KitchenAid KCG200WH Model A-9 Coffee Mill, White
From KitchenAid
Model A-9 Burr Coffee Mill, designed in 1938 and was the first electric Coffee Grinder
- Amazon Sales Rank: #240081 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Color: White
- Brand: KitchenAid
- Model: KCG200WH
- Dimensions: 6.80" h x 6.80" w x 17.10" l, 4.25 pounds
My search for the perfect coffee grinder,
brought me here. I ordered this coffee mill after many frustrating experiences with cheap, plastic grinders. I have tried them all, always becoming discouraged at the poor quality and difficulty of use--I have tried Capresso, Braun (twice), Black and Decker. They are all made of plastic, the Black and Decker just broke apart, the plastic in the collar of the hopper degraded so fast and became brittle. The actual metal burr in the Braun broke off after a year, and dropped inside the thing, and it wouldn't grind enough. I had to turn it on four times to get enough grounds for one pot. The Caprersso has such a narrow neck that feeds into the burrs that I had to clean it out almost every other time.
Don't even get me started on the little nut grinders that they market as coffee grinders.
The Kitchen Aid is an excellent product and I am very happy with it. I was worried at first as the cup that catches the coffee is not directly attached to the mill, and I have problems in the winter with static electricity making coffee grounds fly everywhere--always a problem with the plastic ones. My to my delight this doesn't happen with this machine. It is heavy and the glass hopper is dishwasher safe. The grind is easy to change as well, with simple settings for coarse, medium and fine. So far, I would say that this is worth the money and easy to use.
perfectly ground coffee every time
I have the Tangerine color. It's gorgeous and very tough--it's so nice to be able to store a whole pound of beans in the jar and flip the switch until the perfect measure of coffee comes out. I use it with either my FrancisFrancis Espresso machine (in a superior orange color) or my french press and it makes perfectly uniform grounds every time. I used to sell kitchen stuff and remember explaining to people, based on conventional wisdom, that a burr grinder is head and shoulders above the ubiquitous blade mills. People would buy the cheap one anyway and come back complaining that it wasn't uniformly ground; we'd tell 'em you should have gotten the burr grinder, but since you have that one, you just need to try and shake it up and down while you're grinding in order to make it more uniform. A few years ago, I got my own kitchen and didn't even buy a grinder until I could afford one of these--it's better to use the grinder at the store and sacrifice freshness than to fight that little noisy plastic cylinder.
It's quick. It's easy to keep clean. It's storage and grinding in one, with the flip of a switch--no measuring or pouring before you've had your morning coffee. I've recently seen their pro line's burr mill and it doesn't hold as much coffee and takes up almost as much counter space as one of their mixers--this one is the best.
Deserves more than 5 Stars
We've had our KitchenAid coffee mill now for several weeks and couldn't be happier. No more fumbling around pouring beans in every morning, just place the glass under the door and flip the switch. Unlike our Cuisinart blade grinder, this mill makes perfectly consistence grinds EVERY TIME on any setting, and along with our Bunn BT10, results in the perfect brew. More impressive than the great grinds is the overall quality of the mill itself. Now I can see why KitchenAid decided to reintroduce the product unchanged from the original version. It ranks up there with their legendary quality similar to their counter top mixers. Everything about the mill is heavy duty. The hopper, lid, switch porcelain finish and even the measuring cup are first class. Need I mention classic looks also adds a retro feel to the kitchen? Two thumbs way up !!
