Choosing between espresso grinders.

[Kjfarrow1986]

Hello!
Please help me choose between these "entry" level espresso grinders: The Bodum Bistro Electric and the Cuisinart DBM-8 Supreme Grind. I read the review on both, and the Cuisinart is highly rated on multiple websites include Amazon. The only thing that I am hearing is that it does not last, and people are running into issues. It is the cheaper of the two, but I am willing to spend the extra money, if the Bodum is that much better and reliable.

Thanks in Advance,

Kevin

 

[shadow745]

Honestly neither of those will really cut it for decent espresso range grinding. Ignore most Amazon reviews as majority of them are a promotional joke at best. That Cuisinart is a waste that crushes at high RPM and leaves dust/boulders and a ton of static. Never used the Bodum, but haven't read much positive about it. For that price range I can recommend the Capresso Infinity. It doesn't have a lot of usable fine grind range, but it's doable. What machine do you use? If your machine has a pressurized system it won't require a great grind quality, which is pretty much what that sort of thing is designed for. If you're OK with a hands-on approach you can find a decent manual grinder for not a lot more expense.