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Cuisinart DBM-8 Supreme Grind Automatic Burr Mill
Cuisinart DBM8 Supreme Grind Automatic Burr Coffee Grinder – Grinding coffee beans just prior to brewing coffee delivers the optimal level of natural oils and flavonoids. The result is a fresh, delicious, complex-tasting cup of coffee that is pleasurable and satisfying. So forget about store ground coffee if you want to get the most flavor from the coffee bean. Grind those beans yourself just before you make your coffee. You’ll appreciate the difference. Heavy duty motor 18-Month limited Cuisinart warranty
A stylish grinder for the serious coffee buff, this Cuisinart Supreme Grind automatic burr mill provides plenty of options and good results in an attractive and tidy structure. This makes it a great appliance for houses where coffee is a steady dietary staple and preferences vary from espresso to French drip. Outfitted with a heavy-duty motor, the machine has 18 grind settings ranging from fine to extra-coarse, which are controlled by a clearly marked, pleasantly clicking dial. Rotate the hopper to personal preference, and the machine does the rest, using burr plates for a highly uniform grind that protects bean oils and releases more flavor. Automatic operation in this grinder covers quantity as well–simply set the amount slide control anywhere from 4 to 18 cups. The grinder shuts off when the desired level is reached. Transfer of ready grounds to a coffee pot or espresso group is quick and tidy, because the grind chamber slides out with its clever lid in place.
Smart and elegant, the grinder has brushed stainless steel housing and black accents in durable plastic. The hopper, hopper lid, grinding burr, and grind chamber all remove easily for cleanup, and a safety feature keeps the grinder from operating without the hopper and chamber in place. Standing 6-3/4 by 9-3/4 by 5 inches, the unit has built-in power cord storage at its base. Cuisinart includes a coffee scoop/cleaning brush in one and covers the machine with an 18-month warranty. –Emily Bedard
Cuisinart DBM-8 Supreme Grind Automatic Burr Mill Features:
- Elegantly styled, heavy-duty, automatic coffee mill
- Burr grinding mechanism for uniform grounds and optimum flavor
- 18-position grind selector, from ultra fine to coarse
- Slide dial from 4 to 18 cups; capacious grounds chamber with lid
- Measures 6-3/4 by 9-3/4 by 5 inches; 18-month warranty
Cuisinart DBM-8 Supreme Grind Automatic Burr Mill Reviews
Mine has worked well for 2 years
I have been very pleased with this coffee grinder. I grind oily dark French Roast coffee exclusively and I am quite pleased with the consistency of the fine grind that this machine produces. the only problem I have had is that it clogs from time to time, not dropping beans from the hopper into the grinding portion of the device. Because the volume of ground coffee is time dependent, when this happens the measure of coffee isn’t accurate. The problem occurs because the oily nature of the coffee produces some slight stickiness that keeps the beans from flowing through. Cleaning the throat of the machine fixes the problem. It grinds more quickly than my previous burr grinder, a long-discontinued Salton that lasted for 20 years. The Cuisinart is still going strong after 2 years but I don’t expect that it will last for 20. I hope that I haven’t put a jinx on it by writing this review.
Better than a blade grinder, but not built to last.
Our unit lasted a little less than a year with daily use. Before breaking (more on that later) it performed only… okay. Certainly better than the whirly-blade grinders, but don’t think that you’ll get the equivalent performance of a $200 machine. Grounds are less uniform and the poster that mentioned the fine powder, no matter the setting, is absolutely right.
Build quality is certainly not top-notch, which is expected at this price point. Build quality is to blame for the failure of our unit – there is a column at the bottom of the bean reservoir and the top plate of the grinding mechanism is attached to the bottom of that column. Beans flow from the reservoir, through the column and in to the grinder. While the top grinding plate is metal, the column that it is attached to is plastic – this is the part that broke on my unit, rendering the unit completely useless.
Buy this unit if you don’t want to spring for something four times as expensive, but be aware that it’ll have less than 1/4 of the life-span of the more expensive unit and it’ll be outperformed by a noticeable margin.
Fine functionality, terrible quality.
I am on my second Cusinart DBM-8. The first one lasted a little over a year, then just stopped working. The cost of fixing it was more than the cost of a new one, so I purchased another. This morning, when I got up to make some coffee, I find that this new one is now not working. I have had it for about 9 months. So, two DBM-8′s, average life, 11 months.
It used to be that appliances lasted forever, that is no longer the case. Cuisinart also used to be a name associated with high quality products, that is also no longer true. I would recommend NOT purchasing this product.
Better than a hammer?
Regardless of the setting you use, you will get half coffee powder and half coarse grounds. In addition, the feature that is intended to allow you to control the amount of grounds you make with a switch on the top … does not work. Be prepared to grind more than you need, and then measure the grounds (somehow avoiding the powder) yourself.
It’s not even terrible
In my case I can’t even say it’s noisy because the grinder didn’t work at all! Manufacturing defect deprived me the chance to listen how it works.
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