a lot quieter than the Bodum Bistro Electric.

W/ static you should be able to wipe the plastic container down with a simple non-scented dryer sheet every so often and it should be good. The plastic hopper for my friend's ammo reloader would sometimes not feed powder reliably because of static and that's how he fixed it.

 

[Brainonska511]

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Is that bean oily? I found the oily beans tend to stick a lot more than the dry ones ... makes sense I guess. Fortunately it's easy to clean, so this isn't really a show-stopper. I also have found that depending on the bean, you will get the static electricity thing happening once in a while. It's a pain in the ass, and a little messy. :\

Yeah, I think they might be a little on the oily side. It's usually just a small coffee grinds film n the base of the ring, so nothing too bad. AMD the static has been pretty minimal since it isn't too dry here. At most, it's a few grounds that get stuck or one or two that fly away. No giant static mess yet.

 

[Imported]

I just picked up the Bodum Bistro.. but tempted to return it for the Capresso. If the same price, which would you pick? Noise isn't really an issue for me (my neighbors are noisy as hell so eff em).

 

[Brainonska511]

I just picked up the Bodum Bistro.. but tempted to return it for the Capresso. If the same price, which would you pick? Noise isn't really an issue for me (my neighbors are noisy as hell so eff em).

I think I like the Capresso more. I find fewer grinds get stuck in the machine's chute and the grinding area is bigger, thus making it easier to sweep out after each run. With my Bodum, I used to have to give it a few whacks to get the excess grinds out of the chute - and I think many would stick, because I'd have a good amount come out when I would take it apart once a week to once a month and really clean it out.

With the Bodum machine, I also found that sometimes, grinds could get between the plastic housing of the upper grinding ring (and the plastic piece broke on me once because a larger ground must have gotten stuck; however, Bodum sent me a new piece for free even though the machine was 4 years old at that point) Others have also found that ring breaking with time. I got 4 years out of the first one + another 6 months before the whole machine died, so overall, it was fine in my book.

On the plus side, the Bodum has a glass collection vessel and grinds a little faster, and has a slightly smaller footprint.

With my recent purchase, the Capresso was also ~$10 cheaper than the Bodum, giving the Capresso another leg up.