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not as good as my old DeLonghi Grinder

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This DeLonghi DCG59 grinder is not as strong as my old grinder and sometimes boggs down when a bean gets caught in the burr. It also has a lot of static electicity.

Broke after a few short months

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I bought this grinder because I liked the size and it had decent reviews. Although it fit nicely into my small kitchen, it broke after after a few months. I bought the Cuisinart Supreme Grind Automatic Burr Mill after this grinder broke. The Cuisinart is still working perfectly after 2.5 years.

Good grinder, but not for fine grinds

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We've been using this grinder for three years now and it's performed well BUT . . .
The grinder consistently clogs up when either grinding oily dark roasts OR grinding coffee fine for espresso. The problem is that the coffee builds up at the opening between the burr and the receptacle for ground coffee. Once the opening is clogged, the coffee backs up until the timer finishes. I keep a toothpick handy to unclog the opening and have learned to process coffee in small batches.
The problem is exacerbated by the fact that you can't turn the grinder off (other than by unplugging it). Once the timer is set it will run until the time runs out. So if you discover the unit is starting to clog there's nothing much you can do until it's finished.

Do NOT buy if you want to use it for espresso!

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I'm serious! Avoid this grinder if you want a true "espresso grind".

At first I thought something was wrong with this grinder for not being able to produce a grind finer than my old Capresso set to medium-coarse. Then I read reviews and talked to other users with the same complaint. Apparently this grinder, despite claiming an "espresso" grind, cannot muster anything finer than that satisfactory for drip.

As a grinder for drip coffee, it's not that impressive, aside from its looks. The grind is coarse grinds mixed with near-powder. It's somewhat noisy but that depends on your tolerance levels. One other annoyance is the somewhat useless timer which can't be stopped once set in motion (without forcing it, which I wouldn't recommend). Since beans often won't feed properly, you have lags in time while you bang it on the counter to get the beans to feed.

Overall, if you want a nice looking (depending on taste) grinder at a low price for drip or French press coffee only, then this could serve you.

But did I forget to say - do NOT buy this grinder if you want to make espresso? LOL...

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Works great, use it for two separate batches every morning; one espresso and one medium grind. No problems in almost two years.