Customer Reviews

La Pavoni PGC Tre Spade Conical Burr Grinder, Chrome

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

First rate coffee grinder - seems not to heat coffee at at while grinding, and the range of grinds available is impressive. That said, grinding adjustments are tedious to make if switching from Moka (6) to Turkish coffee (1), for example, but the grinder has given reliable performance for over a year. 'Am very happy with purchase, though in honesty, I bought directly from the US importer in NYS, and not Amazon.

Our previous burr grinder passed away in 2009, so I searched for a replacement. Unfortunately, that brand had moved manufacturing from Switzerland to Taiwan, so a change was in order. I searched Amazon for one that looked good, seemed to have good features and had a good chance of being reliable. The La Pavoni made the short list and was ultimately purchased from Amazon. The decision was made primarily on the feature description plus the assumption that Italians must know coffee grinders.

After two plus years of use, the positives and negatives of this product are pretty clear.

Positives: looks good, grinds coffee reasonably well, no failures.

Negatives: sounds like a rock crusher, they give you a cleaning brush for a reason (it needs to be cleaned frequently), the beans don't feed reliably

In all honesty, it is possible the poor feed and the frequent cleanings are a result of the oily beans we use, but I would expect Italian beans to share those characteristics.

Bottom line: I expected more from a product that cost over $200. I would certainly buy a different brand the next time.

I think it is unfortunate that the previous reviewer is rating this product with 1 star without actually using it. It is an Italian made grinder that is not only attractive but grinds a perfect grind for my LaPavoni PC-8. You can grind in to your doser or for larger amounts of coffee grind diectly in to the removable hoppper. It's quiet, too. Looks awesome on my countertop.

The packaging from the manufacturer was inadequate to protect the product and it arrived broken. When returned, Amazon had no others in stock for replacement. So, we ordered a Virtuoso by Baratza -- it is FAR superior to the La Pavoni because it has all the same features but is sturdy yet sleek in design, quiet when operating, and has virtually NO coffee dust when grinding. We are thrilled the La Pavoni was broken and we were forced to look elsewhere. Save yourself problems and mess, get the Virtuoso.