La Pavoni PA-Burr Coffee Grinder, White

by La Pavoni

Product Features

• Grinds coffee beans with powerful burr action for drip coffee
• 18 grind levels
• Hopper holds up to 1/4 pound of beans
• Dial allows cup settings from 1 to 12
• Hand wash or wipe clean

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 4 x 9 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004S9GN
• Item model number: PA-BURR
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,813 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Grind coffee with the ease and accuracy of a professional with this coffee grinder by La Pavoni. The bean chamber conveniently holds 4 ounces of coffee (enough for 18 cups) so you won't need to keep refilling it when brewing for a large group. The fineness selector on the left side of the unit has 19--count 'em, 19--settings, from coarse to extra fine. Happily, this precision machine doesn't leave much room for human error. Set the amount of coffee you are going to grind for the number of cups desired, and an automatic portion timer will hold you to the proper grind time, switching itself off when finished. This heavy-duty grinder grinds slowly with burrs instead of a blade so there's no heat buildup, thereby ensuring those flavorful oils you know and love remain intact. --Jane DePaolo

Product Description

This semi-professional grinder can satisfy all your coffee grinding needs. It automatically dispenses the exact amount of coffee required and adjusts from powdery espresso to coarse drip settings. Features sturdy high impact housing.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment, July 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: La Pavoni PA-Burr Coffee Grinder, White (Kitchen)

This Lapavoni grinder has been a big disappointment. While it is supposed to have 19 grinding settings (from 19 - very coarse- to 1 - very fine), the selector wheel will not turn lower than 3, producing ground coffee that is still too coarse to make really good espresso. If you want to grind coarsely ( say for a French press), the Lapavoni will produce very favorful coarsely ground coffee. One problem on all grinding settings is that the grinder tends to spew small amounts of ground coffee on your countertop while grinding. I contacted the importer of the grinder and they were very helpful (e-mailed me suggestions for making it work properly, etc.), but it still doesn't work properly. I will probably be returning it to the importer for warranty repairs.

53 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ack - broken AGAIN, February 24, 2002

By 

C. Jesse Imbach "Herr Chef-san" (Napa Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: La Pavoni PA-Burr Coffee Grinder, White (Kitchen)

I consider myself a coffee snob - so weigh my opinions accordingly. For my residence I use excellent equipment, but for my vacation cottage I just can't justify spending [a lot] on a grinder - so I bought one of these little things. La Pavoni has HISTORICALLY had a great name in the espresso world, so I figured it would be a passable [less expensive] burr grinder.

...you get what you pay for. This is not, in any way, a well made grinder and 'passable' may be overly kind.

I am now on my third one, it gets used intensivly one weekend in 10 and I have only been using them for a year. The burr mechanism is a flat parallel design which has a tendency to overheat the beans as it grinds. Further, the entire mechanism depends on a single small nylon gear which has been the failing point of each one I have owned.

It generates static such that you have to brush the ground catcher after every use and with fresh roasted coffee (we use a Hearthware) it is unusually tortuously inconsistant; it cannot handle Colombain Excelsio grade beans as they are too large.

In all, this little thing is a REAL disappointment. After doing a little research, it turns out this is just a rebadged OEM from a "European" manufacturer. Not the best use of [my money].

42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this grinder!, May 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: La Pavoni PA-Burr Coffee Grinder, White (Kitchen)

I searched for a burr grinder to replace an OLD Braun. The new Braun didn't cut it...I wanted a grinder that I could take apart and properly clean the grinding mechanism. This one is easy to keep clean and free of oily build-up. A bargain at $40!