Delonghi Stainless Steel Dedica Coffee Grinder KG521M

I like how large the bean hopper is, the easy to read led screen, cup and grind adjustment, and love the portafilter adaptor to make my esspresso.

The only set back is so messy

This coffee grinder I have had for several yrs. It does ok but it is messy. I think it is ok.

I've had my Dedica 521KG for 18 months and the only thing that's not held up is the little retainer clip that holds the rubber cap on the grind collecting chamber has fallen off. Also, one of the teeth on the hopper container was broken upon purchase but was replaced under warranty. It grinds beans and does so consistently! It's very loud. Apparently, according other reviews, it's larger than they were expecting. It has a decent weight to it, so you can be assured that that motor is hefty enough to hold up. I've used the grinder to make everything EXCEPT espresso (French press, aeropress, pourover, siphon, and moka pot) and I've always been able to find my coarseness setting that I like that gives consistent results. It does generate a good amount of static so make sure to put a few drops of water in with your beans. One nice feature is being able to select how many cups you want to grind, which reads out clearly on the LCD display. Now, I of course brew by weight, not by whatever this machine considers to be a cup so I've experimented around with a spreadsheet and found that 1 cup = 4g of coffee at the finest end of the scale but 1 cup = 10g at the French Press coarsest end. This does mean I have to do a bit of math in the morning to figure how out how many grams I want, when I'd rather prefer to be able to dial the number of grams in directly. The burr is easy to remove and comes with a cleaning brush so I find myself cleaning the machine out pretty much every week because I find it satisfying.

It stopped grinding efficiently and does not grind espresso any longer

Returned it was used

Snyggt design som matchar De’Longhi Expressomaskinen men kvarnen sprutar tyvärr en del kaffe ut på bordet så man får hålla ett finger för springan över kaffefiltret

Very good product, if you make some modification. You need change 2 original metal seals on rotor to one rubber seal 1/2 inch and 1,8 -2 mm . And it work's perfect and smooth, amazing crema espresso. Thanks

Ayant une machine DELONGHI avec uniquement un percolateur pour café moulu, café en dosette ESE (en papier compressé à ne pas confondre avec celles de MALONGO qui ne sont pas compatibles), j'ai opté pour ce moulin qui permet un réglage précis de la mouture pour les expressos, pour le café à cafetière à piston ou café filtre. Vous avez un adaptateur/repose percolateur pour moudre 1 ou deux tasses de café expresso ainsi qu'un pot pour moudre 250g de café en grain pour ensuite le mettre au réfrigérateur. Il y a aussi le réglage de la force du café : Doux-Normal-Fort Un petit bémol tout de même, aucun effort de fait comme chez tous les fabricants de moulins de ce type : il est bruyant. Je n'ose pas me faire un café à 1h du matin de peur de réveiller mes voisins (immeuble) !! Sinon RAS

The first one I received was faulty. The motor ran but did not connect to the grinder mechanism. I contacted Amazon on a Saturday and requested a return and replacement and printed out return labels for Hermes to collect from my home. The next day, Sunday, my replacement arrived in perfect working order. Phenomenal service from Amazon. Hermes collected on Monday. Now for the revue. The combination of this grinder and my De Longhi EC685 coffee maker is now making the best coffee I have ever tasted at home. The KG521 grinder is stylish and appears to be well built. It is so simple to use. It is not at all messy when grinding and virtually no static. If you like an intense full flavoured espresso with a lovely crema, then set the grinder to minimum, set the strength selector to strong and you won't be disappointed. I have not tried it with other settings as my choice is espresso. I am using Neapolitan high dark roast beans, it's just like being in an Italian café.

Il macina caffè è una vera e propria torretta d'appostamento, i chicchi di caffè non hanno scampo, la macina avviene per gravità, passando i chicchi dalla tazza superiore alla "trivella" e poi alla tazza di raccoglimento che si può chiudere ermeticamente col tappo in silicone in dotazione, dalla grana più fine a quella più grossa si comporta egregiamente, se siete amanti del caffè appena macinato, che offre il massimo delle fragranze contenute, non potete spendere meno, e affidarvi su marchi da 30 euro o giù di li, questo detto se consumate molto caffè ed avete bisogno di una tazza da 250-300gr di caffè, se vi regalano miscele speciali che sono sempre in grani, per non perdere il bouquet, questo robot sarà il vostro totem. Consiglio di abbinarlo ad una macchina espresso a miscela di discreta qualità(Gaggia Viva Deluxe esempio).