Others say...

"Decent starter grinder for drip or press coffee - but NOT for exspresso . Spend more and get a nice grinder!"
I have owned mine for about 8+ years or so, so I feel that I've got a pretty good notion of what this machine will do. It's certainly better than a cheap blade grinder, and so ok for making drip coffee.

Like "a consumer" said - it IS possible to easily tweak it. I just did mine as I like a coarser grind and typically do press pot coffee. This machine will ALWAYS produce a certain amount of dust. Even when it was new this was true. So, for best results, it's not really all that great a machine.

Ideally, you want to grind only the coffee that you are about to brew/press etc. By percentage there will be less dust in a longer grind - say the max 12 cups vs 2-4 cups. So, if you are interested in making espresso, or really good coffee, you really should invest in a proper piece of equipment.

Per the wonderful experts on coffee geek, you can NOT get a quality new starter grinder for anything less than about $100 (Breville, Baratza, etc). If you wish to be serious about making a great espresso at home, please consider spending more like $150-200 as your starting point. Brands like Gaggia, Rocky, Mazzer, etc will be your friend.

Making really good espresso at home is NOT trivial. There are many factors that go into it, from having very fresh beans just roasted a short time ago, storing them properly, grinding them with precision, tamping the cup - there is some art to this and takes practice, and them pulling the shot with a good machine and quality water.

Spend some time at coffee geek, read a lot and decide if you really want to get into it. I've known a few people that blew $500+ on equipment and then took more than a few months to get their technique down. Personally, I have a wonderful spot near me that makes KILLER espressos and carries amazing small batch custom roasts, so I've more or less given up on making a "god shot" of espresso at home. But I do make a mean cup of coffee. A digital thermometer helps to ensure that I'm using water at the right temperature.

Best of luck!!!

Jeff


"Works great"
I'm not one to buy something and then write a review the same week. Having said that we've had this item for about 1 year and it has performed admirably. My wife is a traveling RN and I am a recording/performing artist and itinerate worship leader which means we are constantly traveling. In fact we move about every 13 weeks. So, I bought it in Johnson City, TN moved it to Harrisonburg, VA, then Fayetteville, NC and then Alexadria, VA and it has never once given us a bit of trouble. Now we are coffee snobs and use a french press exclusively and this grinder gives us a much better result than our old blade grinder. I would definately recommend this item to anyone who cares about their coffee!

"wouldn't recommend it"
Product does a poor job of grinding coffee fine enough for either press or filter process. Grinds fast but rather course, generally I have had to run it through twice and it is still too course.

"coffee lover"
I love this coffee burr grinder. I especially like the way you can take the burr grinder and clean it each time you use it. I believe anybody that likes this kind of coffee grinder will like this one.

"Messy machine"
I've had my Pavoni burr grinder for over a month now. Try as I might, I get ground coffee and coffee dust on the counter, on my hands, and in the sink (over which I transfer it to the filter basket) every time I use it. It spits a fine coffee dust during grinding since there's not a tight seal around the ground coffee catcher. Ground coffee doe not come out easily since there is an electrostatic charge generated that makes coffee stick to the catcher. I'm not sure if the grind selector is even effective: I get both fine and coarse coffee regardless.