Customer Reviews

KitchenAid Blade Coffee Grinder

5 star:		(22)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

This is the best coffee grinder I have ever owned. It is powerful...which makes the grinding go quickly. I have always had a mess with grinders as you transfer the grounds to the lid to then put in the coffeemaker. Then, when you put the lid back on, big mess! This one, the grinding "cup" just lifts out...the lid never gets grounds in it. Fantastic! It's also large enough to grind enough beans for a full 12-cup batch of coffee...and I drink strong coffee so I use a lot of beans. Seriously, best ever.

This is the best dry grinder that I've ever owned. It is very attractive, compact, well designed & does the job. The cup can be removed to empty the ground item, and can be put in the dishwasher. This is a big plus. Also, the cup is much larger than the other spice mills that I've had.
I use this grinder to grind spices, flax and black sesame, and it does a great job with each and every one of these. The plastic grinders are unsafe, since over time the plastic is damaged (gets cloudy) by the hard coffee bean and spices, and particles of plastic is getting in your food.
I searched for a stainless steel grinding bowl for safety reasons, and found this. This is a little gem. I only wish that kitchenaid sells extra cups.

I bought this grinder because I thought it was a worthy successor to the KitchenAid BCG100OB Blade Coffee Grinder. The latter product was outstanding in all respects, except that after five years the coupling gave out and KitchenAid didn't stock replacement parts for it.

This grinder, however, is simply terrible. It performs worse than the cheap Krups Fast Touch Coffee Grinder which can often be found under $15 on sale. The problem is that the blade is simply too high and can't catch items low in the grinding chamber. Consequently, even large spices such as pepper, coriander seeds, allspice, cloves, etc., simply are whipped around without grinding them. Smaller spices such as mustard seeds are left in an even more unchanged state.

This grinder also cannot grind coffee very fine, unlike most other blade grinders.

What is worse, grinding dust enters the cap between the plastic housing and the stainless steel chamber, much like the Cuisinart SG-10 Electric Spice-and-Nut Grinder. (The Cuisinart also cannot grind finely enough.) This makes it hard to clean and is just a pain, period.

It's unfortunate, since the motor is very heavy and the unit appears well built otherwise.

Let me begin with a confession: I'm not a coffee goar-may. I don't ask much of my coffeemaker and grinder beyond a good cuppa in the morning.

Having said that, I do grind my own beans daily. I've owned the Krups unit for several years. It was reliable and easy to use. I was happy with it. It was happy with me. We raised our cups of coffee together. But as we advanced together beyond what could be comfortably called middle age, I got an itch for a nice little grinder with more pizazz. My relationship with the reliable little Krups got stale.

I picked up this little KitchenAid unit up on a website. KitchenAid looked hot, in tune with the times, and built like she could deliver. And boy, can she deliver. One of the things I like about her is she's quiet. If you have company sleeping in, there's no racket to embarrass you and rouse the guests sleepy-eyed and groggy out of the guest bedroom wondering if someone is getting killed. Krups was a screamer.

And trust me, KitchenAid has all the moves down. If you push the right button, she'll grind your beans to a state of perfection.

No, Krups and I are finished. It is so over. She gave me the best years of her life, but all good things must end. I hope she can find a new home. I don't have a single pang of regret that KitchenAid has moved in, and my beans have never been in better shape.

This grinder had some great features like being able to remve the cup for washing, but I have a laundry list of issues with it. First, the floor model I tinkered with came apart easily and came back together smoothly. Not so with the one that came out of our box. We had to man handle the cup out and the "pegs" didn't line up quite right without some fiddling. Our biggest problem is we need a fine grind, but this grinder did a superficial grind before heaping it all to the edge where the blade would no longer do anything. Even after shaking the grounds back down twice, the grind we were left with had chunks in it. Very disappointing for a KitchenAid product.

I own several KitchenAid products and they are all durable kitchen work-horses that have never given me any issues. Typically their products are well designed and work flawlessly. However, this blade grinder is the exception to the rule!

I am hugely disappointed with this product and would return it, if it weren't for the fact that I tossed the original packaging thinking this product would function like all my other KitchenAid products. This grinder is now likely to go into recycling.

The look, the feel, and the overall craftsmanship of this product are really good! The problem with this grinder is a design flaw which allows powder from what ever you are grinding to spin over the rim of the stainless steel cup and all over the inside of the plastic cover which makes a huge mess when lifting the cover off. I could almost live with that, but the worse issue is that the blades on this grinder do not produce a consistent grind. If you want a fine grind with your coffee beans forget it. This grinder will not break down all the "chunks" of bean to produce an even fine grind.

Do you want to grind spices such as black pepper? With this grinder you can forget that, too. The blade sits up high enough to where you have to use a very large amount of spices and again, the blades in this thing can't even break down black pepper to a fine grind. And, worse yet, if you tilt this grinder to grind a smaller amount of beans or spices thinking that will work... nope. The grounds simply fly over the top of the stainless cup and create a big mess.

I would have given this product one star, but I do like the craftsmanship. If only it could grind, then it would have been a three star product. If the design of the cup and cover didn't allow for ground product to cause a mess, then it would be five stars hand down. I give it two stars only to be polite to KitchenAid as a loyal customer. This grinder is a "must avoid" product, in my opinion.

In the 25 years I have been grinding my coffee beans daily, I've been through a number of grinders and mills. This KitchenAid Blade Coffee Grinder does an excellent job, producing a consistent grind in a fraction of the time my last grinder took, thus, less flavor-robbing heat produced in the grinding process.
I particularly find the removable canister feature a plus when putting the ground beans into the coffee maker and is so easy to brush out the last remaining grind. Easy to use and to keep clean, this coffee grinder is well made and also attractive on my counter top next to my KitchenAid coffee maker.

We were looking for a grinder that was fast, capable of processing enough coffee for a couple of days and not too noisy. We are absolutely content so far. Respect to a classic coffee/spice grinder has a larger capacity (I would estimate twice as much). The grinding chamber come out and can be easily cleaned under the water. The grinder we had before was so messy: every time we had to transfer the coffee from the grinder to the tin we used to store it there were coffee powder all over the place. With this one all we have to do is tap gently after you are done and insert the grinding chamber inside our tin and... voila'! The price was reasonable and it looks great. We will see how it will hold as the time pass by. I will update this review if issue should come up. I gave it 5 stars since I am content of it, I would buy it again and I would recommend it to a friend.

Following instructions (especially not pumping the lid) produces consistently ground coffee beans. The resulting flavor converted me. You control how long the beans grind and, accordingly, how fine they grind though not recommended for producing espresso grade fine grind. It will not beat out more expensive burr-driven grinders in terms of quality of grind and control but for the price it is hard to beat. Sturdy construction, easy to take apart for cleaning--top and cup are dishwasher safe.

I purchased this item at a local discount store. It grinds coffee to a fine grind, if desired. The plastic lift-off cover can be easily wiped with a paper towel. The grinding chamber below the cover can be twisted to release it for easy cleaning. I find that a strong spray of water from the faucet cleans it easily. The reassembly of the unit is easy---just twist the grinding chamber back in place and top with the plastic cover. And, in addition to all this, it looks good.