Black & Decker CBM210 Stainless Steel Burr Coffee Mill/Grinder

by Black & Decker

Product Features

• Bean mill and grind selection
• Pulse button and removable plastic coffee receptacle
• Safety function and cord wrap
• 12 Cup 80 watts
• Stainless steel mill grinder and cleaning brush

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.9 x 10 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001306640
• Item model number: CBM210
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (140 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,665 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #30 in Home & Kitchen > Kitchen & Dining > Coffee, Tea & Espresso > Coffee Grinders

Product Description

Dial adjusts so you can set the texture exactly how you want – from very fine Turkish blend to coarse percolator grind. Dual safety mechanism ensures that unit will not operate unless top cover is closed and ground coffee receptacle is in place.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

161 of 163 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Needs this mod to work properly!, September 20, 2009

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Champagne "- on a budget" (Vancouver, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black & Decker CBM210 Stainless Steel Burr Coffee Mill/Grinder (Kitchen)

Paid $19 at Target and was dismayed at the random grind it produced. Realized it was a good design, just poorly executed. Here is how to fix it:

1. Pop out the top grinding head as per the cleaning instructions.
2. Carefully unscrew the two screws securing the grinding head to the plastic insert.
3. Trace the circular grinding head on a business card.
4. Cut this out to make a gasket that will fit between the grinding plate and the plastic insert.
5. Re-assemble and insert into the hopper as per the cleaning instructions.

Now it will grind your coffee beans consistently to whatever degree you want.

I'd give it 5 stars for value, but it should have been made right in the first place!

67 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sub-standard Burr Grinder, October 5, 2008

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Paul Talosig (Concord, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black & Decker CBM210 Stainless Steel Burr Coffee Mill/Grinder (Kitchen)

I should have known better than to pay less than $50 for a burr grinder.

This machine, though compact and aesthetically pleasing, lacks the ability to produce uniform grinds which, really, is the only reason to buy a burr grinder. The first time I dumped beans into the hopper and held down the power button, I was dismayed at the resultant coarse-looking grinds. I thought I'd made a mistake and set the grinder wrong, but I wasn't.

Moreover, when I closely inspected the grinds container, I found grinds ranging from Turkish coffee-fine grinds to percolator-coarse grinds. Unacceptable.

If you're looking for a quality grinder (and you probably are if you've graduated from blade to burr), then don't look to spend less than $50.

66 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Take it on its own terms, November 8, 2009

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Jesse (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black & Decker CBM210 Stainless Steel Burr Coffee Mill/Grinder (Kitchen)

I bought mine at Target for $22.xx yesterday.

What this is not: a highly precise burr grinder with a wide range of grind settings

What this is: a very good alternative to a blade grinder that grinds at a lower speed (as all burr grinders do), and thus won't burn the beans and is relatively quiet

I think it's safe to say that the manufacturer didn't intend this grinder to compete with high-end burr grinders, like the great one from Kitchen Aid. This grinder sells at the same price point of blade grinders, albeit with a slight premium. And, for good reason.

This grinder provides a relatively consistent grind size (there's even a mod listed in these reviews that promises to help). The size of grind on the smallest and the largest settings really is not that different - it clearly does not have the range of a serious burr grinder. But, as a casual burr grinder, this thing is great.

I think that the manufacturer intended this to be used in drip machines instead of a french press or an espresso (the grind size on the smallest and largest settings looks pretty close to the grind size of, say, Maxwell House). I usually use a french press, and made a pot this morning with the grind setting on the largest size. My cup of coffee was pretty great. There were no floating particles in my cup; the coffee turned out the way it always does. I also would not hesitate to use the grinder set on the smallest setting to make coffee in my moka pot.

If you need an occasional grinder, like if your friend gives you beans occasionally or if you want to get started in grinding without a large investment - this grinder is a great value. If, however, you want a grinder capable of grinding coffee beans into the almost-flour-like espresso and the large almost-pebble-size-grind for your french press, and you expect this grinder to do all that - what are you thinking?

This grinder costs $20-30, which is less than 20% of the cost of Kitchen Aid's burr grinder. If the old adage "you get what you pay for" is true, then get serious. If you want a serious burr grinder, then "cowboy/cowgirl-up" and spend the +$100 that serious burr grinders cost.

This, however, is a great value if you take it on its own terms - a burr grinder that is great for a drip machine, or a french press or moka if you don't mind the grind size not being ideal. I think if you acknowledge the manufacturer's intentions with this machine, you will be really happy with it. If you expect it to be something it's not, then you will set yourself up to be disappointed.

PS - this is also a clean grinder - the hopper the ground coffee is shot into is fully enclosed except for the small opening the ground coffee enters through. There's no place for the coffee to go instead of either in the hopper or in the place where you dump the beans into. Twenty bucks? Great value.