Tea & Coffee in US

Sure looks good on the countertop...
A beautiful product. The big wheel provides the leverage you need and the burr settings are infinite to do whatever grinding job you require. And the price is right.

Neat Coffee Grinder
This coffee grinder works well and looks great on our countertop. It looks so well that a person might want to buy one even if they never want to use it to grind any coffee.

Not for espresso
My machine was not assembled with much care and like some of the other reviews the hinge for the top was broken. I took my machine apart and did some sharpening to the "burrs" with a fine tooth file. The burrs in this grinder are cast and not machined, so the grinding effect is really caused by crushing whatever is fed thru. I also filed down the casting on one of the sides to improve the fit and make things go back together tighter and better. This resulted in a grinder that runs smoothly and has a fair bit of heft. I ground off the broken hinge and just use the palm of my hand to cover the top.

As others have said, this grinder would be all right for coarse ground coffee. I use it to grind dry beans and rice to make my own furrina style dishes. I'm sure it would also do well for various woody seeds and herbs. I like it and I'm keeping mine. It won't do an espresso grind.

terrible grinder and terrible seller
The grinder lets whole beans go through the grinder. I returned this to the seller one day after receiving it, and never heard back from them. Finally, called them, and was told that they couldn't give me a refund because it was "used." How do you try a coffee grinder without using it? Was also told that if I didn't like the way it worked, I should contact the manufacturer, as "we just sell the products, we don't manufacture them". Company is hard to get on the phone and didn't respond to e-mail. I am totally disgusted.

SAVE YOUR MONEY IF YOU WANT A GRINDER, but it's pretty
Sadly this was ordered and delivered to me by a friend with good intentions. After arriving broken, it was glued with various glues so it would work. When my emergency supply of coffee ran out I tried to use it. TRIED to use it. Every other review with 1 star or less is true times ten -- after sitting on my shelf for over 2 years it still has an 'off' smell, and that's with some French-Italian roast coffee in it. I love coffee and I grind most of my seed spices fresh -- this is good for none of these purposes, Perhaps it works for a French Press, but I found while waiting for a real coffee grinder that a mortar and pestle worked very well as a pre-grinder, and when I first pre-ground and then put the coffee in this grinder it STILL let half beans fall through, so I ended up using one of my extra 'coffee' type grinders I use for other spices, and was one I use when power goes out for more than a week, or when camping, I could make coffee, but with this unit even pre-ground beans don't come out fine enough for anything but 'cowboy' coffee -- just boil it long enough and add the egg and it will work -- Right now it looks very nice on the top shelf of my book shelf. after two days, I broke down and bought a Black and Decker blade grinder at my local hardware store, and then bought a real conical grinder so I could switch easily back and forth between a medium grind a friend likes for normal drip, and a very fine grind that another friend likes for Italian pot espresso, and a Turkish grind that I love either as Turkish coffee or in my Melita drip cone. Like I said, this is a very pretty grinder, but should NEVER be mistaken for one -- it is decorative once you fix it. My friend had he same experience with the seller as others but gave up after several e-mails and three phone calls. She thinks it looks pretty too. But is sorry for thinking it was a 'real' 'miniature' working antiquie grinder that would be fun to use. If this were e-bay they would be off this list. If they said it was decorative and left it at that, then it WOULD be very pretty to look at if you did a good job of repairing it, and if they packed it better, you might not even need to repair it! I would even accept 'emergency manual coffee grinder for cowboy coffee' as being true. There is NOTHING 'Gourmet' about this item except the coffee I put in it-- and it was just peets coffee, hardly 'gourmet', just very good coffee for everyday use. Well OK maybe peets IS gourmet, but any way, buy this at your own risk -- I was tempted, my friend gave into temptation, and I started several days in some of the worst moods of my life. Two of these would make nice book ends. I work with metal as a hobby as an engraver and VERY basic gun smith, so I know how to adjust metal pieces, and burrs are generally a special metal shape, I'm not sure I would call what this has 'burrs', but they SEEM to function in that fashion, just not very well. The more I think about it, after a trip to the kitchen and the more I think about this two of these would make a VERY handsome set of book ends. I hate to write bad reviews, but I'm sorry I can't give zero stars.

DeLonghi KG79 isn't satisfactory
This grinder has the usual problem with plastic grinders. It builds up static electricity and the coffee both sticks to the grind holder and will also fly all over you and the counter. The square holder makes it unusually difficult to extract the coffee.

The range of fine to course doesn't generate course enough coffee for a French press. Be careful to follow the instructions for pre-cleaning and putting back the components. It needed a clean prior to use.

First Impression
Just bought this a few days ago after reading and looking extensively. Used initially for only espresso and so far, so good. Next weekend it will get it's chance to show what it can do with french press. The fine setting yields consistently fine grounds. The reservoir for beans and ground coffee are both generous and hold enough to keep you 'jumpy' for quite a while. The smallest yield is 2 cups but that's too much for one espresso. It would be nice to yield just enough for one double espresso shot but that's a minor quibble. The machine does not vibrate or spray coffee grounds and you don't have to hold anything down while in operation. It's much quieter than the Krups blade grinder I've used for years and quieter than most others I've seen even much higher priced items. I also have the DeLonghi espresso machine so visually they make a nice pair.

Too much static
I purchased this grinder about 3 months ago to replace a cuisinart that had stopped working. The Capresso is fairly quiet (compared to other grinders). It is fairly narrow and fits nicely in my small kitchen. My problem with the grinder is that when I remove the reservoir of ground coffee each morning- static pulls grinds out of the container and makes a mess. Before purchasing this grinder I read several reviews stating a small amount of grinds were pulled up by static- but I have much more than a small amount. I have a mess every morning- and am thinking of replacing this grinder with one that has no static.
Other than the static issue, I am very pleased with the features and quality of the grinder.

New Item Received Was Clearly Used!!
Received my new Capresso Burr Grinder the other day and very excited to get "burrrrrring" for my new french press! Trouble is . . . as I was unpackaging and getting ready to wash the few washable items to prepare for first use - I noticed that inside the top compartment was clearly coffee bean ground residue from being used prior. Sure the plastic bean holder and grounds collector looked brand new; but the main motor housing that does the grinding had brown coffee specs and residue all in it. Clearly had been used before, returned (possibly with factory defects - not known because I haven't even plugged it in yet!), re-packaged and then sent back out to some unsuspecting customer as a new product! Shame. Just a shame that our country continues to travel down this path of making immoral decisions to try and put-one-past-the-other-guy!

Good for regular grinds but not for espresso
I bought this grinder two months ago mainly to grind espresso to make decent shots with crema. That is not happening as the machine does not grind fine enough no matter the espresso bean . Otherwise it is great. I am disappointed since I must go back to having the store pregrind the bean and that isn't ideal for keeping coffee fresh. A better grind is is my future.

Good Grinder - Burrs Not Replaceable
All of Capresso's grinders are good grinders and do a great job, until the burrs dull, then you're out of luck.

Capresso refuses to sell anything but the upper burr ring. They will not sell the lower burr. When your burrs dull, you have no option but to throw the grinder away. Capresso may have a refurbed unit to sell you but their price is about what they go for new.

Just be warned that a normally replaceable part is not replaceable part on any of Capresso's burr grinders. The saddest part is that there is no reason to not sell the lower burr, except to force you to buy a new grinder.

Great machine. Bargain. Love it.
I am reviewing the brushed stainless steel Capresso 560 Infinity Burr grinder. It has an attractive appearance, but what is nicer is how well it works.

The stainless steel base is heavy giving it not only a real quality feel, but it also does not vibrate on the counter. The weight of the grinder also makes it easy to pull out the grounds cup and push it back in one handed--something my previous grinder, a Soleus Maestro couldn't do because it was too lightweight.

I have been using the grinder for about 4 months now, which means its ground at minimum 240 pots worth of coffee. I have not had many difficulties with the machine whatsoever. My only difficulty has been a self induced problem where the grinder almost ground to a halt because the grounds cup was full--an early morning mistake I had made.

Not all grinding has been completely static free, but most all times have been static free. The mess on the counter-top has been minimal. It seems to follow with which roast I have been grinding as to whether or not I get static. Trader Joe Peaberry gave me static. But Starbucks Sumatra, Cafe Verona, World Market Sumatra and Costa Rican Terazzu have not. I have chucked it up to nothing being 100% all the time. The grinder seems to do well with either oily beans or dryer ones. Other machines I have had usually had trouble with grinding oily or larger size beans.

It is not quiet but it is not as loud as some sort of crappy portable blade grinder. The motor sounds a tad bit cheaper than previous grinders I've had, but I'm not convinced entirely its the motor I hear. It could be the gearing that gives it such a whiny sound.

The hopper is easy to remove. The grinder is easy to clean out. The chute may become blocked if you fill up the grounds cup and keep grinding because it doesn't shut off automatically if the cup becomes full.

I paid 89.95 for this grinder. Its well worth the price. I love the grinder. I gives me trouble free action and a consistent grind every time. I think for most people this grinder would satisfy!