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Quiet coffee grinder???

Reply from: Alan Moorman@visi,com
Date: 15 Dec 2006, 14:38
Quiet coffee grinder???

I got a Bodum burr grinder a couple of years ago, expecting
it to be quieter than the small "blender" type of grinder.

Boy! Was I wrong about that?

Is there any brand/model of burr grinder that is not only a
good grinder, but is QUIET??

Thanks for your kind attention,

Alan Moorman



Reply from: yetanotherBob
Date: 15 Dec 2006, 15:51
Re: Quiet coffee grinder???

In article <1795o2d07kl88v6smftqi7ccgvjjt2l7lh@4ax,com >, Alan
Moorman@visi,com says...
> I got a Bodum burr grinder a couple of years ago, expecting
> it to be quieter than the small "blender" type of grinder.
>
> Boy! Was I wrong about that?
>
> Is there any brand/model of burr grinder that is not only a
> good grinder, but is QUIET??
>
> Thanks for your kind attention,
>
> Alan Moorman
>
The Capresso Infinity is pretty quiet. It has a geared-down set of
conical burrs that do a nice, even job, although they probably cannot be
set fine enough for a good espresso machine. More ground coffee remains
in the Capresso grinding chamber and exit chute than I would prefer to
see, but on the other hand it's pretty easy to get at those areas to
clean them out. It's probably as good a grinder as you can get for less
than $100.

A couple of weeks ago Amazon had a KitchenAid "Pro" grinder on sale for
$99, as I recall, a good discount. That's also supposed to be a good
grinder, with flat burrs that are billed as adjustable down to standard
espresso grind requirements. I've heard that it's not as quiet as the
Capresso, although it probably beats your Bodum.

If you're just doing drip, the Bodum whirly-blade grinder is the best of
the bunch, imo, producing a consistent, fine grind of about 50g of beans
in about 40 seconds, without too much fuss, noise or cleanup hassle.

Bob

Reply from: chardinej
Date: 15 Dec 2006, 18:09
Re: Quiet coffee grinder???

Of course the Mazzer grinders are very quiet. This is one of many
professional features you get for your money.

John

yetanotherBob wrote:
> In article <1795o2d07kl88v6smftqi7ccgvjjt2l7lh@4ax,com >, Alan
> Moorman@visi,com says...
> > I got a Bodum burr grinder a couple of years ago, expecting
> > it to be quieter than the small "blender" type of grinder.
> >
> > Boy! Was I wrong about that?
> >
> > Is there any brand/model of burr grinder that is not only a
> > good grinder, but is QUIET??
> >
> > Thanks for your kind attention,
> >
> > Alan Moorman
> >
> The Capresso Infinity is pretty quiet. It has a geared-down set of
> conical burrs that do a nice, even job, although they probably cannot be
> set fine enough for a good espresso machine. More ground coffee remains
> in the Capresso grinding chamber and exit chute than I would prefer to
> see, but on the other hand it's pretty easy to get at those areas to
> clean them out. It's probably as good a grinder as you can get for less
> than $100.
>
> A couple of weeks ago Amazon had a KitchenAid "Pro" grinder on sale for
> $99, as I recall, a good discount. That's also supposed to be a good
> grinder, with flat burrs that are billed as adjustable down to standard
> espresso grind requirements. I've heard that it's not as quiet as the
> Capresso, although it probably beats your Bodum.
>
> If you're just doing drip, the Bodum whirly-blade grinder is the best of
> the bunch, imo, producing a consistent, fine grind of about 50g of beans
> in about 40 seconds, without too much fuss, noise or cleanup hassle.
>
> Bob


Reply from: Alan Moorman@visi,com
Date: 16 Dec 2006, 03:29
Re: Quiet coffee grinder???

Thanks, but at $500 US, I don't think I crave quiet that
much!

My Bodum cost about $70!

Alan Moorman

On 15 Dec 2006 09:09:35 -0800, "chardinej"
<chardine@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

>Of course the Mazzer grinders are very quiet. This is one of many
>professional features you get for your money.
>
>John
>
>yetanotherBob wrote:
>> In article <1795o2d07kl88v6smftqi7ccgvjjt2l7lh@4ax,com >, Alan
>> Moorman@visi,com says...
>> > I got a Bodum burr grinder a couple of years ago, expecting
>> > it to be quieter than the small "blender" type of grinder.
>> >
>> > Boy! Was I wrong about that?
>> >
>> > Is there any brand/model of burr grinder that is not only a
>> > good grinder, but is QUIET??
>> >
>> > Thanks for your kind attention,
>> >
>> > Alan Moorman
>> >
>> The Capresso Infinity is pretty quiet. It has a geared-down set of
>> conical burrs that do a nice, even job, although they probably cannot be
>> set fine enough for a good espresso machine. More ground coffee remains
>> in the Capresso grinding chamber and exit chute than I would prefer to
>> see, but on the other hand it's pretty easy to get at those areas to
>> clean them out. It's probably as good a grinder as you can get for less
>> than $100.
>>
>> A couple of weeks ago Amazon had a KitchenAid "Pro" grinder on sale for
>> $99, as I recall, a good discount. That's also supposed to be a good
>> grinder, with flat burrs that are billed as adjustable down to standard
>> espresso grind requirements. I've heard that it's not as quiet as the
>> Capresso, although it probably beats your Bodum.
>>
>> If you're just doing drip, the Bodum whirly-blade grinder is the best of
>> the bunch, imo, producing a consistent, fine grind of about 50g of beans
>> in about 40 seconds, without too much fuss, noise or cleanup hassle.
>>
>> Bob

Reply from: Kent
Date: 04 Jul 2007, 07:58
Re: Quiet coffee grinder???


"chardinej" <chardine@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:1166202575.720191.285080@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups,com ...
> Of course the Mazzer grinders are very quiet. This is one of many
> professional features you get for your money.
>
> John
>
> yetanotherBob wrote:
>> In article <1795o2d07kl88v6smftqi7ccgvjjt2l7lh@4ax,com >, Alan
>> Moorman@visi,com says...
>> > I got a Bodum burr grinder a couple of years ago, expecting
>> > it to be quieter than the small "blender" type of grinder.
>> >
>> > Boy! Was I wrong about that?
>> >
>> > Is there any brand/model of burr grinder that is not only a
>> > good grinder, but is QUIET??
>> >
>> > Thanks for your kind attention,
>> >
>> > Alan Moorman
>> >
>> The Capresso Infinity is pretty quiet. It has a geared-down set of
>> conical burrs that do a nice, even job, although they probably cannot be
>> set fine enough for a good espresso machine. More ground coffee remains
>> in the Capresso grinding chamber and exit chute than I would prefer to
>> see, but on the other hand it's pretty easy to get at those areas to
>> clean them out. It's probably as good a grinder as you can get for less
>> than $100.
>>
>> A couple of weeks ago Amazon had a KitchenAid "Pro" grinder on sale for
>> $99, as I recall, a good discount. That's also supposed to be a good
>> grinder, with flat burrs that are billed as adjustable down to standard
>> espresso grind requirements. I've heard that it's not as quiet as the
>> Capresso, although it probably beats your Bodum.
>>
>> If you're just doing drip, the Bodum whirly-blade grinder is the best of
>> the bunch, imo, producing a consistent, fine grind of about 50g of beans
>> in about 40 seconds, without too much fuss, noise or cleanup hassle.
>>
>> Bob
>
>
I got a Kitchenaid "pro grinder" at Costco for $100. It usually sells for
$200. It's a horizontal grinder, though I don't think it's conical[I haven't
looked inside yet]. It's very quiet. It doesn't wake the little woman. It
grinds a very uniform expresso grind. The only possible bitch is that once
you turn it on, you have to manually turn it off. At the same time, it
grinds quickly. After throwing out 4 self destructing grinders, I'm for the
first time in years grinding happily.

Kent



Reply from: Colin B.
Date: 15 Dec 2006, 18:00
Re: Quiet coffee grinder???

In rec.food.drink.coffee Alan wrote:
> I got a Bodum burr grinder a couple of years ago, expecting
> it to be quieter than the small "blender" type of grinder.
>
> Boy! Was I wrong about that?
>
> Is there any brand/model of burr grinder that is not only a
> good grinder, but is QUIET??

We got a Bezzera bb004 that is arguably comparable to the Rocky, much
better looking, and as quiet as any I know of. The nature of grinding hard
coffee beans is necessarily going to generate some noise.




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