Toastess DLCG559 Coffee and Spice Grinder, Stainless Steel

by Toastess

Product Features

• Hands free operation, choose the grind and cup settings, the precision timer does the rest
• 5 precision grind settings: coarse to fine; 4 cup-level settings: 2, 4, 8 and 12 cups
• Powerful quiet motor with a high speed stainless steel blade system that grinds beans quickly and uniformly without burning
• Eliminates odor and taste transfers when switching from grinding coffee beans to spices, easy to clean, dishwasher safe
• Safety locking lid and coffee bean hopper, retractable cord eliminates counter clutter

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 6.1 x 9.1 inches ; 2.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002A3GDRO
• Item model number: DLCG559
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,703 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #17 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Specialty Appliances > Food Grinders & Mills

Product Description

Intelligent Coffee & Spice Grinder, gray

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So far so good - great value, October 28, 2010

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Katie B. (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toastess DLCG559 Coffee and Spice Grinder, Stainless Steel (Kitchen)

I've only used this Toastess coffee grinder twice so far and to be honest its the first coffee grinder I've ever owned. I did a lot of research before deciding on one for coffee beans for my French Press. But the Toastess' price, 12 cup capacity, and the grind settings helped me finally make the decision. I definitely like that you have the option to set the consistency of the grounds - the directions recommend one notch above coarse for a French Press and that seems to be sufficient for the press. Removing the lid and cup to clean are really easy; although, the grounds, even at a coarse level seem to get pretty sticky under the blade after running the beans through. Best to use some sort of brush to wipe and clean out the grounds. Also, the cord winder on the bottom is definitely convenient and I like its small footprint on the counter.

One thing I have noticed as slightly strange, is when I remove the stainless steel bowl to clean, there always seems to be a few crumbs of grounds that somehow find their way through out the bottom, around the mechanism that rotates the blades. Really weird - must be escaping somewhere around the blade in the bottom of the stainless steel cup. Not a big deal to just brush out with a rag, but odd nonetheless.

Another thing I was concerned about was the noise, and this isn't nearly as loud as I had anticipated. It also has a self-timer, so once you push "Start," it only last 4 or 5 seconds and it turns itself off, so there's no guess how long you should hold the button down.

I have no comment yet on how long the motor will last of course, but I guess I'm not really expecting it to last forever seeing as how it was only $40.

So, for the casual coffee drinker who likes to use their own beans, and isn't snobby about having a machine by a fancy manufacturer, I definitely recommend this machine.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars coffeenut, August 5, 2011

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Walter W. Ware (Georgetown) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toastess DLCG559 Coffee and Spice Grinder, Stainless Steel (Kitchen)

well if you like to grind your beans for Espresso this is the grinder for you - I have owned several and by far this beats them all - I wish I had found this one long ago - it is all most automatic - well you do have to put in the beans ;o} - - you can set the amount of beans and how fine a grind you want and in less that than 60 sec you have the correct grind - no powder and the grind is cool (in other blade grinders the grind gets hot and loses some flavor) - with other units you have to guess how long to grind - - all the other units i have had will make a lot of powder as much as 1/2 of the load - not this one - it's seems to be the blade design - I would assume it would also do great on regular size grind - the uint can be set from corse to fine - and it feels soild - and it has a manual cord winder in the bottom - I like the idea of "Manual" it seems the first thing that breaks is the "Auto-winder" - This is a six star unit

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really Verastile, July 4, 2011

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James L. Quon "Jim Q" (San Ramon, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toastess DLCG559 Coffee and Spice Grinder, Stainless Steel (Kitchen)

I've had a number of coffee grinders over the years and this is the best of the blade grinders.

A number of features make this unit a joy to use. It has a cord winder built into the base and cord management is a breeze. And it has both a timer and a control for the coarseness of the grind. But best of all, it has a removable bowl & blade so that they can be washed either by hand or in the dishwasher. This means you can easily and safely grind spices or coffee and clean it thoroughly so that there is no cross contamination of flavors or odors when switching from one job to another!

It works very well - as well as any blade grinder we have ever used. It's built sturdily and it is a bit larger than the typical, small, simple blade coffee grinders.

It is noisy when grinding hard spices like whole pepper corns, but that's a minor item.

This is really versatile!

Jim