KitchenAid BCG111ER Blade Coffee Grinder, 4 oz, Empire Red

Broke after 1 minute of use

Never worked and the seller didn’t want to refund as they are “just the seller” and not the manufacturer. It is probably a fake product too

I did quite a bit of research before purchasing this coffee mill. Even the expensive brands seemed to have poor reviews and the two main complaints in those reviews (not grinding all the beans and leaving chunks, and being too messy because there was not a removable cup) are NOT an issue with this model as far as I can tell. I've owned this about three weeks and couldn't be more pleased, in fact it exceeded every expectation. When I saw the blades for the first time, I assumed it was going to also leave some chucks of unground beans in the receptacle. Never has it done that. The grind is perfectly even and fine. I was also surprised that it is relatively quiet when grinding. This unit is VERY easy to clean and not messy because the receptacle lifts out and you empty that into the coffee filter rather than turning over the whole unit. Plus, both the grinding receptacle and the lid can be washed so you could easily switch from grinding coffee beans one day to grinding some peppercorns the next. You could never do that with a coffee grinder that didn't have a lift-out receptacle that you could throw in the dishwasher because there would be residual flavor in the receptacle. I have not tried grinding spices with it, but judging on how well it works with whole coffee beans I think it would do fine. I expected to like this unit, but thought I would have some of the same issues that other folks had experienced like the receptacle being somewhat difficult to lift out, or the lid getting covered with grounds. Honestly, each time I have used it the receptacle has been a piece of cake to lift out, I've had zero trouble with that. And even when I fill the receptacle full to grind a lot of beans I have yet to get the clear lid dirty with grinds. I realize I'm praising this thing to the point where it sounds perfect, but since I love it so far I really can't think of a negative. It's attractive on the counter too. Update June 16, 2012 : Still 100% happy with this purchase. Even when I fill the reservoir full with beans and grind a lot at once, it never leaves any unground beans. Not even a small chunk remains, there is just a perfectly smooth, fine grind. And it grinds a full reservoir extremely fast (in mere SECONDS). I've put the removable reservoir in the dishwasher several times so far, no problem. I don't wash it every day. I wash it about once a week. I've never had loose grounds on the countertop and it's never made a mess, so I'm unsure why some reviews seem to say it made a mess. I'm being fully honest that I cannot think of a single thing that I dislike about this appliance. P.S. I don't put the clear acrylic top in the dishwasher. It's never dirty so I've never washed the lid, just the stainless steel bean reservoir.

Compared to my old coffee grinder, the KitchenAid is quiet. It's also extremely well made and is very attractive. It produces a perfect grind with fresh coffee beans, which is the main thing I was looking for. I haven't used it for anything else, although I guess you can also grind up all many of other types of beans, spices, nuts, etc. The only thing that continues to bug me about coffee grinders (in general) is they don't put a some sort of non-stick coating on the inside, to prevent the ground up coffee from sticking to the grinding container. You have to use the handle end of a spoon or something else, to break loose the ground up coffee. My previous grinder had that same issue, and I can only assume that a coating of some sort is just not desirable (for whatever reason). I'm actually thinking about getting a hand grinder to try out, since they all seem to be VERY highly rated. Given how quiet this grinder is, how nice it looks and that it matches my KitchenAid coffee maker (they look very nice next to each other), I gave this one 5 stars. I still wish they put some sort of coating on the inside to help prevent the coffee from sticking. No big deal though, as it's easy to break loose.

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This product stoped working after 2 months. I contacted the seller and their reply was this: "Dear Sir/Ma'am, Apologies for the inconvenience, The model of coffee grinder you are having is out of India model so this product we are unable to provide the service not under warranty or chargeable basis. Kindly contact where you have purchased it they will assist you with that." So this product does not have any technical support in India. Not worth buying it.

Love this product works perfectly, nice coffee grind and easy to use