It's constructed well and simple to use. It is very user friendly. If these are features you are interested in, this unit is worth some serious consideration.

The video i made has a clip of my older cuisinart dcg-20bkn coffee bar coffee grinder. This grinder works great.

It has five different grind settings, from fine to coarse. These are automated cycles. You need to set both of those, although you may have to fiddle with it to get the grind you really want. Five grind coarseness settings.

Getting it on and fully locked is a bit tricky. And, finally, operation is relatively straightforward. Plugged it in,put coffee beans and pushed the button.

The "chamber cleaning system" is all wrong. It majorly impedes getting the grounds out of the grinder, and it impedes cleaning the chamber. Despite the claim that it has the capacity for grinding enough for 12 cups of coffee, i need to fill this thing...  Read More

Compared to other brands, this hamilton beach grinder performs amazing and at a lower volume during operation. I like that the cord wraps around the base and hides inside. This hamilton beach is inexpensive and makes my days more pleasant.

It's by far the quietest grinder i've ever seen. The blades are powerful and the lid cover manages the noise very well. The blade is not removable, but it is not bad to maneuver around.

The cord materials wasn't designed to handle daily use/wrapping. Over repeated use, that causes a crack in the rubber plastic that protects the wiring. Hb refuses all warranty claims unless item is bought directly from hamilton beach.

They’re all probably roughly the same, but this one is junk, at least the one they mailed me.

Some mechanism inside the machine seems misaligned. Also, the powder gets into the edge of grinder and it is hard to clean. When you start the grinder, you’ll get a flash and a loud the machine is now dead.