KitchenAid BCG100OB Blade Coffee Grinder, Onyx Black
From KitchenAid
New from KitchenAid, their Blade Coffee Grinder is powerful, durable, stylish and convenient. It has a 200-watt motor with a stainless steel blade to grind whole beans for the freshest taste and the richest aroma. It has a heavy-duty motor housing and bowl with a hi-impact top cover. Its sleek design provides an elegant look, and comes in four smart colors. To use, simply push down on the center top cover and your beans will grind to the consistency desired. Remove the top cover and bowl and pour your ground beans into your coffee maker. Other features include a dual interlock system that locks the top cover in place before grinding, a pulse control, and etched markings to adjust the amount of grinds to your liking.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #87185 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Color: Onyx Black
- Brand: KitchenAid
- Model: BCG100OB
- Dimensions: 5.60" h x 5.60" w x 9.90" l, 2.30 pounds
Coffee devotees know that an efficient grinder can be the secret to a great cup of joe. This model from KitchenAid delivers efficiency and more--from an oversized bowl to dishwasher-safe materials. Powered by a 200-watt motor, the grinder features a permanently attached stainless-steel blade that mills beans quickly and thoroughly. A generous four ounces, the brushed stainless-steel bowl is mounted to the motor housing with a clockwise turn and etched with handy reference markings. The machine turns on when you push down on the clear polycarbonate cover and off again when it's released. As a protective feature, the grinder only operates when the top is in place, so fingers are never exposed to moving blades. Solid and attractive, the grinder is also designed for frequent use and is easy to clean. Both its bowl and top cover go in the dishwasher, while the rest wipes clean with a damp cloth. --Emily Bedard
GREAT product
Like all KitchenAid appliances, this is (for home use anyway), a very heavy-duty product that will provide years of trouble-free use.
After breaking my old, inexpensive bean grinder, I went to a kitchen store and bought a burr-type grinder. I was VERY disappointed, and returned it the next day. Perhaps it's just me, but I guess I don't like the way burr-type grinders work... they're almost impossible to get really clean, as the grinding mechanism is all but inaccessible.
This thing breaks down very easily into dishwasher-safe parts (other than the electric base, of course... but that part never gets grounds on it anyway.)
You can tell from the first time you use it, that it is designed to last. And though I don't really see a reason for doing so, you could probably grind a coke bottle in it!
Buy this. You won't be disappointed.
***UPDATE - NOVEMBER 27, 2007***
I didn't realize how long I've had this, so I just checked my "order history" with Amazon. I bought this grinder on January 3, 2003... so it's coming up on FIVE years, and it is STILL going strong!
I stand by my five star review! :-)
- Jonathan Sabin
I Love My New Coffee Grinder!
I love my new Kitchen Aid Coffee Grinder! I guess the best part is that I can leave it on the counter and it doesn't look dirty. You know how coffee grinders look after a few days. This one stays nice all the time. This grinder comes apart for easy cleaning. The grinders I have used in the past didn't come apart and had to be wiped out by hand. In the morning I make my coffee and rinse out the cap and the blade. No trouble at all. In the past I have had trouble with residue from old beans getting mixed with the new beans. Since most coffee grinders do not come apart for easy washing, they start looking grungy. I agree with one of the reviews that said she had trouble with ground beans getting on her counter when grinding. I've only had that problem if I fill the grinder too full and try to grind too much at once. Otherwise, I haven't had any problems at all. Matter of fact, I plan to buy two more as Christmas gifts. I would definitely buy this coffee grinder again.
Love it!
I have owned mine for probably almost 2 years. Just read many of the reviews and I am puzzled.....I have had NO problems with messiness, and I grind all sorts of stuff in it...coffee beans, flaxseed, spices. It is awesome. Anyone who really understands food science OR health science knows that rancid oils are bad - for flavor and for health. And oil is a major, key component of coffee, flax and spices. So KitchenAid really gets my thumbs up for designing a grinder that you can actually CLEAN....all others that I know of trap "ground matter" which then proceeds to rancidify over time and wreck your beans or spices, plus, if you multitask your grinder, cleaning it out is a must (unless you want your coffee to taste like that cumin seed you just grounds for a savory dish, or your ground sesame seed to taste faintly of coffee, etc....). Since you can't really get other grinders wet, you can't really get them clean, certainly not regularly. That sucks! If you follow the directions (hello, that does mean READING them....) and do not over fill the bowl, which conveniently has permanent markings on the inside :-), then, well at least I, have not had any problems with mess. Plus, when grinding larger quantities, what works really well is if you invert the whole thing so that the ground contents go into the clear plastic top, which acts as a bowl, and then transfer the contents accordingly to wherever you need them....I know this works because I do it all the time when grinding quantities of flaxseed. I can only guess that the folks making messes might be, well....nevermind. Also, the guy who claims this grinder couldn't handle half a bowl of cardamon and started smoking...I can only believe that a) his was defective, which is a really weird phenomena for a KitchenAid product, or b) he is full of "it" and wasn't really using the product correctly. The motor is superstrong, the grind is excellent if you pay any attention to what you are doing (tho' true, it is not great for tiny quatities of spices), the clean up features are superb...got to love it. Lastly, I do not have any particular "brand loyalty"...we have a well outfitted kitchen and produce a lot of great meals in the tradition of Berkeley, CA's "gourmet ghetto"...I go strictly for what products, to my mind, work best, and in the electric grinder market, this versatile baby is it. btw, I do have a classic old Krups stuck way in the back of a cupboard...and can't figure out why it hasn't made it to the donation box yet cuz, heaven know it hasn't been used since I can't remember when.
