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Krups GVX2-12 Burr Grinder, PARENT
Krups GVX2-12 Burr Grinder, PARENT Reviews
Too Many Problems
When it works this grinder works well. Its great for use with a French press, the grinds come out consistent and large enough not get clog the mesh filter. Unfortunately though, I had my 2 copies of this model break on me in less than a month. The first one I got had a defect in the fineness knob. When I turned it I could hear the gearing grind and all the coffee came out finely ground. I returned this one and got a new one. This one worked quite well at first, but after 3 weeks of moderate use it refused to turn on. Not quite feeling like waiting to get a third one I decided to void the warrantee and attempt to fix it myself. Once it got it taken apart I could see that the switch to detect that the lid was on had come out of place. Nothing had broken so I put it back the way it was originally and it came loose again the moment I put the lid back on. This seems to be a pretty major design flaw considering it left the grinder completely inoperable. I’m happy with my grinder now that I’ve disabled the switch, but due to its flaws I would not recommend this grinder to anyone.
Krups Coffee Grinder
Excellent coffee grinder–does a great job. The best grinder I have used in some time. Fast shipping, terrific product. Highly recommended.
The 10 % Rule
I have had this machine just short of two years now. I find it an awesome machine for the money. Yes I agree that once in a while the beans catch and it needs a bump. The static problem has long been gone in mine. But, as far as the grind size range, it works great in mine, large enough for the French press and fine enough for the Espresso maker. If yours doesn’t it is more than likely operator error. Put it together correctly, keep it clean and watch it work, all easy task if you pay attention. We grind over three pounds a week in my house, in all grind sizes. I would be hard pressed to get another model other than this one.
Why four stars you ask, because it doesn’t fill itself and make my coffee for me!
grinds coffee too fine for french press but otherwise small and unobtrusive
I live in Manhattan and have no counterspace. This one takes up as little space as possible, and looks good, so I don’t have to resent its existence every day. As noted by others, coffee beans have to be full to the max in the hopper or it makes a funny whirring sound (in short, there always has to be lots of beans in there).
My gripe is that even at the coarsest setting, I find the coffee grinds to be too fine for the french press – makes super silty, muddy coffee (feels like it’s cancer causing). I wonder if the more expensive grinders would be able to grind coarser than this, but oh well, I was too cheap.
I bought the belgian filter / filtre belgique just to be able to get value out of this grinder, and that’s been working well, although I miss the french press coffee.
Pros and Cons after 10 Months of Use
After a “long term road test” of this Krups Coffee Grinder, I wanted to summarize my experience. I have used it pretty much daily. It replaced another Krups grinder (blade not burr) that I had used off and on for 20+ years.
Good:
1. Easy to use, particularly for getting beans into it and ground coffee out of it.
2. Does not get coffee everywhere (a key modification was to put it on a little tray that catches the ground coffee that falls out as you remove the ground coffee container).
3. Moderate noise level. It is not “quiet” and has gotten noisier over time. That makes me suspect that the noise level of individual units may vary a bit. But it is much quieter than the Krups blade unit it replaced.
4. Has been reliable. My previous burr grinder (different brand) failed within one week.
Bad:
1. Plastic grounds reservior is very staticy, so grounds adhere to the plastic. I carry the container to the sink, and give a sharp rap on the bottom of the sink, to get everything loose off.
2. Beans do not feed evenly, sometimes the grinder freewheels with no beans feeding down and you need to whack it. I found that the grind affects this (finer grinds seem to feed better) and the beans; very oily (i.e. dark roast) beans do not feed as well as drier beans.
I still have ranked it 4 stars as I thought it was a very good value. It has lasted nearly a year without an issue and I have worked around or adapted to the shortcomings. I would not spend money to replace it: it meets my needs.
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