I love freshly ground coffee for every cup of coffee and this little Brillante coffee maker is a quick way to get the ground coffee I need. The grinder has basically four parts. A handle that slips over but is not tightened to a 5-sided post on the top, the top reservoir where you put in the beans, the inside grinder , and the bottom part of the body is the cup that collects the ground coffee. Because the handle does not fasten but merely slips onto the post it is on, it can come off while grinding if you are not paying attention to what is going on.
The grinder does a perfect job of grinding my coffee beans. It will grind fine much better than coarse. That is fairly typical of this style of grinder. This is not intended to be used for grinding a lot of coffee beans at a time, It's more suited to simply grinding a cup of coffee's worth of beans at a time. Overall I like this. It's quick and easy. Would be great for travel as its portable .
Product Question:
The Brillante BR-MCG-SS1 manual coffee grinder is ready whether your preferred brewing method is pour over, French press, espresso or Turkish. You can even use it for grinding some types of spices instead if you like. It's intended for coffee but if you'd like to use it as a spice grinder you'll find it useful for that as well. The grinder has a ceramic conical style burr which is easily adjustable using the knob attached to the ceramic burr (on the underside of the hopper).
The adjustment has handy "clicks" to help you keep track of your favorite grind setting. The hopper has a capacity of approx. 38 grams / 6 Tbsp so you'll be able to grind enough coffee beans for 2 people (i.e. 2 mugs) in about 1 minute 20 seconds. The sturdy, stainless steel body of the grinder gives it a clean, polished look and helps avoid the static build up you'll find in some of the plastic bodied grinders. It is also slim and lightweight so it's a great travel coffee grinder to pack on your adventures.
SPECS: Diameter of body: 1.89 in / 48mm - Total length: 7.5 in / 190.5mm
Weight: 8.95 ounces / 254 grams
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00W1SMK98
I received this product in exchange for my honest unbiased review. However the opinions are my own.
The grinder does a perfect job of grinding my coffee beans. It will grind fine much better than coarse. That is fairly typical of this style of grinder. This is not intended to be used for grinding a lot of coffee beans at a time, It's more suited to simply grinding a cup of coffee's worth of beans at a time. Overall I like this. It's quick and easy. Would be great for travel as its portable .
Product Question:
- CAN I ADJUST THE GRIND SIZE? - Yes, the grinder adjusts quickly and easily to grind for multiple brewing methods such as: espresso, pour over, french press/plunger, percolator or Turkish.
- HOW FAST DOES IT GRIND? - That depends on the person grinding (of course!) however you can expect to grind about 38 grams of coffee to pour over level fineness in 1 min 20 sec. Stated by approximate volume that is about 6 tablespoons of whole beans ground in 1 min 20 sec (enough to serve 2 people)
- IS IT LOUD? - No, it's really quite tame. You'll find it MUCH quieter than grinding with an electric grinder and it's even better than some of the other popular manual grinders.
- IS IT HARD TO CRANK? - Actually it's pretty easy. The grinder is slim for easy gripping and the crank handle is long enough to give you good leverage for a smooth and easy grind. Some of the difficulty depends on your coffee beans but the grinder does it's part to make things go smoothly.
The Brillante BR-MCG-SS1 manual coffee grinder is ready whether your preferred brewing method is pour over, French press, espresso or Turkish. You can even use it for grinding some types of spices instead if you like. It's intended for coffee but if you'd like to use it as a spice grinder you'll find it useful for that as well. The grinder has a ceramic conical style burr which is easily adjustable using the knob attached to the ceramic burr (on the underside of the hopper).
The adjustment has handy "clicks" to help you keep track of your favorite grind setting. The hopper has a capacity of approx. 38 grams / 6 Tbsp so you'll be able to grind enough coffee beans for 2 people (i.e. 2 mugs) in about 1 minute 20 seconds. The sturdy, stainless steel body of the grinder gives it a clean, polished look and helps avoid the static build up you'll find in some of the plastic bodied grinders. It is also slim and lightweight so it's a great travel coffee grinder to pack on your adventures.
SPECS: Diameter of body: 1.89 in / 48mm - Total length: 7.5 in / 190.5mm
Weight: 8.95 ounces / 254 grams
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00W1SMK98
I received this product in exchange for my honest unbiased review. However the opinions are my own.