Dualit Burr Coffee Grinder 75002
from Dualit
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Category: Kitchen & Home
Model No: 75002
Release Date: 10/04/2003
Availability: dispatched within 24 hours
Index: Kitchen & Housewares
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Kitchen Shopper Price: £53.82
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Product Description The Dualit coffee grinder comes in professional-looking black and steel and has a bean capacity of 250g. Its one to ten portion control switch makes grinding more efficient if you want to make just one cup and it has a choice of settings, ranging from fine to coarse. Variable control from fine to coarse grind, automatic settings for 1-1- cups, stores 250g beans ready for grinding, black/silver finish Please Note: All electrical products sold by cookinstyle (InStyle Products Limited) are supplied with a UK 3 pin plug.
Excellent considering its flaws are all easily rectifiable!  Sent: 18 September 2008
I bought this grinder as the Starbucks Barista (it's REAL name is the Solis 116 - it gets re-badged by Dualit/Starbucks). I've had it for well over a year, and it is performing as well today as it was when I bought it.
So, in all a reliable great value for money grinder, whose misgivings can all be fixed as follows:
1. The 'it grinds to fine' or (as I have found when using it to get a decent espresso) 'it doesn't grind fine enough' problem can be fixed quite simply if you're willing to dismantle it - follow the excellent instructions that can be found by putting 'grinder tweaks' into google.
2. the static problem goes away if you 'earth' the ground outlet with a metal object - which means getting a teaspoon and rubbing it all over the machine (to neutralise the charge the coffee picks up in the tunnel). I do this every so often and don't get problems with static
3. the sliding out drawer can be fixed by wrapping a rubber band around the plastic 'tongue' that sits beneath the drawer. This provides enough friction to keep it in place.
My hope is that this may actually help some folk who experience these problems to enjoy their coffee more...
Life with my Dualit Burr Grinder Sent: 20 August 2008
Well I have had this grinder for about 2 weeks now and I have nothing but praise, before I use to grind my coffee beans using a blade type chopper which was doing the job ok until the blade went blunt and began heating the coffee grind as it chopped. So I began my search for a new one and after reading lots of reviews ,the way to go was with a burr grinder, it actually grinds the beans instead of chop and results in giving me a more robust tasting coffee full of flavour and body. I use a strong roast Italian and brew it on a stove top Bialetti Moka, the cheapest and probably the best way to make freash tasting coffee.The grinder isn't that noisy either compared with my old one, the one thing I will say to people who are thinking of buying this grinder is you will have to experiment with texture of the grind,its all depending on your personal taste,the finer the grind, stronger your coffee will be. Its also a little on the expenseive side compared to the other blade type grinders, but as burr grinders go it is one of the cheapest and as its a Dualit you can expect a long life. All in all a great grinder for the price which will give you a great cup of coffee in the morning.
Fantastic Piece of Equipment! Look No Further :) Sent: 25 July 2008
I just had to come on here and post a wee review of this grinder. I recieved it for my 30th birthday last week (i admit, i chose it then asked people to buy it for me!)
It's everything i expected and more. I've never had such great Crema on my espresso and this is down to the fantastic grind it gives. I've had the Krups grinder for the last 8 years and thought it was fine, i'm a bit of a coffee adict (fiend) and have gone from having a few good cups of strong filter coffee a day to three or four espresso's a day as they are just so darn good!
I don't use an electric coffee maker, i use the Presso hand drawn, rather green friendly coffee machine and this with the fantastic grind i'm getting is giving me superb shots!!!
One thing i'd better mention, it makes a HUGE difference if you get good coffee beans :) even the best supermarket fair trade beans dont compare to a good freshly roasted source (look about online and i'm sure you'll find places that deliver just like i did.)
Well, that's enough rambling, upshot is this machine rocks! You'll not be dissapointed if you get one.
PS, large grind is also totally fine, take my word on this! I scoured the internet for about a week looking to get the very best value for money on a grinder!
Well done Dualit!
Jamie
Grinds too fine Sent: 24 July 2008
This is a handsome machine and I prefer it to others I have owned. However, as another reviewer has stated, the machine only does fine grind. The variation is almost non-existent so it is useless for filter, percolater and arguably for cafetiere also. A really major design flaw imo..
No doubt the person who designed it doesn't actually know much about coffee.
Excellent Value Sent: 29 June 2008
This is my third grinder in about 10 years and it's the best. My first was cheap, noisy and minced the beans. The second was more expensive than the Dualit and was also noisy and very fiddly to use. I've had the Dualit for about six weeks and I'm really pleased with it. There are four things I particularly like. It's very quiet. It grinds the beans finer than either of my previous machines and this made a big difference to the flavour of the espresso. The grinding head is easy to remove and clean, which will help with long term reliability. And the sump which collects the grind is beautifully designed so that when you come to transfer the grind into the filter it sits neatly in your hand and there is no mess. Of course, I don't know how reliable it will be but these early signs are reassuring. It's well worth the price.
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Associated kitchen categories: Grinders & Roasters Small Appliances, Grinders & Roasters, coffee tea espresso, 75002, mill, coffee mill |
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