The best coffe grinders

And.... Is there an excellent one that is QUIET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a Bodum burr grinder, and while it works well, it is noisy, noisy, noisy!

Somehow, I assumed a burr grinder would be quiet. . .

Alan

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The Capresso Infinity grinders have a lot of good features for the money (about $90). Conical burrs, good grinding consistency, good range of grinds, and since they run at a lower speed, they're much quieter than many of the cheaper burr grinders, some of which sound like a turbine engine winding up to speed.

The one drawback of the Capresso, imo, is the fact that a good bit of ground coffee remains in the grinding chamber and exit chute when you're done grinding a batch. If you don't clean it out after each grind, that coffee will get stale, and be added to your next grind, and so on.

The design of the KitchenAid "Pro" grinder seems to minimize the length and complexity of the of the exit chute, dropping the ground coffee directly into a collection container. Of course, for about $100 more than the Capresso, it should be quite a bit more elegant.

The cheaper KitchenAid (around $100) is probably > I'm wanting to buy a decent coffee grinder and not being a coffee

Depends on how you plan to make coffee. For automatic drip, a standard "whirly-blade" grinder (Braun or Krups make good ones) will be just fine. If you use a French Press, then a good burr grinder is much more important. Burr grinders give you more even, consistent grind size since the beans pass through the burrs a single time. Blade grinders continually whack and the grind isn't as even, but it doesn't matter if you use a filter.

Personally, I have a Capresso Infinity 565 Chrome model which works great for my press pot. It's around $149, although they have a black plastic model that seems nearly identical for around $90.

Alex

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an excellent one that is QUIET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But a quality burr grinder will significantly increase the quality of drip coffee as well. You also need to get the water temperature right and make sure the extraction time is not too long or too short (vary with grind).

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there an excellent one that is QUIET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!