Product Description
The Black Disk Burr Grinder with handsome Black ASB housing is the latest creation in Capresso’s line of burr grinders. The grinder features an innovative vertical design which ensures that no ground coffee remains inside the grinder after use and minimizes static. It features an insulated grinder lid that makes it the lowest noise grinder in its class.
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I have a love-hate relationship with this Burr grinder. I love the action of the Burr grinder, I love the timer (and agree with the previous comment about the air raid siren), and I love the various grind options, but this particular grinder does not do well with oily beans. After two weeks of owning the grinder, the thing was totally clogged and that wimpy, little brush isn’t going to do it. It took me an hour with a large, stretched out paper clip to get the inside of the grinder cleaned out. Now, I must clean it out every day to keep it clog free. I’m not willing to give up my French Roast coffee beans. To clean, I have to unplug the unit, stick my finger up the shoot to try to get all compacted grounds out of the shoot. Then I stick the little brush up until it can reach into bean cylinder. Because of the ground coffee that stays behind in the shoot, the ground coffee quantity is never the same. I use the timer on the full time (40 seconds) twice to get the quantity that I want. I also weigh it to make sure it’s in the ball park. I would not recommend this product. Grinding coffee shouldn’t be this difficult.
most recent blog entriesI recently purchased a new Capresso 580 and I am very disapointed. I would recommend spending more money to get a better functioning burr grinder.
The 3 main problems:
1. The coffee chute below the grinder collects about 33% of the grounds everytime I grind beans. In other words, it seems about 2 teaspoons end up jammed into the chute for every two tablespoons I grind. One reviewer suggested tapping the sides and another recommended grinding to empty (e.g. only fill with the whole beans you need). Neither of these tips worked for me. The only thing that works is a combination of brushing with the supplied brush (which gets out the loose coffee) and then inserting your finger up the chute and scraping out all the compacted grounds. Very messy and extremely wasteful.
2. The fine/course dial shifts towards course as you grind (from the grinding pressure). I keep an eye on it and either push it back when it shifts or just hold it where I like it.
3. The grounds container has a nice tight fit but it can be hard to remove. It takes a firm grip and good finger pressure to pull it out. It is silly because the container has a perfect grip built in, but that perfect grip is pushed inside the housing so it is of no use for removal. There is just a small plastic ridge on a curving surface to get a grip on. If your finger strength is weak or if you have arthritis, forget about using this machine.
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