Just what I wanted to have fresh ground coffee for one.

Just what I wanted to have fresh ground coffee for one.  Read Less

This is a very simple and easy-to-use coffee grinder! While the grind is nowhere near that of a burr mill grinder, it does its ...  Read More

This is a very simple and easy-to-use coffee grinder! While the grind is nowhere near that of a burr mill grinder, it does its job. I use a 4-cup machine and I find that 2 scoops of beans on the 4-cup setting and at a medium coarseness works very well. I've worked in the coffee business and managed coffee shops, so I've had my hands on everything from $10,000 burr mills to $20 common retailer models. Some of the gripes I've read on here were:- Settings- Maintenance & CleaningSettings: This grinder has 3 buttons: brewing size, coarseness, and grinding. The reviews on here showed frustration for it not saving the setting you prefer but how frustrating is that really? It defaults to 6-cup at a medium grind, and I have to cycle through to 4-cup. It takes maybe a second to tap the button 3 times. Done. Press the top grind button and hold until the machine automatically turns off. Easy. You do more work starting your car or making cereal. For those who buy beans at coffee shops: the fine setting spits out a #3-4 grind which is good enough for most espresso and moka pots, the medium does a decent #7 for drip, and coarse provides a good #13-14 coarseness good enough for a press.Maintenance & Cleaning: All coffee grinders get build-up. All of them. Coffee beans have oils and debris that stick together; the fresh arabica beans are the WORST offenders but make such a GREAT cup. This is why coffee shops devote about a half-hour of dedicated cleaning and disassembling of their burr mills. Every. Single. Day. It's a lot of work, but you'll break the machines if you don't do it. With this grinder, there are a few tricks:- You will have build-up if you pour from the top flip-lid. A hack is to twist the top as if you were removing the lid. There are plastic scrapers on the inside that will dislodge almost all of the build-up. Lock the lid back in place and pour into basket or press.- Once a week I'll take about a coffee scoop or two of rice and run that through. Toss it and then take a pastry/basting brush and get the dust out. Oil build-up can be wiped with a clean, dry coffee filter. Not joking, those things suck up oil and cost nothing, less than a penny each. We used those in the industry, albeit much larger ones, to clean oils out and off of machines and coffee mills since detergent cleansers cannot be used due to health code and quality reasons (Mmm! Soapy, chemical-tasting coffee!)Also, allow the grinder to cool-off between cycles. I mean, you should be grinding as needed but I can understand why people would want to grind a pound at once for convenience, but that coffee will be stale in a matter of days (5-7 days) and the oils start to turn rancid. Freezing is okay, but only gives you a week extra before it tastes freezer-burnt. A busted grinder and bad coffee is not fun so just use this grinder daily. Use a coffee scoop: 1-scoop of whole beans for 2 cups of brewed coffee. Don't overload the grinder or you'll burn it out.I've been using this consistently, almost daily, for the last couple months with no issues. The reviews had me worried but I quickly realized that people may not be caring for their grinder the way it should be cared for. Fresh coffee at home is almost ceremonial, so caring for your grinder is essential and you'll appreciate your coffee so much more.  Read Less