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I gave up on trying to replace this and try for another, more cheaper grinder to waste my time on. But apparently it was the same way this machine broke. I began to wonder what the difference was. I decided to just pick up this product by whim at my local electronics store. It eventually happened again. The cup was bigger.
Still looked the same and model was the same. My first grinder had the blade melted and fused with the cup. I exchanged this since it was within the month I purchased it.Second grinder was no suprise at all. This time I kept the cup seperate with the grinder itself drip dry. Therefore blade does not spin. Instead of searching for reviews on Amazon like I should.
Maybe it was because I didn't fully dry the cup before I stored it away. But that didn't work at all.Third grinder was totally different from the other two.
No amount of beans whether small or large, and no duration of "grinding" whether short or long, will yield a usable amount of evenly ground coffee. Well, now it's later, and the year's hiatus has done nothing to improve the performance of this worthless machine. arrrgggghhhhh. This is my fault for not having read the reviews before buying this thing. I would plead lack of time and reliance on a known brand name, but I know those are pathetic excuses for a lack of due diligence on my part.I bought it over a year ago and, after several unsuccessful attempts to get a usable amount of ground coffee to brew, I stored it away with a promise to myself that I'd figure out later what the problem is. When, I decided to finally check Amazon to see what I was doing wrong, I discovered that my error was in buying it in the first place.
I got this as a wedding gift in 2004 and have been using it daily to grind coffee ever since. I have had no issues, although I guess sometimes the grind isn't 100% even.but I hardly notice and my coffee is excellent - my friends and family rave about it.
If somebody would ask me if I would recommend this grinder for the average coffee drinker I would say yes, it's worth the money. I'm curious to see how well it's going to hold up now, again against all the negativity. The motor has plenty of power, doesn't bog down and clean up is quite easy. The only reason I give it four stars instead of five is because the grind is not completely consistent, however, to be fair it's less than 30 dollars and it's a blade grinder so I wasn't expecting miracles. I've used it a few times in the last week and I must say I'm quite happy with it.
For those looking for consistent grinds I suggest they look at the higher priced burr grinders because that's the only way you're going to get it. I was a little bit scared of my purchase with the negativity of the Cuisinart grinder reviews, but I can honestly say I'm not disappointed. I found that to get a more consistent grind it's better to pulse grind than to just push the power bar and hold it down. After much research and looking I bought this grinder because I already had a Cuisinart coffee maker and love it. I've not had any issues with whole beans or partial beans with mine, but I only grind about six cups at a time, maybe that's the difference.
I've had my coffee maker for over a year now and it still works great, so I'm optimistic about the grinder as well.
Design is also flawed in that if you put too many beans in the cup, the coffee will fly out all over as you grind so we have to actually grind 2 batches for our morning brew. And, like another poster, I believe that is because there is too much room between the blades and the bottom of the grinding cup. I would give it no stars if I could. As so many others have stated, this coffee grinder does not actually grind coffee. No matter how long we grind, we wind up with bits and chunks and even whole beans (such a frustrating waste of money there). Sorry Cuisinart, I love you generally, but this one is a dud and should be taken off the market.
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