Secura Electric Burr Coffee Grinder Mill, Adjustable Cup Size, 17 Fine to Coarse Grind Size Settings for Drip, Percolator, French Press and Turkish Coffee Makers, Black Onyx

It's worth noting that this is not a true burr grinder but rather a false burr grinder. There's a lot of explanations online, but this functions more so like a blade grinder than a conical burr grinder. That being said, you won't be able to find an electric conical burr grinder at this price point.For what it is, it isn't bad. It's tiny and has a small footprint and has okay build quality. The removal inner "burr" makes it easier to clean.In terms of grinding it's about what you'd expect for the price. You'll be getting a lot of fines and general inconsistencies. It's not going to be a huge step up from a blade grinder, but it's not awful.In the long run, you're probably better off saving up for a Baratza, Capresso, or OXO. In the meantime it'd be way more worth your time to just grind your coffee at the store once a week.

We have had it for over a month now and it has worked great for making coffee grounds. We have a regular drip coffee maker, French press, and a cold brew carafe and it has been able to make grounds for them all. This is our first burr grinder and very pleased with it so far.

I'm so disappointed. I bought this model because of the ability to clean all of the surfaces. I had previously had a Cuisinart Supreme Grind Automatic Burr Mill which worked well for years but had no way to clean the actual grinding area. A major part of roasting and grinding my own coffee is to have it fresh, and there was invariably a stale taste. So I looked only at grinders with cleanable burrs. There were several identical brands of this grinder so I chose the least expensive.The problem is that clean taste isn't worth it if the ground coffee is practically powder, and that's all this mill produces. The coarsest setting is still mostly powder. I can't use my cone filter for a pot of coffee when the filter gets completely clogged up before I've poured 1/4 of the water in.Despite many good features this is a 'don't buy' grinder since it doesn't produce usable coffee. I'm returning mine.

Pros:Nice compact sizeEasy to use - one touch, shuts off automaticallyEasy to cleanWorks well, even grind, and ample grinding optionsNeutral:Noise level not an issue. Not too noisy or high pitched, even when run inside a smaller room (I have mine in my pantry). But don't expect it to be quiet, the motor makes some noise, but not more than expected!Cons:Really only ONE. It IS messy - which is the reason for only 3.5 stars! I read many reviews that stated it was messy, and others that described how they avoided the mess. So at this price I purchased it figuring the solutions I read to avoid the 'mess' seemed simple enough.Yes, I tap the sides before removing it to dump.Yes, I have tried dumping through the hole in back, leaving the lid on. It is actually neater and more efficient (except setting the lid down, which makes it's own little mess) to dump via a corner with lid off. With lid on, it is difficult to pour it all out.I have tried tapping it down on counter, with lid on, covering hole with hand before dumping. This makes for a less messy 'pour' but a mess is left on counter because during grinding, apparently not all grounds go into the container, some stick to outside and outer bottom. Which brings up another point... sometimes enough ground coffee builds up on the black 'platform' where the container sits to catch the ground coffee that you can't slide the container back on w/o having to scoop coffee grinds away!I have tried setting basket in sink to do the dumping that way. This is the least messy, but least convenient for me since my coffee set up is in the pantry, not in kitchen beside sink.Beware, if you dump directly into the filter sitting in the basket, in the coffee maker, no matter how careful, grounds end up on edge of maker up above the basket and can slide into your coffee pot. I still do this, because, well, it is convenient to be able to do so and not many grounds end up in pot. I now don't bother tapping down, even though quite a bit of coffee sticks to the upper corner/inside of container, I just grind a tiny bit more than I need and clean the container from time to time. (Cleaning it completely daily doesn't change things). This is the least messy, but not mess free. Perhaps NO option is mess free if you grind your own daily unless it is an integral part of a coffee maker and grinds directly into filter basket?My thought is that the only way to avoid most of the mess (I don't mind a few grounds escaping!) You would make up a whole batch for the week (which could be more than several 'grind sessions' depending on # of coffee drinkers you have), and dump into a container much bigger than the grinder container, so you can be sure any residual mess also falls into the bigger container. BUT, doesn't that defeat the purpose of grinding FRESH? In this case thinking I might as well grind it at the grocery as a good compromise and leave the mess there.This is only my second grinder, the first being the very inexpensive Mr. Coffee 12 cup IDS77-RB blade grinder I had purchased simply to see if I would PREFER fresh ground. The IDS77-RB did an okay job grinding and was a very clean pour (I RARELY had to even wipe up a few grinds, and when I did, it was because I was being careless). It was more hands on (you have to hold down button with quite a bit of pressure until it stops grinding based on the amount setting) and it was a little trickier getting the container off and back on... it was stubborn (took a bit of pressure) but had to be on 'just so' to work. With my arthritis, these two issues were difficult at times.

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  The first time I tried to adjust the coarseness setting, I thought it was difficult to spin. When I ground the coffee, it didn't come out coarse at all, even though I put it as close to O as it would allow. It also didn't grind anywhere near enough coffee for 8 cups, which is the setting I put it on. So I tried to adjust the coarseness, but it wouldn't budge. Today is no different. The coarse setting is stuck. I tapped it on the counter, literally just tapped it to try to loosen up whatever was making it not work. Then the motor died. I tried unplugging it, taking the lid on and off, making sure the cup for grounds was securely in place. This grinder is junk. We are going back to Cuisinart.Also worth mentioning is some of the reviews for the Secura grinder are not actually for this product. If you look at lower review ratings, you'll see that others have had the same problems I did.

This burr coffee grinder — which seems to be available under numerous rebrands from Chinese resellers — does not produce a consistent grind, and it's incredibly messy. The hopper holds very little; perhaps two coffee pots' worth of beans, a few ounces, and the grinder won't operate while it's being filled. Experimentation is necessary to set it up both for grind and quantity, since the controls are opaquely unhelpfully labeled and the manual is garbled as well. For French press, even when set to the coarsest setting (impossible to tell from the controls, but this was "0") it grinds inconsistently, producing both a smallish medium-coarse ground and a ton of fine chaff that gets everywhere instantly. Ultimately, rather than a nice cheap online option, it's really far worse than the also not-very-good and slightly more expensive grinders from name brands such as Mr. Coffee.