CyberSaint Senior Member Joined: 2 Sep 2002 Posts: 27 Location: Charleston, WV Expertise: I love coffee
Grinder: Bunn Home Grinder Drip: Bunn w/ Thermal Carafe
Posted Sat Nov 18, 2006, 6:33am Subject: Quietest, Quality Grinder for Drip Only?
I value highly the advice of other participants on this forum. I'm shopping for a grinder, and wonder what is the quietest, quality grinder for drip coffee only? I don't do expresso -- I don't even LIKE expresso (with all due respect to the expresso lovers here). I like simple, straightforward coffee, but I like it fresh. I had a Solis Maestro Plus grinder, but I didn't like the inexpensive way in which it was built. It finally died on me.
Skylar Senior Member Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 8 Location: New Jersey Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: gaggia espresso Grinder: solis maestro & kitchen aid... Vac Pot: B. D. Electric Drip: chemex Roaster: wok roast and popper, heat...
Posted Sat Nov 18, 2006, 6:50am Subject: Re: Quietest, Quality Grinder for Drip Only?
I have been using the Kitchenaid Proline Grinder for french press but mainly drip for a few months now and can recommend it with no reservations for drip. I am not sure yet about espresso but I have not been using my Gaggia for a while. The build is solid and support is good. When I purchased it and took it apart for cleaning I noticed some scoring on the metal, e-mailed the co. and they sent a replacement without any hassle. No problems with this one. It is quiet and not messy. My one complaint with it is the amount of residual grounds that it contains when I open it to clean it. That I do weekly when I have roasted a new batch of greens to use. There is usually a tablespoon or two of old grinds just sitting there. It is irritating that the design is so flawed re this but the machine is solidly built and does what it is supposed to do. I got it on special - the cost being around 150 U. S.
Posted Sat Nov 18, 2006, 10:55am Subject: Re: Quietest, Quality Grinder for Drip Only?
If you want a quality built drip only grinder, consider the Bunn BGC. It's a small (and somewhat ugly in appearance) flat burr grinder that's designed specifically for home drip makers. It grinds into a large cup that slides tightly into the unit with a rubber gasket. One interesting aspect I've noticed is that the fines tend to cake to the sides of the cup. I tap the ground coffee into the filter and then disposed of the caked fines by scraping them off the sides of the cup.
After owning it a year or so I've made the following observations:
Pros: -Outstanding grind consistancy, not very much dust or fines. -Small, squat, rectangular unit fits almost anywhere on the counter. -Relativly easy to clean. It comes with a nifty brush and a self-storing alan key to remove the burr assembly. -Made in America :-) Cons: -Somewhat slow -Not very quiet. It's somewhere between a hair dryer and a small vaccum cleaner in loudness. -The chute leading to the burr isn't steep enough. I have to tip the grinder and shift it around a little bit to make the beans fall.
I grind for drip and press with it, and it does its job well enough to satisfy me. You may dislike the noise and long grinding time.
CyberSaint Senior Member Joined: 2 Sep 2002 Posts: 27 Location: Charleston, WV Expertise: I love coffee
Grinder: Bunn Home Grinder Drip: Bunn w/ Thermal Carafe
Posted Sat Nov 18, 2006, 11:01am Subject: Re: Quietest, Quality Grinder for Drip Only?
I've seriously considered the Bunn grinder. Customer service is a huge plus for me. Also, in my small, finite mind I would think that a Bunn grinder should do a great job of grinding coffee for a Bunn coffee maker. Bunn also seems to be built to last. My Solis Maestro wasn't very durable. I guess the biggest drawback is the noise and the slowness. I like to rise early and have my coffee -- my wife likes to sleep later. With a loud, long grind of coffee, my sweetheart isn't very happy.
kbuzbee Senior Member Joined: 2 Feb 2006 Posts: 479 Location: Mentor, Ohio Expertise: I live coffee
Espresso: La Pavoni Europiccola Grinder: Zassenhaus 175M Vac Pot: Cona D Drip: I don't drip Roaster: Probat L5
Posted Sun Nov 19, 2006, 7:18am Subject: Re: Quietest, Quality Grinder for Drip Only?
I have the same issue. IF my wife is sleeping later, the last thing I want to do is make noise in the kitchen. My solution is a hand grinder (Zassenhaus in my case but they have been hard to find - there are alternatives but no recommendations as I haven't tried them). Just a thought. My Zass does a great job for espresso, vac and moka/Brikka.
Posted Sun Nov 19, 2006, 11:48am Subject: Re: Quietest, Quality Grinder for Drip Only?
I love my Rocky Doserless, it's much quieter than my SMP when grinding and the grind quality is much better. It really brought my press, drip and espresso to life.
Many high-end and commercial grinders have a doser. Once the coffee is ground, it enters a "holding area", known as the doser, where the coffee is stored until needed ... hopefully very soon. By pulling on a lever, the doser will "drop" a consistent and predetermined amount of ground coffee into whatever container like a portafilter. How well and consistently these tasks are performed are dependent on quality.
Yes. The hopper, lid and catch bin all get washed in the sink. Loosen two screws on the front , remove the dial and remove the burr and attached worm gear. Vacuum, wipe down the inside or clean it however you prefer (even with a dental pick) and reassemble. It only goes back together one way. It is quite simple.
CyberSaint Senior Member Joined: 2 Sep 2002 Posts: 27 Location: Charleston, WV Expertise: I love coffee
Grinder: Bunn Home Grinder Drip: Bunn w/ Thermal Carafe
Posted Tue Nov 21, 2006, 8:04pm Subject: Re: Quietest, Quality Grinder for Drip Only?
Sounds like from all I have read here that the best "bang for the buck" in a coffee grinder is the Rocky Doserless. It is quiet, and it appears to be very high quality based on other reviews I have read. Will it grind directly into the filter basket of my Bunn, so I can simply insert the basket and brew???? Not having to dump grounds from a small bin into a basket would certainly save some time and mess.
I also notice the Rocky will do expresso, which I don't plan to make since I don't like expresso. It would be great if there was a machine like the Rocky with fewer grind settings, but with the same quietness and quality.
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