Krups Fast Touch 203

I bought this for grinding spices. The price is good, with free shipping, and the grinding compartment seems superior to my old Cuisinart. With my old grinder, the mostly plastic blade disintegrated after… limited use. Nothing worse then ground plastic in your food. As with every grinder I've used, for coffee or spices, there's a static buildup and the grounds prefer to stay in the grounds compartment. Not really sure how to prevent that. A paint brush type of tool helps to remove all of the contents, but some do tend to remain. As such, I would not use a grinder for both spices and coffee. The blade seems to be mostly metal, which hopefully translates to an extended blade life.

expand

collapse

This is a powerful grinder. It has nice readings on the side that are helpful if you can figure out what they actually mean. You can definitely grind enough coffee for your average 10 pot coffee pot.… However, I find using this a bit annoying. The lid fits firmly. If you are someone who gets the grounds out by turning the grinder upside down and then putting the lid on, realize that you better be sure you're done. The plastic lid is - ironically - too well made, meaning that there is no going back once you drip out the coffee. It is also very easy to get coffee on the sides of the the lid such that the lid doesn't fit smoothly as you re-attch the lid. It's functional. It works. In fact, we've had this one for over 4 years with no problem. It grinds really well. But is there anything special about this grinder? Eh...

expand

collapse