Krups 203-42 Electric Spice and Coffee Grinder with Stainless Steel Blades, Black
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Krups 203-42 Electric Spice and Coffee Grinder with Stainless Steel Blades, Black
Customer Review: Great grinder
Summary: 5 Stars
The Krups 203-42 is a great grinder for the price. I read several reviews of people complaining that it made the coffee too fine. It does if you grind it too long. If you read the instructions it tells you not to grind for more than 20 seconds because the heat generated by the blades burns the beans and has an adverse affect on the taste of the coffee. I grind for 15 seconds and it's perfect for the cone, filter, pour process I use. If I had a percolator I'd grind for 10 seconds. Expresso, I'd try 15 seconds, stop for 15 seconds and try another 10. That way I wouldn't burn the beans. Just read the instructions and adapt as needed.
I always turn it upside down at the end, press for a second and get the ground beans in the lid. That way there's no spilling grounds.
The grinder looks good and has a nice feel.
Customer Review: Better than Cuisinart
Summary: 4 Stars
Bought the Cuisinart DCG-12BC for Christmas 2008. Lasted less than 6 months just like alot of other reviewers said. The motor burned out....was used only maybe 4 times a week. I like the big stainless steel "removable" bowl on the Cuisinart, the look of it, pretty much everything except the fact that the motor is garbage. And without question the grind is far superior on the Krups. I didn't know any better because the Cuisinart was my first grinder but hands down the Krups is better. I DO NOT like the small bowl on the Krups nor do I like not having a removeable bowl, so it is much more of a pain to clean. Hopefully it will last much longer than 6 months. I guess we'll see. Also seems to have much more static cling than the cuisinart. All the above being said, I would rate the Krups a "good buy".....Customer Review: Not for espresso?
Summary: 4 Stars
I love this product; I've used it for many years, and I just bought another one after the old one finally broke down (problem with a bearing, I think; it got much too loud). However, I'm unhappy that I didn't know in advance (from their advertising, etc.) that, at least per the fine print in their instructions (which I almost didn't read), this grinder should not be used for espresso made in pump-type machines -- something to do with dust/powder in the machine. Somewhat related to this, I think, is that beans should not be ground in this grinder for more than 20 seconds. Krups sells a different grinder for beans for espresso. Who knew?! I'll continue to use the 203-42 model for that purpose, as I always have, but I wish I'd known about this earlier, so I thought I'd pass it on. Happy grinding!Customer Review: The supreme coffee grinder!
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased my Krups coffee grinder in the late 1980s, and it was still working until recently (the only problem was where the cord attached to the grinder. I had to jiggle it around to work the grinder). I intended to suffer through the problem, but my husband threw it away and bought a Braun coffee grinder. The Braun does not grind as finely as the Krups, and its capacity is less as well. I have also tried the Braun grinder that deposits the grounds into a detachable reservoir. Again, the grounds aren't ground finely enough, nor are they uniform in size. The Krups, in my experience, has been the best!Addendum: I switched to a conical burr grinder by Solis, and I have to say, I am a total convert. The Krups is still a good grinder for the price, but the burr grinder is the way to go!
Customer Review: Small and convenient
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had this grinder for a couple of weeks now, and I'm using it exclusively on coffee beans, for drip coffee.
Pros:
- it's small (doesn't consume tons of precious counter space)
- it works well
- it's very easy to operate. Can't be easier, really.
- it's black (think about it - what's the color of coffee? do you want a grinder in any other color?)
- it's inexpensive
Cons:
- not that easy to clean. Ground coffee sticks, face it. I haven't found a good way to clean this grinder. The blade doesn't come off, so using a dry or wet paper towel works only so so (you're likely to leave piece of the towel in there, yuck).
- doesn't grind very uniformly. Most of the grind is of the same size, but there's always a few chunks of beans left.