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Thread Number: 86714
/ Tag: Small Appliances
Vintage Kitchen-Aid Coffee Grinders - are they good? |
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| Post# 1112965 3/28/2021 at 07:01 (1,124 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN) | ||
An image showed up in today's "Pic of the day" slide, a Kitchen Aid coffee grinder from the 50s.
I was wondering, as a grinder, are they any good? Thanks
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| Post# 1113016 , Reply# 1 3/28/2021 at 13:59 (1,124 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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They're awesome! Before re-doing the downstairs kitchen, Rich had one on the counter all the time and used it for vac pots as well as French press! Almost indestructible, and easy to clean by running dry rice through it!
Chuck | ||
| Post# 1113017 , Reply# 2 3/28/2021 at 14:06 (1,124 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
Avoid the repro
I had a reproduction one, and it was impossible to get the grind I needed. The setting dial appears to have a wide range of options, but it still didn't have the control I was looking for in a burr grinder. I resold it.
Now, I buy Cafe Bustello espresso grind. It makes good coffee in the Sunbeam C30, Chemex, Krups Espresso Nova and moka pots. Sarah | ||
| Post# 1113087 , Reply# 4 3/28/2021 at 23:16 (1,123 days old) by Awooff (Peoria, Illinois) | ||
Avoid the repro | ||
Post# 1113140 , Reply# 5 3/29/2021 at 15:39 (1,123 days old) by RP2813  (Sannazay) |
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 My big beef with the repro types are that they spew the grounds all over the counter. I don't know what causes this, but I've seen this same complaint from others on line. I like their look, heft, and ease of adjustment for different grinds, but they have to work properly or why own one.
Several years ago Nate advised me that the '60s/'70s KA burr grinders didn't spew. I found one on ebay and it's been grinding for me ever since, no spewing -- it drops the grounds into the catcher just as it should. The hopper is smoked plastic and not removable, and the grind adjustment is on the bottom of the machine, but unlike the spewing, those issues are manageable. | ||
| Post# 1113141 , Reply# 6 3/29/2021 at 16:19 (1,123 days old) by sarahperdue (Alabama) | ||
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Spewing | ||
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Post# 1113323 , Reply# 7 3/31/2021 at 08:37 (1,121 days old) by Paulg (My sweet home... Chicago) |
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Have both, my opinion.
I’ve used the original (old version) grinder with great results. Someone gifted me with the reproduction grinder and indeed it intermittently sprays you with coffee grounds. It’s as if the motor goes into hyper-drive and then sandblasts you with coffee. I kept my reproduction grinder for parts only.
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