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I looked at a lot of bean grinders at the time, and everyone seemed to want me to buy one of the Italian units. Instead I bought the KitchenAid one, glass coffee bowl (no static), was inexpensive (Costco online) and works perfectly.It was out of production around the time I bought mine ... I think for about $80 ... but it's back in the catalog now. Highly recommended; it grinds my expresso and my drip grind beans with a quick turn of the dial. Fully adjustable burrs.This One:
That's a good unit, but it's not $80... about $250
I've never seen my buddy load his portafiliter from the grinder. Isn't a standard portafilter much smaller than the the opening of the Kitchen Aid?
Please report back after doing a double blind test!... and to RPM, if that Kitchen Aid is loud I'd hate to compare to my Gaggia- which sounds like a jet taking off.
I had the Kitchen Aid for a couple of years. It is very overpriced considering how coarse the adjustment is and how inconsistent the grind is. It tends to have a higher content of powdery fines mixed with the coarser grinds for pour over or french press.For the same price I would check out a Baratza Virtuoso. I have two of the similar, but discontinued, Baratza Preciso grinders and they are consistent and have about 3x the precision of grind size adjustment compared to the Kitchen Aid. Baratza also sells replacement parts for just about everything in the grinder. With the Kitchen Aid I couldn't find any replacement parts.More info on objective review of coffee grinders here: http://thesweethome.com/reviews/the-best-coffee-grinder/
If anyone has a Silva the best improvement you can make is to add a PID controller, the temperature with the Silvia is all over the place, with the PID it's rock steady and gives you a more consistent shot. I got mine from Auber Instruments:http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=6
Thanks Philistine! I checked out Auber instruments and got a PID for my Gaggia Classic. This was a great improvement similar to getting the Mazzer Mini grinder a few years back. Espresso is much more consistent. Your new espresso machine, however, seems in a different league.