KitchenAid KCG0702CS Burr Coffee Grinder, Contour Silver

Ok, I did a lot a reading about different burr grinders before ordering this one. I wanted one that wasn’t huge on the counter and wouldn’t wake the whole neighborhood. I know this one didn’t have the greatest reviews but I liked the fact it had glass carafes. Coffee beans are oily and the idea of putting them in the dishwasher sounded smart. Also plastic carafes yellow as they age.Now granted, I have only had mine for a few months so I can’t speak on longevity, but so far I really like the Kitchen Aid Burr Grinder.It is loud, but not obnoxious. (It’s a grinder, so what do you expect? If your looking for silent buy a hand grinder). It is definitely much quieter then other brands.It is very solid, heavy, and well built. If you have a Kitchen Aid Mixer you know the quality of this machine.The reviews kept mentioning people break the glass carafes, so I am careful with them. (They are glass, so what do you expect? If your a klutz maybe you should buy plastic.)The reviews mention this grinder clogs often, so I simply turn it on prior to dropping in scoops of beans. I let it run for 15-20 seconds after it’s done grinding to clear the beans and there has been no problem with clogging. I do not store my beans in the top carafe because I like to measure my beans for each pot of coffee. (My recipe is 2 scoops of regular and 4 scoops of decaf beans per pot. Brewed in a Moccamaster is amazing!!!)I had some static in the lower carafe when it was brand new but now static is not an issue. I do not take the grinder apart to brush out the burrs after each use. (I’m not obsessed.) I’m guessing the static became less of an issue after the inner working parts got coated in coffee oils.I have noticed some static in the lower carafe immediately after taking it out of the dishwasher, but after one or two uses the ground beans stop sticking to the glass again. I clean mine once a week to once every other week.I think that’s it. Kitchen Aid has made a nice grinder for the money. I’m very impressed and if you aren’t abusive with it you will be too. - Hope this helps. Good luck!

Having lived in Italy for several years, the House Commander (Wife) and I became a bit snobbish about our coffee. We’ve tried a number of grinders over the last few years, however most of these units lived their lives as disappointments to us due to poor work ethics and performance issues (they all had clogging issues) especially with the good oily beans. A good lesson learned is to never buy a grinder where the product makes a 90 degree turn to expel the final product… We purchased the KA unit several months ago and have finally found the “one”. The design allows the happy coffee beans to gravity drop from their comfortable hopper and into the grinder (there is several settings for grind size) and then the pulverized bean carcass continues its free-fall gravity drop into the basin directly below. We are finally proud owners of a no clog coffee grinder......Yay us.Goods – It is solid, it has the weight and feel of a mini KA stand mixer. The unit is considerably quieter than any of the other grinders we have owned. The top hopper is the same volume as the bottom so you will never overflow product.Bads – Depending on where you place this in your kitchen, It can be difficult to see how full the bottom container is due to lighting. If you stick to the 1 for 1 ratio, it will never overflow however….I like to watch it until the magic point is reached and boiling the pulverized bean carcasses and consuming their liquefied remains can commence. The only real negative is the bottom hopper does not have a handle, if you have bear paws like me….No problem however some people might find it awkward to hold on to. Especially if they are still postictal zombies in the AM.

We had to pay a premium for this grinder because it seems it’s discontinued. The style and motor are very much like the mixers everyone loves so much. It’s a straight forward design that’s easily cleaned. Noise level is low for the monster motor they attached to this. It’s a very low speed grinder so that might be why. The grind quality seems consistent but I’m not scrutinizing it that much. It’s early in the purchase time but so far this was worth the money over some of the newer plastic options. This unit has almost no plastic except for the knob and a little on the base. It’s all metal and glass.