Amazon.com Product Description
Housed in durable ABS shock-resistant plastic, this grinder with steel burrs works great for producing freshly ground coffee. The unit provides a large 8-4/5-ounce bean hopper with a seal-tight lid, and its nine grind settings range from French press coarse to espresso fine. In addition, the unit automatically dials-in the exact amount of coffee required, from 2 to 12 cups, and adjusts to espresso, coarse, and drip settings. It also introduces beans to the grinding chamber a few at a time to ensure a consistent, even grind. Other highlights include an on/off switch with auto start, raised feet, and an ETL safety listing. It’s not suitable, however, for Turkish grinds or lever machines. The 120-watt grinder measures 6 by 5 by 10 inches and carries a two-year warranty on the motor.
Product Description
The La Pavoni La Moka Burr Grinder introduces beans to the grinding chamber a few at a time ensuring a consistent, even grind. La Pavoni grinders automatically dial-in the exact amount of coffee required, from 2 to 12 cups and adjust to espresso, coarse and drip settings.
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Cheap, grinds adequately. The moniker “La Moka” should’ve clued me in that this was a mediocre manufacturer’s lame attempt to make a coffee grinder sound hip or trendy.
It grinds fairly well, but the two-piece plastic hopper for the grounds is awkward and tends to fall apart easily, spraying grounds all over the counter and the machine itself.
Also the dial used to select coarseness can be confusing. 9 is for coarse, 1 is for fine, but there is a left arrow ( <- ) and a right arrow ( -> ) each pointing away from the number, so that if you move the dial all the way to the right, you think you’re choosing FINE since the word fine is at the right, but in actuality you’re choosing COARSE even though it’s on the opposite side. The fine grind is pretty fine, but coarse really isn’t, there doesn’t seem to be much difference between coarse and fine with this grinder despite your selection.
I regret this purchase.
most recent blog entriesFor the price the grinder does a decent coarse grind. I haven’t used any other settings beyond the French Press grind. The timer is somewhat fidgety, there is a static problem with the cannister, and the bean reservoir should have a tighter seal. In the end, it grinds better that the industrial grinders that supermarkets never maintain well enough and it’s easy and quick to use. It’s part of my morning routine and for the price I couldn’t find a better electric burr grinder.
most recent blog entriesIt is great for rough grinds but barely does an expresso grind. It looks nice but thats it.
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