Saturday, September 3, 2011

Sunbeam EM0480 - Grinder Review


My thoughts - budget grinder and does an okay job. It's has an acceptable speed for home usage (I dont have exact times; I think it's slightly ahead of the mazzer mini) but it is also VERY messy. It's full of static so you end up with 1/2 your grind on the kitchen bench. It also retains a fair bit of coffee within the chute which causes a bit of clumping (you really need to clean this grinder every 2 weeks).

Positives:
  • Came free with the EM6910
  • Metal body
  • Conical burrs
  • Cool flick switch
  • Rubber mat
  • Easy to disassemble for cleaning

Negatives:
  • Grind quality and consistency is pretty average. The grinder will grind fine enough to choke the machine, but it is very hard to get a good extraction. Results in the cup is pretty good compared with the Solis Maestro, but very average when compared with the Mazzer Mini.
  • Plastic internals
  • The conical burrs are housed in a plastic burr carrier and the axle has lots of lateral movement
  • Stepped grind adjustment
  • Ground beans build up within the grinder
  • Noisy
  • Heat builds up quite quickly when grinding 100g of beans


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