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Gaggia 8002 MDF Burr Grinder with Doser, Black
A grinder that rivals those found in European coffee bars, this MDF grinder delivers precision-ground beans using your choice of 34 settings. The heavy duty, 120 watt motor operates the 50 mm tempered steel grinding burrs to deliver your desired grind, quickly and efficiently. Other features include a dosing grinder with pull-lever action, low speed and low static grinder, 10-oz. capacity bean hopper and impact-resistant plastic housing.
Gaggia 8002 MDF Burr Grinder with Doser, Black Features:
- Burr grinder with 50-mm tempered-steel grinding burrs and 34 grind settings
- 120-watt motor plus gear-reduction system provides quiet operation and reduced static build-up
- Impact-resistant plastic housing; 8-ounce ground-coffee container; 10-ounce bean hopper
- Easy-to-use pull-lever doser dispenses ground coffee directly into filter holder
- Measures 20 by 14 by 14 inches; 1-year warranty
Gaggia 8002 MDF Burr Grinder with Doser, Black Reviews
Excellent Machine
Bought this to use with my rancilio. It seems to have made a huge difference. I thought there was something wrong with the espresso maker as my espresso was always flat and thin tasting. Freshly ground beans is the way to go – vast improvement over preground espresso (illy’s or lavazza). I would have given it 4.5 stars, the only thing holdng it back is the silly doser. Either I’m not using it right, or its just not well designed, But everything else makes this a worthwhile purchase to those coffee freaks who can afford it. I used the free shipping and $25 off deal – thanks Threefires!
Works for me!
Its amazingly quiet considering whats happening to those poor little beans…It gives me just the grade of grind I need for my espresso machine to get a perfect shot…but it gets a 4 rather than 5 because there were no anti-skid pads on the base (I think they may have been missing…or maybe they just don’t provide them even though there is a place for them…
Makes a huge difference, some features confusingly lacking.
I got this to accompany my Gaggia 35005 Carezza, because had been having inconsistent results with blade grinders, and store bought pre-ground wasn’t doing it for me. This thing makes a *huge* difference, it’s incredible. For that particular espresso machine, I found that a grind setting of 9 works great.
The problems are the doser doesn’t actually neatly dose anything, sometimes I have to hit it 5 times, sometimes 3… puzzling. You can eye it, but the thing only appears to work if you grind a bunch of beans, and make more than one drink. First drink, it takes a few pulls to get the grounds to the front for the doser. Also, there’s no neat way to only grind what you need to use, looks like some experimentation and another timer will be required.
Another issue is it looks like you have to actually disassemble it, which is not a simple task, to clean it thoroughly… or really even at all.
Overall, it’s quiet, creates perfect grounds, has a *ton* of settings (although, I can only see myself using two, one for coffee, one for espresso), but the doser is garbage. I might have opted for a cheaper model, knowing this… but my lattes are perfect now.
Gaggia 8002 MDF Burr Grinder
I always wanted to be able to grind my coffee for espresso to fit my machine. There are many things that influence process of making espresso wright. With in store grinding I ended up with too fine or too coarse coffee and consequently with bad results. I finally don’t need to worry. This Gaggia grinder is perfect match and absolutely comparable to pro grinders. Noise level is lower than I expected and functionality is excellent.
There is no substitute for making your espresso by yourself from beans to cup. No automatic machines, doesn’t matter how good, can give your that pleasure. Now I have it.
Owner of 2
When my automtic espresso machine went I decided to purchase a more labor-intensive machine where the parts could be replaced. That meant grinding up beans fresh. So, I decided on the Gaggia 8002 MDF Burr Grinder. The grinder is definitely pricey, but it’s only about $60 more expensive than the Starbucks grinders, which I had previously and lasted only a year or so. The Gaggia grinder has a wide variety of settings, which allow you to easily grind beans for a standard coffee machine or for espresso. I recently purchased another grinder to hold just decaf beans. The only reasons that I did not give the product 5 stars were (1) price and (2) not easy to clean. If you can get by the price and settle with the fact that a grinder will always have coffee bean remnants, than this is the grinder for you.
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