KitchenAid Pro Line Burr Grinder

I paid $150 for this machine because I am tired of buying things that don't last. This machine is built like small appliances built 50 years ago and I'm confident it it will last a long long time. However, for a product this expensive they really missed on the mark on design. For example, there is j...

We like the design and overall performance of this mill. It makes very uniform grinds and is easy to use. However, it has one glaring fault especially for a grinder in this price range. The fit of the bean hopper to the grinding unit is very poor. There is a gap around the metal grinding head and th...

Given the Kitchenaid name, the "Pro Line" tag, and the high price, I expected better quality of construction. First, the top glass container that holds the beans does not fit snuggly onto the grinder and so collects beans in the gaps. Second, the internal grinder cavity is not sloped enough and so b...

I bought this for making espresso. I was trying to get the perfect 20 to 30 second shot on my Gaggia Classic espresso machine. I adjusted for espresso as described in the manual, then I found that the 7.5 setting was just right (7 was way too coarse and 8 was way to fine). You can only adjust by hal...

The one thing no one tells you is this thing is loud and slow. The coffee tastes great but in a battle between the garbage disposal and the coffee grinder the grinder is louder. It produces 1 table spoon of course ground coffee per minute. This is not the machine you want to have on when you have co...

After owning this grinder for over 2 years I would rate it average. I have to poke at the beans every day to get them to feed and grind. It gets old having to baby-sit a grinder and mess with it. It is a heavy duty unit and works excellent in every other regard. I like it only because I can disassem...

I'll let you in on a secret. I absolutely fell in love with this grinder at first sight. So much so, that I bought it immediately at the store I was at in the mall, and carried it through the entire mall, out the entire parking lot, along with a ton of other bags of purchases. It was a royal pain in...

I've been using this grinder for about a year, and I highly recommend it. Just a few small complaints though, and for these reasons, I can't give it a full 5 stars: 1) A small amount of 'grindage' (as I call it) always falls out when the glass receptacle is removed, no matter how violently I shake t...

Quick update 5/22/07: most of the reviews of this product were from people who purchased it at $199. It's fantastic, but you'd have to be a fool to pay $499 or $599 for a coffee grinder. It's still running great over a year later, and I still have two of them, but $499 or $599 - no way! Here's the o...

This is a very solid and well-built grinder that so far (3 weeks) has produced very good results. Pros: Built like a tank. Easy to use dial and on/off switch. Produces a consistent grind, is very fast, and is relatively quiet. Easy to clean the grinding mechanism. Firm on the counter and looks good....