How to Buy the Best Electric Coffee Grinder at the Best Price

If you're a true coffee aficionado then an electric coffee grinder is a must have appliance for you to own. It's widely known that freshly ground coffee tastes so much better than pre-ground coffee. A home coffee grinder makes the coffee experience so much better. Now, before you run out and get one there are several things to consider.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Understand how you will use the electric coffee grinder.

1. 
   Krups Electric Coffee Grinder

   First off decide on the type of electric coffee grinder you want. There are two types..
   
   A blade home coffee grinder uses (you guessed it) a blade to grind the coffee. This type is much cheaper buy you have little control over the fineness of the grind.
   
   The burr electric coffee grinder actually grinds the coffee, this type is more expensive but is generally accepted as being far superior to the blade home coffee grinder. With the burr electric coffee grinder you have total control over the fineness of the grind.

2. 
   A Powerful Home Coffee Grinder!

   Next thing to consider is the power, an electric coffee grinder can run from 150 to about 300 watts. Generally the more coffee you need to grind at once (one cup versus 10 cups for example). The less powerful home coffee grinders can jam or burn out if taxed too heavily.

3. 
   A Nice Electric Coffee Grinder!

   If you intend to grind several days of coffee beans at once than choose an electric coffee grinder with a larger hopper. Some of the largest home coffee grinders can hold a 1/4 pound of coffee.

4. 
   Burr style Electric Coffee Grinder

   Make sure the electric coffee grinder has some form of canister for the newly ground coffee, if it doesn't you'll need to provide one.

5. 
   Another fine Home Coffee Grinder

   For the largest electric coffee grinders make sure it has an auto off feature, if it doesn't you'll have to stand there and wait for it to finish or risk a motor burnout.

6. When you're ready to choose a new electric coffee grinder make sure to check out electric coffee grinder reviews from sites such as ConsumerSearch, ConsumerReports or even Amazon. These sites offer honest home coffee grinder reviews from real consumers that can help you in your search for the best electric coffee grinder.

Tips & Warnings

• Purchase a burr home coffee grinder for the best results!
• Make sure the electric coffee grinder you choose has a storage bin, unless you intend to provide your own.
• Don't purchase an electric coffee grinder that is too weak for the amount of coffee you intend to grind

Resources

• Krups Fast Touch Coffee Grinders, 4 1/2 Stars, Under $20!
• Capresso Infinity Conical Burr Grinders
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[amberdawn]

on 5/3/2009 Using a coffee grinder is CRITICAL for brewing good coffee at home. Thanks for the tips.