KitchenAid Pro Line Burr Coffee Grinder – Onyx Black

Last Updated on Tuesday, 6 April 2010 04:40 Written by bjcoffee Tuesday, 6 April 2010 04:40

Few grinders have elicited the decadent pleasure that our team got from the KitchenAid Pro Line Burr Coffee Grinder – Onyx Black. The KitchenAid was an otherworldly experience that made us want to set aside other grinders and just keep making grounds with it.

Hyperbolic, perhaps. But this grinder is an expensive unit, and worth every penny. KitchenAid boldly points out a few features that burr coffee grinder connoisseurs drool over–450 RPMs, glass bean hopper and bin, all metal grinding mechanism, and 15 different grind settings. If this does not mean anything to you, this translates into low heat to prevent flavor loss, great anti-static features, quality parts that will last for years, and a setting for all your needs from espresso to Turkish coffee.

Virtually all burr grinders will give you a good grind–this one is no exception. The difference lies in the extras. Is the unit easy to clean? Does it provide many grind settings? Will it last a long time? Often grinders provide plastic carafes and bean hoppers. This reduces the cost, but can greatly increase static, which makes cleaning the unit every day a challenge. Often a unit can substitute plastic for metal in the grinder construction–another cost cutting measure, but then the unit will not last as long.

So, if you are asking yourself, is this unit worth the cost, our answer is a resounding yes. If you want to buy a grinder that will work for a long, long time, and make your every day use easy and even fun, the KitchenAid does all this exceptionally well. You will pay more than for the average grinder, but you will save time and money in the long run.

The bottom line–this is a great grinder. If you are willing to pay a little more, you will not be sorry!