Capresso Infinity Conical Burr Grinders
by Jura-Capresso
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List Price: Our Price: $84.99 Category: Kitchen See more product details |
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Capresso Infinity Conical Burr Grinders
Customer Review: Our second grinder - better than the first
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this to replace the La Pavoni PA-BURR-B grinder which died after 9 1/2 years of approximately weekly use (we grind three or four ounces of beans at a time, which we've found to be just long enough to avoid stale tasting coffee).
The La Pavoni is an inexpensive (perhaps the most inexpensive at $40) burr grinder which has a few significant problems:
1. It creates a lot of static, making it impossible to easily remove the ground coffee from the receptacle.
2. It is very loud, emitting a high pitched whine, definitely not something I'd look forward to hearing anytime, but especially in the morning.
3. The plastic receptacle container, either because of its material, or the fact that the grinder vibrated something fierce, developed many cracks which required a replacement after about 2 1/2 years. The replacement lasted about seven years before it too required a replacement, but the grinder died before that became necessary.
The Capresso Infinity addresses all of these problems. Apparently, the much slower gear action results in significantly less static (almost none in dry weather) and noise. I expect the receptacle to last since the grinder has a much lower level of vibration than does the La Pavoni.
The Capresso Infinity cost more than twice what the La Pavoni did about 9 1/2 years ago, but assuming it lasts equally long, I'll be happy with the purchase.
Customer Review: Won't find a better conical burr grinder for what this one costs...
Summary: 5 Stars
I was looking for a decent conical burr grinder that made consistently sized grounds (90% of which I use in a drip coffee maker, 10% go into my beloved Aerobee Aeropress), didn't require me to keep my finger on a button while it was grinding, was easy to clean, didn't take up a lot of counter space, and cost less than $100. I don't like the burnt flavor blade grinders give to coffee, and I had tried an el cheapo Black & Decker model (ugh...), and finally decided to get this one after looking around.
Very glad I did. I don't know about the other folks reviewing this, but I find it very easy to clean and don't have nearly the problem with grounds clinging to the bin with static like I did with the B&D model. Absolutely no complaints...but I WILL warn that it might not be the grinder to get if you like French Press coffee; it grinds VERY fine - for my drip coffee maker, I've got it set to the lowest "Coarse" setting (as in "Coarse, but not the most Coarse"). If I was an espresso fiend, I'd probably be in heaven with this thing.
If I really had to nitpick, the design of this thing has a single bean always wind up in the little plastic indentation on the top of the burr spinning round and round, but that's not a big deal since I clean this thing regularly (because it's SO easy to clean, not because it really needs it - you just take off the hopper, tug out the top burr, and brush it off into the trash).
Customer Review: grrrreat grrrrinder
Summary: 5 Stars
I've seen some negative reviews of this grinder and it is obvious to me that there are a lot of slobs out there that expect everything to work without any care or attention on their part. I have used this grinder for over 2 years and it is working just as well as it did the first time and it still is in perfect shape. I have a couple of tips to make it last longer and work without problem:
Don't let the coffee container get too full of the ground coffee. One phase of the timer fills it as full as you should let it get. Any more grinding risks the coffee backing up into the chute and plugging up the works.
Be even more careful if you are grinding fine coffee for espresso. I grind only very course coffee for use in my French Press, but the times I have tried find grind it required a lot more cleaning.
After grinding the coffee unplug the grinder and using a small 1" paint brush whisk out the grinding chamber and the removable burr. Hold the grinder over the sink and blow through the chute
to get out any buildup of coffee and then sweep out the chamber where the ground coffee goes. Thoroughly cleaning everything only takes a minute and the coffee container will always fit back in tightly and the grinder will function as it is designed to. If people expect a coffee grinder to work without some cleaning after each use they should go to the grocery store and use their grinders.
Customer Review: Excellent grinder for the money
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a brief review for the Infinity 565 Conical Burr grinder in SS.
For the past few years I have been roasting my own coffee beans in order to get a "fresh" cup of coffee at home. A fellow "coffee snob" had mentioned to me that a regular blade grinder can actually burn the chopped up coffee beans. I did not think a burr grinder was worth the extra money since I thought I would never be able to tell the difference. WOW! Was I wrong. The coffee actually tastes better! This has been confirmed to me by folks at work, so it is not all in my head ;-) The grinds are consistent and can range from super fine to coarse. There are different types of Burr grinders but the Conical type is supposed to be the best. It was a little tricky to figure out what to set the timer in order to get enough coffee for a 12 Cup drip maker (between 5 and 6).
The first thing I noticed about the machine was its heft. The thing is SOLID and well made. I expect it to last a long time. I will not go into all the details that others have already covered, but I will say you can tell a difference and for the price Amazon has it for is a bargain.
Update: October, 09 2010- We have had this grinder for awhile now and can still give it 5 stars!! My only issue with it is the numbers on the time select knob wore off VERY VERY quickly. So I suggest tracing them over with a permanent marker, nail polish or something
Customer Review: Can't get any better
Summary: 5 Stars
I am an espresso drinker and French Press user. I've used a blade grinder for enternity and finally after doing research made this purchase. If I was rich and had money to burn, I probably would have bought the Rocky Rancilio however I am not rich and do not have money to burn. For a quality to price ratio, I almost settled for the Kitchen Aid burr grinder (Proline, I believe). Finally, after exhaustive reviewing I made the best purchase of all: this model. It is OUTSTANDING. The quality of coffee has improved dramatically based on the consistency of the grinds. I won't get into the details except to say that I believe that you are wasting money buying anything more expensive. Addressing some of the complaints: 1) The claim that you need to adjust for both fine espresso and French Press, or can't have both is ludacrious. It grinds very fine, enough for good espresso and crema and course enough for French Press and everything in betweeen. 2) The timer issue is petty. Only a snob would complain about this. Just unplug the thing. I'm sure this will last years, but I can buy 5 of these for the price of one Rocky Rancilio and I'm sure the Rocky is for those who like to burn their money and convince themselves that it equals quality. Buy this. Great product. I truly think it can't get any better but for those that buy $60 per lb coffee, and have $2000 espresso machines stick to the Rocky.