KrupsExpert Burr, Automatic Coffee Grinder, Easy Clean, black&silver, GVX231

I've had this Krups coffee grinder for 10 weeks now and I'm still completely delighted with it. It's very easy to use, pretty quiet and looks ace on the work top. It feels like a solid machine. I even like the dinky little brush that comes with it! On top of that it is also great value for money.As the manual says you need to ensure that the top hopper cover is on properly and the collection box with its cover are in place otherwise the safety switch prevents operation.I think one reviewer here said it didn't grind coarse enough for a cafetière/french press. I can confirm it's absolutely right for me and there's still a bit of room on the setting knob for coarser still. I get no sludge whatsoever at the bottom of the cup.I've only had a hand grinder before and that was many years ago. Electric is so much less faff and I hadn't realised you get a pretty standard measured amount for your chosen setting and therefore a consistent cup!I used to use supermarket ready ground coffee which was never great in the first place but I found the quality was going down, especially with the vacuum packaging being inadequate. I now source beans from a small premium independant supplier and really look forward to my mid morning coffee.

I think this represents really good value for money. I wanted to grind beans at home rather than getting my local coffee supplier to do it as you really can't beat freshly ground for flavour and aroma. I have had blade grinders in the past and they always left a very uneven result unless I wanted anything other than coffee powder, so I really wanted a proper burr grinder. However, like most good things, all the top-rated ones carried a fairly high price tag - certainly above my budget - so I found the Krups and have been using it daily for 9 months.All I can say is it's an absolute steal for the money. Yes, there is a certain amount of static generated with means the grinds do sometimes stick to the collector - but I find a sharp tap oon the worktop, or even bash it with the back of a teaspoon, drops the grinds down. Yes, once the bean hopper starts to empty you can get beans not dropping into the burrs and causing the motor to whizz away with no grinding - but if you keep the hopper topped up with beans then gravity does the trick and keeps things flowing downwards. Failing that gently slap the top of the machine with your palm to dislodge the reluctant bean. As a tip, I fill it way above the marked "max fill" line to maximise the weight of beans in there and it works just fine.As I said this has been used every day for over 9 months and has performed brilliantly. I mainly grind for a stove-top mocha pot, but have also ground for french press - the grind adjustment is easy. I have not had to perform any maintenance or cleaning on the main machine, the on/off switch has behaved flawlessly, the safety switches for the bean hopper and grind collector have worked 100%. The only thing I do is stick the collector and lid in the dishwasher top rack once a week to prevent brown staining. It all looks as good as the day I got it.If you can cope with everything I've outlined above and can't afford a more expensive machine then please do give this one a try - you WILL notice a difference in your coffee if you are currently using a bladed mill.

Works very well if a bit noisy. Fiddle to wash out but overall does a good job.Previous reviews Why did you choose this product over others?:Previous reviews

Looks the part, does the job, so far so good.We use a bean to cup machine but that always has decaf beans in so we use this to grind the proper stuff when we want a caffeine kick.The grinders are metal, I think I would prefer ceramic but it works OK. The hopper holds quite a lot, maybe 60g of beans. The mincer won't work unless the lid is on so you shouldn't be able to mince your fingers accidentally. Or on purpose.There are 2 knobs. The one on the side sets the fineness of the grind. The one on the front sets the number of cups-worth you want ground. I leave that set to 2, which produces enough for about 3 cups for me.There's a button to set the mincers in motion. Other reviews suggest that this button can break this so I press it sympathetically. Fingers crossed.When the grind is happening you can watch it being fired into the transparent bin. The designer has clearly thought about this.Happy with this purchase.