Plenty of folks swear by the blade grinders -- if you have enough practice to get a consistent grind, they will produce very good coffee.
I am not a fan of auto drip makers though. A $3 plastic manual drip maker from the grocery store makes a perfect cup IMO. Heat the water just shy of a boil and give it a three minute pour through the manual drip into a carafe ($12 at Sam's club or restaurant supply store).
When I travel I take a blade grinder and a manual drip maker with me.
I use a Bodum C-mill and a French press. Got them both a Target. I've had both for well over five years and they've never failed me. The grinder likely wouldn't do for espresso but that isn't what I drink. I bring 2 cups of water to a boil in the microwave (three minutes), pour into the French press on the freshly ground beans, and allow them to steep for four minutes. Can't beat it.
Well, was at the store today and they had burr grinders on clearance. $60 grinder, $30. Soooo, I bought one.
You take your fresh roasted beans and place them in the hopper. You turn the tub on top to either Coarse, Medium, Fine (there are several nothches in between each designation)... then you turn the dial on the face of the machine which reads 4,6,8,10 and 12 cups. You DIAL IN how many cups of coffee you want to make, it will grind the appropriate ammount and turn off automatically.
Once the coffee is ground, you remove the litte hopper at the bottom and dump the grounds in your machine or press! It works like friggin magic!
One word of warning, if there is a lot of plastic in the chamber be sure to clean it regularly or it will gunk up and seize up after 2-3 weeks of use. I had a grinder that had this problem before I upgraded to my current model which is all stainless, it worked great as long as I remembered to clean it out periodically.
One word of warning, if there is a lot of plastic in the chamber be sure to clean it regularly or it will gunk up and seize up after 2-3 weeks of use. I had a grinder that had this problem before I upgraded to my current model which is all stainless, it worked great as long as I remembered to clean it out periodically.
Sweet thanks for the tip!!
I like the fact that I can just dump my fresh beans into it and then grind them 4 cups at a time.
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