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I'll be moving on to a nice burr grinder as opposed to a blade grinder. After the 2+ years, I'm starting to smell burning rubber, so I'm guessing that motor is going to give up soon. I would not recommend this model. I've had this grinder for over 2 years. It's been okay, like many reviews, it does not grind small batches well at all, leaving large chunks of beans.
It really angers us that a company cares so little about meeting a customer need for a decent product at a good price. How can I put it. We were better off with a boring but effective Braun.The design makes the ground coffee go up the sides such that it moves away from the blades. It exemplifies the post Reagan revolution version of America that we hope changes on November 4th. Because the grind moves up the sides you have to clean much more when you're finished using it.What's up Cuisinart. The Cuisinart Grind Central Coffee Grinder is awful.
The coffee grinds get all over the inside. It's designed obsolescence. It can't grind fine enough. When did you throw out quality being your primary selling point. By the way, it will be the last time we buy Cuisinart. It's noisy.
Not all of the beans get ground evenly: some are the size of wood chips.
If all you're looking for is a conversation piece, by all means buy this. Also, getting the cord back into the unit is a pain.The only positive thing I can say about this is that it LOOKS great. The grind size was always inconsistent, no matter how many beans I put in the grinding bowl.
I gave up on it and put it in the cupboard, intending to contact Cuisinart about it and get it replaced under warranty. I used it for about a week and then, sure enough, the grinding bowl is stuck again.I've had enough - I'm totally done with this grinder. I used this product for a few months, then experienced the same problem many other reviewers faced with the grinding bowl getting stuck in the unit.
And now that I think about it, it never did a great job with the beans. but if you want to grind coffee beans, buy something else. I went back to grinding my coffee at the supermarket (sacrilege, I know).About a week ago, I picked up a bag of whole bean coffee and decided to give this thing another go.
Miraculously, the grinding bowl came free with ease.
While this is quite a sharp looking grinder, the grinding is not so sharp. I was using the grinder properly, not over-filling.
The third one seems to be holding out thus far, but the motor seems to be becoming noisier with time, which does not bode well for the future. Cuisinart was good enough to send me a replacement.which also died a similar death after a few uses.
.Cuisinart was known for making excellent applicances, well-designed and durable. Furthermore, the grinder broke down after several uses: the motor simply seized.
Not recommended. If this item is any indication, that time is receding rapidly into the mists of myth.
It's impossible to produce a proper fine espresso grind.
I'm surprised since it's Cuisinart. The grinder lasted less than one minute, and ground nothing. I should've looked at the reviews on amazon firtst. I just tried this for the first time, and it doesn't work at all. At first the blades spun around but did not break up any beans, and then very quickly it smelled like it was overheating and now it doesn't work at all.
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