Brew Conical Burr Electric Coffee Bean Grinder - 12 Oz, Silver

(I am an ex professional barista.) CONS: -The grounds container doesn't lock into place and will sometimes vibrate out during grinding. This is the only serious flaw with the product, and I feel it's a minor one. I've gone through many of the reviews and it seems that it's simply a matter of construction inconsistency. Most people's containers "click" into place; a minority do not. I was just unlucky enough to get one of the ones that don't. -You can't remove the bottom burr to clean it. They really did do their best to make this easy to clean and I appreciate that you don't have to undo a bunch of microscopic screws just to clean your burrs, but I really wish I could remove BOTH burrs to give them a thorough wipe-down. It's difficult to clean the one that's stuck inside the grinder. The other lifts out easily by a cute little handle. PROS: -High quality, consistent grind. The brewing methods I use most all hover around the medium grind range, so I haven't really tested the extremes of coarse and fine. Can't speak to those. But as far as the medium ranges, it grinds beautifully and consistently. That's what matters in the end, right? -The beans feed very well, even for single dosing. Never an issue. -As mentioned above, the ability to clean the grinder is taken into account in the construction. No need to delicately deconstruct the whole thing and keep track of a bunch of itty bitty screws and springs. The top part of the grinder and the top burr simply turn-and-lift out, and then turn-and-lock back into place. So nice. -It's aesthetically pleasing and takes up little room on the counter. All the materials have a quality feel. -It isn't super noisy. All grinders are gonna make noise, to be sure, but as far as grinders go, this one has a pretty gentle sound. I've definitely used my fair share of grinders that made me feel like my brain was going to vibrate out of my skull, and this one has a polite hum by comparison. -The price for this level of quality is unbeatable. I can't even believe I paid less than one hundred dollars for this. Real talk, folks: these are steel conical burrs. Solid construction. 40+ grind settings. Did I mention steel conical burrs? I never thought I would own something like this for less than $250. You cannot beat this price point/quality intersection. You just can't. This grinder is price-meets-quality king. USAGE: You're working with three variables: time, grind, and amount. There are two popular approaches to working out your dose. Method 1: You leave 'amount' as the open variable. With this method, you dump all your beans in the hopper and store them there. You then adjust grind and time until you're getting the right dose at the right grind level. Method 2: You leave 'time' as the open variable. With this method, you only deposit the amount of beans you plan to use for each dose, adjust the grind as needed, and let it take whatever amount of time it takes. You're adjusting the amount and the grind, rather than adjusting the grind and the time. (This is called "single dosing.") Go to any coffee forum, and you'll be pages of debate about which of these methods is superior. Honestly, you should use the method that feels best for YOU. The reason I bring it up here is because people seem anxious that Method #2 will damage the burrs over time, since you run them all the way to empty every time you grind. Here's my take: I use Method #2, because I feel that the beans start to taste stale if left in the hopper. (Everyone's tastebuds are different; there's no right or wrong.) This means that I let the burrs run until I hear the sound change from a low growl to a high pitched growl, which indicates that the burrs are grinding empty, and then I manually stop the grind. I honestly don't see any issue with this, and I don't feel any anxiety about it. Think about it: if you're cleaning the burrs between bean swaps, you're letting them run for several seconds on empty anyway. Even the manufacturer instructions tell you to do this when cleaning the burrs! The only difference here is that instead of intentionally running them on empty for several seconds to clean them, you're running them on empty for one single second every day/dose. I'd never recommend doing that on a fine espresso setting, but as long as you're in the medium-to-coarse range, I don't see any possible ways the burrs could damage each other. There's no way the burrs are touching at that distance, regardless of variables like heat expanding the metal and other things coffee nerds like to debate about. I hope this review was helpful. I'll update in a year to let you know if this grinder held up through daily use.

This OXO grinder completely transforms the morning routine by delivering a perfectly uniform grind with minimal effort. The generous hopper holds a massive supply of beans, allowing you to select your ideal coarseness and start the process with a single press. It operates with a remarkably quiet hum, avoiding the harsh racket of older blade models that wake the entire household. Static buildup remains virtually nonexistent, keeping your kitchen counter clean and free of rogue coffee dust. It simply delivers excellent, cafe-quality flavor every single morning without demanding any complex technical troubleshooting before your first cup.

I purchased this in Feb of 2021 because I read about the great grinding consistency. It’s been almost 2 years and I totally recommend it. I use it on average almost everyday, twice a day for expresso. Sometimes we do a medium grind for regular coffee. The machine is still grinding like new. It has many grind settings. This is a guaranteed good unit. Now to be transparent this machine is subject to jamming the ground coffee the opening where ground coffee flows to enter the receiving cup. This is not a deal breaker! Jams are not frequent and are easily cleared using a straw. I recommend mini brushes to help with cleaning the conical burrs once in a while. In almost 2 years my unit has jammed 2-3 times under very heavy use. I clear the ground coffee into my cup and move on. Note: It’s easy to access the conical burrs for cleaning. I think users will be very happy with the machine. Update: 9-22-23 Headed towards 3 years of EVERY DAY use. Not just every day, but EVERY DAY!!! I am very pleased with the machine under heavy use. I will buy another one for a family member who loves coffee. This machine is reliable and it simply rocks!! Update: Feb 2024 Happy Birthday - It’s officially been 3 years of heaven grinding and I’m about to purchase one for my father. This machine is grinding excellent. I did notice some wear on the conical burrs due to heavy use. I could grind beans to the lowest espresso setting in exactly 20 seconds. Now it takes about 28-30 seconds. That indicates some wear on the burrs. That’s ok however. It still grinds very very good! No complaints. It took 3 years to notice some wear caused by constant and consistent use. Still, 5 stars! I’m getting my money’s worth for a home grinder. November 2024 Update: Headed towards 4 years of constant grinding, it’s till grinding great, minimum twice a day. I thought it would be helpful to mention that while we have our favorite coffee beans, we try lots of whole bean types from all over the world, so we DO NOT store fresh beans in the grinder. We grind the amount needed each time, which defeats the purpose of needing a setting that accounts for oz’s, as shown in later more expensive versions. They say you should not run grounded beans through twice. Well……. someone mistakenly ground medium for regular coffee instead of fine for expresso…..so I ran the medium through a second time to bring it down to fine. Does it work? Absolutely. I’ve done it a few times. CAUTION: “IF” you should ever decide to grind a full 32oz bag of whole beans at one time, you must be sure, to give the unit a rest after 3 minutes of straight grinding. In this way you can be sure not to burn your finely grounded coffee which impacts the taste (real coffee drinkers can taste it), because the conical burrs will be very hot after a 3 minutes of straight grinding. For Safety, The unit will shut off after 5 minutes of straight use within a 10 minute cycle for a cool down period. It is ODD, and RARE that anyone should ever need to come close to that. This is for home, not Starbucks….it is not a commercial machine. It is for home use and it is very good under regular high home use such as what I am putting it through. I think everyone will appreciate the quality and longevity of this machine.

This is an excellent burr grinder for the price. It has a broad grind selection and is easy to clean. I have a need for both fine and medium grinds since I brew espresso and also use an aeropress. This grinder covers all bases and fits neatly on my counter for regular use. I recommend it for anyone needing a reliable and durable burr grinder and an affordable price.

I have had quite a few coffee grinders in my day. Most of them were those little oval Krups blade grinders. I also got a Krups burr grinder, but it wasn't very good and didn't last very long. But this Oxo Conical Burr Coffee Grinder is several cuts above. It takes a little bit of experimenting to get the coarseness and amount just right, but once you do it is consistent and does not result in any residual fine dust. Its steel cup is nice and the coffee doesn't stick to it, and its reservoir, with a mouth large enough to simply dump the beans into it right out of the bag without bothering with any scooper, holds enough coffee for about five days at 8 good medium-strength cups/day. You just push the button, release it, and voila! And, for a coffee grinder, it is rather quiet. So consistent, so easy to use, such good coffee! I HIGHLY recommend it.

To be as blunt and simple as possible, the OXO BREW Conical Burr Grinder is the worst product I have ever purchased online through Amazon. Furthermore, my wife has been in contact via email with OXO's customer support team about the poor quality of this product, and their support team refuses to either refund or replace the product. We have provided them with both videos and photos showing that the unit functions either very poorly or does not function at all without lots of troubleshooting. Yet, their engineers have responded saying that the unit appears to be functioning "normally" in the videos (one of which I will attach to this review). However, at this point the unit does not work without quite a bit of frustration--plugging and unplugging multiple times or sweeping out the burrs multiple times just to grind enough beans for a pour over coffee. Even though I have only owned this unit for one month, I see no other solution than to place this unit in the trash and buy a more expensive unit from another manufacturer. I am an avid home coffee brewer, and I have owned other coffee products from Bonavita, Hario, Mr. Coffee, Cuisinart, and OXO. I can say unequivocally, this OXO burr grinder is the worst coffee product I have ever owned or purchased. I will attach video and photographic proof that the unit does not work correctly and will explain further below the problems with the unit. Initially, the unit worked great. For the first week, the unit produced a reliable and consistent grind of Trader Joe's Ethiopian beans (~$8.99 a bag). Then, the trouble started the second week when I began grinding Stumptown Hair Bender beans (~$15.99 a bag). The unit jammed mid-cycle for the first time. The button on the front of the unit would not start the motor so I tried troubleshooting the unit in multiple ways, following the instructions in the owner's manual. I unplugged it and plugged it back in--start button still did not work. I opened the bean hopper and nothing appeared jammed. So finally I opened up the burrs and swept them out. When I put the unit back together, it worked, and I thought the problem was solved. However, over the next week, the unit kept jamming every time I used it with the Stumptown beans. Sometimes it would jam multiple times in a row. Each time I had to open the unit and sweep out the burrs to get it to work. This process, while being extremely frustrating and time-consuming, also caused the unit to produce an inconsistent grind size. I've attached a picture showing that I get chunks of beans in my pour over because I have to play an elaborate game with the machine just to get it to function. For a unit that regularly retails for around $100, this is absolutely unacceptable for a new product. Furthermore, if a $100 burr grinder cannot be used on a premium product like Stumptown, then that grinder is entirely worthless to coffee enthusiasts. After I finished the bag of Stumptown coffee, I tried the grinder again on the Trader Joe's beans (since those beans had initially worked well with the unit). Now, I began experiencing the same problems with Trader Joe's. In order to grind 5 scoops of beans for one large pour over coffee, I had to either: (1) Open and sweep the burrs multiple times or (2) Plug and unplug the unit multiple times because it grinds for about 3 seconds before jamming even when the timer is set on 30 seconds. I have attached a video showing the unit functioning in this way. In the video, you will see the game I have to play just to grind beans using a unit that was purchased only 3 weeks prior. Here's my personal thought regarding the performance issues of the machine. I assume the motor has a fail-safe feature designed to stop the motor in event that it becomes clogged. This would prevent the motor from being damaged if a very small stone or an extremely hard bean got stuck in the burrs (which can happen on a rare occasion). My guess is that this setting isn't quite right in my unit and that the unit stops every time there is the tiniest bit of resistance on the motor. This would explain why I have to unplug the unit multiple times just to completely grind a cup of beans. Either way, it is entirely unreasonable for OXO to expect users to have to troubleshoot a new unit with such frequency as a part of the unit's "normal" functioning. Currently, OXO does not want to address my concerns with this unit so I have decided to place this negative review. I've never felt compelled before to write a negative review on Amazon. Hopefully, they will decide to improve the product and respond to customer concerns. At this point, I cannot recommend this product to any other buyer, and I will no longer purchase any kitchen or coffee products manufactured by OXO. Finally, I've decided I don't even want a replacement for this unit. Even if OXO offered to replace it, I would refuse. That alone shows my level of disappointment with the product. The overall build quality feels cheap to me, especially the timer and start button on the front. I owned an entry-level Mr. Coffee burr grinder (~$30) for 7 years that "felt" better--button quality, weight of product, sound of motor, etc. If OXO decides to respond to my concerns, I will only accept a full refund for the purchase price of the product so that I can purchase another unit from a different manufacturer. UPDATE: OXO finally agreed to refund us the purchase price of the unit after I posted this negative review and video on Amazon. The refund process took some time, but we did eventually get a check in the mail for the full purchase price of the unit. We will explore other options for a replacement unit.

Awesome Burr grinder! I got a new espresso machine and my blade grinder was not able to uniformily do espresso fine grind. This does it easily and you can grind as much or as little as needed into the included hopper! I found a "fine 2/3" setting works well for my espresso. But you can adjust to yr liking for french press, drip etc. The time selection just caculates how much you want it to grind. Start on 10 seconds for single use & more time if you want to fill a canister. It has a slim profile and does not take up a lot of counter space. About as tall as paper towels & included pics for reference. Easy to use, nice looking, no mess, not loud and love having fresh ground coffee, so easy! Great for households with different coffee preps too. Highly recommend!

Awesome conical burr grinder. Easy to use and clean. Very quiet for being a coffee grinder IMO, and it's quick. I can grind my coffee, usually 1 Cup, in about 40 seconds. Sometimes they can hang up on one side but I just give it a little shake. Watch the catch cup doesn't come out on accident. I only grind the amount of beans I need so I can not attest to any long duration of use. Quick tip, just have to nail down what preference of grind you need. I like a strong coffee and I use a lot, hence using a full cup. With that, said, I've found that with a darker coffee, I'll use a coarser grind as it makes it taste less bitter. (8½) If I use a medium- medium dark roast I make it a little more fine . (7½)

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It has been said that if you want to up your coffee game it is best to invest in a decent grinder first. The reason being that if you have an fancy coffee maker, great beans, and a terrible grinder you won't be unlocking the value of those great beans. Your basic blade grinder won't give you anything consistent even if you are good about grinding the same amount of beans for the same amount of time. Anyway, on to the OXO Burr Grinder. I started my coffee making journey with a blade grinder and then "upgraded" to a cheap flat burr grinder. I didn't really realize how poorly they were grinding until I started making espresso at home. To make good espresso your ground coffee needs to be two things: 1) finely ground, and 2) have a consistent grind (as opposed to having some pieces noticeably larger than others). The flat burr grinder broke (about two years after I bought it) and I shopped around for a real grinder upgrade before settling on the OXO. I am writing this review after a year of ownership and am very pleased with the purchase. Since the purchase I've used the OXO grinder at least once a day pretty much every day for the last year. My thoughts after a year of ownership: +Built in timer. If you are coming from a blade grinder where you have to hold down a button to keep grinding the first time you walk away to do something else while the machine does it's thing is a wonderful experience. +Good consistent grind with a range of grind sizes. I'm sure a more expensive grinder would offer an even better grind but the OXO does a more than satisfactory job for me. Adjusted to the finer end should be more that adequate for your espresso maker while the coarse end will satisfy your french press needs. +Steel grinding burrs. I think this is a big part of why the OXO grinds as well as it does. It is my hope that the steel burrs used here will hold up over the long term without any need for replacement. +-Good strong motor. This grinder will power through 64g of coffee beans in less than thirty seconds on a medium setting. The trade off is that the motor is also loud. I was initially hoping for something a little quieter when I made the purchase but it isn't any louder than my previous grinders and with it powering through coffee beans it usually doesn't need to be operated long. -The bottom burr can't be removed for cleaning. If you aren't cleaning your coffee grinder you probably aren't the kind of person who cares about coffee enough to invest or investigate upgrades to your equipment. The OXO cleans up well with the hopper being very easy to remove and the top grinding blade coming out easily for cleaning. The bottom conical burr, however, can't be removed which limits how much or how well the grinder can be cleaned. I find blowing it out with compressed air gets the job well enough but I do wish both burrs could be taken out for periodic washing. -Retains some grounds. From what I have read most burr grinders will retain some grounds which means every grind will start with some stale grounds from the last time you made coffee. I wouldn't say the machine retains a lot of grounds but I really notice how much it holds on to when I am cleaning it. -The stainless steel cup that the grinds are deposited in comes unseated easily. The cup in question makes a satisfying click when you put it in properly but I've found that it pops out easily. This doesn't prevent ground coffee from going from where it is supposed to but I have taken the cup out to find that a little bit of ground coffee had fallen behind the cup. I'm not sure exactly what keeps the cup in place but I suspect that it is that part of the grinder that will likely fail first. -Hopper is not air tight. This isn't a problem for myself as I weigh out exactly how much coffee I need and then grind all the beans. But if you are the kind of person who keeps their beans in the hopper you might notice that they will go stale if you don't go through your beans very quickly. OXO also offers almost the exact same grinder with a set of integrated scales but I steered clear of that version because I wanted less optional parts to malfunction. I also already have a digital scale that I can use to weigh out my beans and anything else I might want to weigh. But if you are the kind of person who would prefer to keep their beans in the hopper then that model is likely where you want to go and might be worth the extra ~$40. TL;DR: For the asking price you are getting a great grinder that should serve your needs regardless of what kind of method you use for preparing your brew. Yes, you can get better grinders but they will likely run you a lot more money without a corresponding jump in grind quality. Highly recommended.

This is a grinder compatible with the American electric system. Buying it in Germany, I did not think about checking its voltage level. Why do they sell it in Germany when it is compatible with the power system there?

N'achetez pas ce broyeur de grain si vous résidez en Europe, le produit est livré avec une prise americaine , incompatible avec les prises européennes. Il est livré en plus d'un mois. J'attendais avec patience, car je l'avais choisi au vu des très bons commentaires et du choix de wire cutter. Par contre j'ai sollicité une solution, soit pour le faire fonctionner en Europe ( je pensais à des adaptateurs spécifiques), soit pour un remboursement, et j'ai eu une réponse rapide. Ils m'ont envoyé une étiquette retour avec une adresse en France.