Customer Reviews

Bodum 5671-57USA Antigua Burr Grinder, Matte Chrome Finish

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This was my second coffee grinder and I found it to be very nearly worthless. My first machine ran for six years so my review of this machine isn't from inexperience or abusing the machine.

First of all, the espresso grind was not fine enough. The higher settings quickly went into an impractically course grind which left about two useful settings for drip or french press only.

You twist the entire top of the machine to change grinds. There's a little brush imprinted on the dial that should indicate to move the dial to this position to clean the machine, however moving the selector to that position does nothing. In order to clean the machine twist the top to move the selector to the OPPOSITE end of the scale from the cleaning indicator. Go figure.

When you grind coffee some of the grounds get behind the holder which have to be picked out before the holder can be reinserted.

The bean holder wobbles like it was designed for some other machine and stuck on this one because it 'almost' fit.

The timer knob stripped and fell off when I was trying to shut the machine off because the timer ran too long and the ground coffee holder was overfull.

Lastly, the machine just plain quit working after about a dozen uses.

If this is as good a grinder as is available, which the price would indicate, save your money and have your coffee ground at the coffee shop!

This grinder did make a great cup of coffee BUT only worked for 5 months. It had the "Spin Free" sickness. The motor ran but nothing else happened. I mailed it back to the factory store in NY City ($12.00 in shipping) only to find out that they didn't have any crome models in stock and would not for several months.
They refunded [the cost of the grinder] very cheerfully but no mention about any shipping charges ($27.00 total, $15.00 Express shipping from Amazon and $12.00 to NY). I'm not a happy camper. I would not buy this product again.

I have had no problems whatsoever with this grinder. When beans fail to grind it usually means you have to clean the machine as the oils have prevented the beans from moving down into the blade area. Cleaned it out for the first time in over 2 years the other day. Took all of 5 minutes to take apart, clean and reassemble.

It really has worked well for me and the only thing I could want would be a doser model. So eventually I will upgrade, but waiting for it to die does not seem to be working!

I was so happy when I received this as a gift, but that very shortly turned to disappointment. The timer knob fell off after three uses and now comes off every time the machine is used. The grind adjustment does not work. No matter how the adjustment is turned, all grinds come out the same size. This is an extremely poorly made product, save your money.

On the recommendation of a friend, bought two of these, one to replace my Braun which was noisy, messy, and slow; the other as a gift for someone without a grinder. The "gift" grinding range went from drip to very course It could not grind fine enough for espresso. Then after about 6 months the clutch mechanism broke so the motor continued to run but grinding halted. He got frustrated and threw it away. Mine is still running but unlike the other, the grind ranges from powder to drip. Can not get a grind course enough for a french press. I continue to use it but am looking for one that can grind a full range from espresso fine to french press course. The Solis Maestro Plus is so advertised but appears to be made by the same manufacturer as the Bodum so gives me pause. I'll live with it for now, but am not happy with mine and embarrassed over the one that broke.