Chocochef Senior Member Joined: 5 Dec 2003 Posts: 1 Location: California Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Fri Dec 5, 2003, 4:33pm Subject: Mr. Coffee Burr Grinder, Model BMX5, any thought?
Found this at Costco for $25. Looking to get a burr grinder to use for our French Press and at this price I'm tempted to try it. Has anyone heard of this and/or had any experience with it?
Want a burr grinder to get a consistent coarse grind for the press. Blade grinder is generating too much dust and inconsistency.
Bluegrasser Senior Member Joined: 7 Dec 2004 Posts: 39 Location: KY Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Krups Vivo 887 Grinder: Kitchen Aid Pro-Line Drip: Melitta Clarity
Posted Fri Jan 21, 2005, 2:42pm Subject: Re: Mr. Coffee Burr Grinder, Model BMX5, any thought?
Found some reviews at Kitchen Ace.com...
Average Rating: 1.60 out of 5 stars
Rating: Kitchen Gift Ideas for the Cook on Your List - Not up to the task You get what you pay for with this grinder. The largest setting does not grind enough beans for a full 10 cup pot of coffee, even though that setting is for "12" cups. It can't handle darker roasts, as the oils in the beans clog it's too-small exit path. It's also very touchy, often shutting off because the output container vibrates away from its safety switch. And good luck getting the ground beans out without creating a coffee mess all over your counter. Ours burned out after about 3 months of ... Read More
Rating: Kitchen Gift Ideas for the Cook on Your List - better than $50 capresso bought $50 capresso burr grinder first. Quit using it after only a few months. It gave very uneven grinding. Bought this as a cheap replacement. It has been great. No more wondering if I need more beans or used to many. The grind is uneven, but the dust tends to collect along the lip. I just spoon it off before dumping the rest of the grinds in the coffee maker. Burr grinders do not heat beens when grinding, so they are a good choice for the avid coffee drinker. Best grinder under $50.
Rating: Kitchen Gift Ideas for the Cook on Your List - I'm just glad I could return it for a full refund Like the other reviewer I purchased this at Costco the BMX5 model. I didn't clean it every time but very often or it would jam the motor. It is deafeningly loud. Very unnerving. The one nice thing about it was the cup settings were perfect for 2 tablespoons per 6 oz. cup. But it didn't matter because it died after 3 months and now I have learned that it didn't make the best quality tasting grind either. I've tried two other brands since. Buy anything other than this.
Posted Fri Jan 21, 2005, 2:52pm Subject: Re: Mr. Coffee Burr Grinder, Model BMX5, any thought?
I believe I saw one of these...
The timer on such a grinder is useless, so reviewers making comments on THAT seems odd to me.
What I noticed is that the burrs were tiny and have no sharp cutting edges. The beans are smashed by a couple "nubs" that are really just bumps raised higer than the ridges that are supposed to look like cutting edges. The ridges are soft and smooth to the touch (can't be used for cutting beans like you want).
I can't imagine this grinder would do any better than your blade grinder....
Posted Fri Jan 21, 2005, 11:10pm Subject: Re: Mr. Coffee Burr Grinder, Model BMX5, any thought?
Hold on. Set the Mr. Coffee grinder on the ground. Pick up your ten foot pole. Continue moving backward until you can no longer touch the grinder with the pole.
My first grinder was a Mr. Coffee "burr" grinder (similar model number). This purchase was several months before I ever found the CoffeeGeek site. I wanted to grind my beans fresh, and I had heard that whirley blades were not as good as burrs; hence, the purchase.
Over the next two months, I kept trying to figure out why my coffee was getting worse instead of better. After all, I was now grinding fresh right before I brewed a pot. One day I found this site, and it all made sense.
The Mr. Coffee "burrs" are hardly better than whirley blades. Instead of really grinding the beans, it seems to slap the beans. It keeps slapping them until particles fall past the "burrs."
You end up with a geological survey of talc sized dust to boulders, and everything in between.
So, the dust overextracts, making bitter brew. The boulders underextract, making potentially sour swill. Mixing the two together is not like neutralizing an acid with a base. It just makes crappy coffee.
I tried the grinder with auto drip, french press, and moka pot.
I went back to cafe ground coffee while I waited for my Cunill Tranquilo to arrive.
On the plus side, the Mr. Coffee included a great plastic cleaning brush that rivals any I have used for sweeping out the chute of my Tranquilo. It was almost worth the $30 I paid, just to have that brush.
Jeremy
"I've appeared before every court in the state. Often as a lawyer." - Lionel Hutz, Esq.
treasure55 Senior Member Joined: 4 Jan 2005 Posts: 5 Location: Wallla Walla, WA. Expertise: I live coffee
Posted Mon Feb 14, 2005, 1:40pm Subject: Re: Mr. Coffee Burr Grinder, Model BMX5, any thought?
I tried a couple that I got from bi-mart 30 bucks and shop co 26 or close but they both left half beans to dust. Does anyone know of a grinder for around say 100 bucks that would give an even grind and do a good job?
I have been looking at the old hand crank grinders...50-80 bucks and though that one of those may be pretty cool...slower but would get a good grind huh?
Posted Mon Feb 14, 2005, 2:07pm Subject: Re: Mr. Coffee Burr Grinder, Model BMX5, any thought?
treasure55 Said:
I have been looking at the old hand crank grinders...50-80 bucks and though that one of those may be pretty cool...slower but would get a good grind huh?
Make sure to get a Zassenhaus. They start at ~$69 new but commonly go for 1/2 that on eBay. They do a GREAT job and are even reasonably quick to grind for drip or French Press coffee.
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