Others say...

"It was great - at first."
I've had this grinder for 10 months now. Use it often and always keep it very clean, including the grinding mechanism. At first it was great, grinding beans to a fine powder for espresso. Slowly but surely this "fine powder" is becoming more course with each time I use it. I just called DeLonghi customer service and was told that the burr grinders were probably worn out and that the machine cannot be repaired because they don't make parts for it.

"DeLonghi Coffee Grinder"
I am very disappointed in this coffee grinder. It has never worked properly and takes an inordinate amount of time to grind some coffee beans. It worked the first few times I used it and now it works occassionally - I think the coffee grinds interfere with the contacts. I have gone back to using a standard grinder and my DeLonghi grinder sits on the counter.

"ARRRRGGH!!!"
In 30 years, this is the absolute worst coffee grinder I have ever owned!! We bought this as a replacement for our 8 year old capresso which had seen a lot mileage and finally died. We thought we would try something new and different and frnakly bought this one because it looks cool...this is why I give it 1 star. Everything else about the grinder stinks out the wazzoo.
I dont know what the guy before me was talking about in his review. He must have been confused with this machine. As you can read from others, this machine cannot perform! After 6 grinding sessions, less than 1 week, the machine died and now is a trendy looking piece of trash sitting on my countertop. We contacted customer service (7 calls so far) waiting 10 -15 minutes each time. We are told that the unit is on back order from the factory overseas. It has been 2 months of waiting with no help from Delonghi.
Amazon should remove this product from their web site. Delonghi should trash the product and issue refunds. PLEASE, PLEASE, SAVE YOURSELVES FROM THIS DISASTER. Go to starbucks, heck, go to walmart, anything is better than this horrible device........I want my money back!


"No Complaints After Several Years"
I'm very surprised at how many negative reviews this has. Unless DeLonghi has substantially changed something about this model, I would highly recommend it. I've had mine for several years, and it's still going strong.

I only grind beans for drip coffee - no espresso and no french press. Of course, you can't grind an exact measure of coffee using the strange dial settings (mine is labeled alphabetically). I just use a coffee scoop (one tbsp?) to measure the beans into the grinder, then use the scoop to measure the grounds. Two level tbsp. of beans make a tad more than three tbsp. of ground coffee. Any excess grounds stay sealed in the hopper. If you're using a bean with an extremely high oil content, you might sometimes have to shake or tap the grinder to move the beans down into the burr wheel.

I have had the grinder stop working twice because the burr wheel needed to be cleaned. Since I've been running it almost every day for several years, I figure that's not too bad. I use a small bottle-type brush to clean it. Mine doesn't make any mess, and for the few seconds I use it every morning, it isn't too loud. All in all, I am very pleased with mine.

"works great for about 2 months"
truly terrible product. Great style, but no substance. I got one and loved it, so a month later I ordered one for a friend. Mine completely died at the 2nd month, then my friend's died right on the same schedule. Thing is fussy when it does work, jams and clogs frequently. Spend your money on anything but this--amazon should stop carrying this lousy product, and I would like my money back for both of them. I think blade vs. burr grinding is not distinguishable in taste, but I just wanted a grinder with a bean hopper. This one is terrible. Makes me certain to avoid all DeLonghi products in the future, too.