forsafetysake. while grinding, Iwrap a thin moist sponge on the seam betweeb the grinder'sbodyandthe removable groundsreceptable; Ergo no sill, no mess toclean up/ Brittleplastic: sure butI'm notbtter-fingered and let's notethat manytheepensive "aristocrats ofthegrinder world ($200 to #600) use glass, even morebrittle but fights static much betterIfI can deal with this brittleness despitebeing single-handed, (myleft arm is deader than freedom in ahmedinajad's Iran)"wholeusers houldbeableto bot drop fragile components butthen somepeople daily back their 80 grand Mercedesin therearwall ofyeirgarage(blame viibility, hey?!) YES, I'dbuythisrent-aname La Pvoni again butjutmaybethe La Pavoni/Vnanelli's Maximo will becomeavailable( itisshown by amazon, Vanelli'sandseveralother but neveravailableandit Lapavoni brandedtwin isnoteither. so I'llsetmysightson theMacap M4 whichI believeis the"nec plus ultra" Ohyes:itis 10 timesthe priceof mylittle rent-a name grinder ormaybe onetothe new Kitchenaid pro a unitthat rocks absdis "only" six or eight timestheprice ofmy grinder
Negative Product Points
mediocre tolerances. will notgodon togrind#1(espresso, supposedly. Yougetwhatyoupaid for no bonussses here,
Detailed Commentary
Myreview relates to the "rent-aname" La Pavoni versionofthe internal mechanismitis produced in hina foraEuropean housewares distributor. eternallyitis simpleandattractive. thebeanhopper is encasedin the grinder andunfortunatelytheompactness requires the grounds tobeejected from a horizontal labyrinth. itclogseasilywith the abundant ultra fine powder thatisabyproducyof plastic-looking horizontalburrs which I believearesuperiortothenewer conical burrs used in many homelevel grinders. Bingrealistic, I maintain thatifyou're too poor or too parsimonious to paythe considerableprice of a premium grinder, you mustaccept shortcomings andmake ajustments to your method of usage, IE:I do not fill the hopper tocapacity, I measure the quanity ofbeans I wantground, which permitsmea wquick cleanupofthe burrchamber aftereveryuse no oil problems for me! altoughI brewdrip coffee with amanual pour - over cone, Igrindtoth finest achievablesetting: #2 whichis supposed tobeforespresso butismuch too coarseforthatpurpose. Theabundant ultrafinepowder is to my liking as some of it migratesthrough the aroma holesofthe unbleached Melitta filters I use and enrich myoffee.I wish it wereall powder sothatI couldprepare "Turkish/ Greek coffee, whichiswhathooked me on coffee in the firstplacea\when a teenager. As long as there are beans in the hopper, the grindingnoiseis quite minimal. when empy itscreams likeabanshee but why would you ldonerun itempty? although thepathtic 3x 5" roto gravure card ambitiously called a manual states itis Ok tokeep itpluggedin andthe heatfrom th mictoprocessoris OK, I unplug minebetween uses as theehavebeen adostof reportson programmablecoffee nakers flamingup duringthenightwhileawaiting to do actual work. a small inconvenience forsafetysake. while grinding, Iwrap a thin moist sponge on the seam between the grinder'sbodyandthe removable groundsreceptable; Ergo no spill, no mess toclean up/ Brittleplastic: sure butI'm notbutter-fingered and let's notethat manythe epensive "aristocrats ofthegrinder world ($200 to #600) use glass, even morebrittle but fights static much better IfI can deal with this brittleness despitebeing single-handed, (myleft arm is deader than freedom in ahmedinajad's Iran)"wholeusers shouldbeableto not drop fragile components butthen somepeople daily back their 80 grand Mercedes carinto therearwall ofyeirgarage(blame viibility, hey?!) YES, I'dbuythisrent-aname La Pavoni again butjutmaybethe La Pavoni/Vanelli's Maximo will becomeavailable( itisshown by amazon, Vanelli's andseveralothers but neveravailableandit Lapavoni brandedtwin isnoteither. so I'llsetmysightson theMacap M4 whichI believeis the"nec plus ultra" Ohyes:itis 10 timesthe priceof mylittle rent-a name grinder ormaybe onetothe new Kitchenaid pro a unitthat rocks absdis "only" six or eight timestheprice ofmy grinder anddares yo offer atwo yearwarranty. llother grinderslimitwarrantiesto oneyear regardlessofpricedisquieting isit not?
Buying Experience
delivery from AA Bree uneventful asitshouldbe, responded to mynegative ciommenton the 'rent-aname" fakery