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Originally posted by djmcmath
Ok, this isn't a troll, despite the fact that it may look that way, but I just don't get it. I mean, I love my espresso an' all, and I can tell the difference between Safeway beans and Kona when I make my coffee, and I can tell the difference between a good grind and a bad one, but I just don't understand how a $400 grinder will do anything that a $100 grinder won't. The technology, ultimately, is pretty simple, and has existed for hundreds of years. Are there modern innovations that make the grind a totally different thing? Is there some level of precision and quality control just orders of magnitude above the rest that makes the $400 grinder "worth it," while the $100 grinder is just mediocre? Aside from the relative inconsistency of it, is there anything _wrong_ with the $10 grinder from Target? Tabs? Pat S? Evren? Isabo?
Dan
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I read an interview with one of the taster/buyers from Peets. He said the spinning blade type grinders do not offer a consistent grind. He said any type of burr grinder, whether electrical or mechanical would perform beautifully. He said a cheap burr grinder would perform quite adequately.