| | |  | Coffee Makers | Home » » Capresso 585.05 Disk Burr Grinder, Stainless Steel | | | | | | | Description: | | The Stainless Steel Disk Burr Grinder with handsome brushed stainless steel housing is the latest creation in Capresso's line of burr grinders. The grinder features an innovative vertical design which ensures that no ground coffee remains inside the grinder after use and minimizes static. It features an insulated grinder lid that makes it the lowest noise grinder in its class. | | | Features: | |
• Large 14-ounce bean container
• 17 Grind settings from espresso fine to French press coarse
• Extra safety: grinder operates only when bean container and ground coffee container lids are in place
• Separate On/Off switch, stop grinding at any time; Use for pulse grinding
• Internal power cord storage lets you retrieve the required amount of power cord.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 10.75 inches | | Product Weight:
| 4.1 pounds | | Package Length:
| 12.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 9.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 7.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 5.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 27 reviews |
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 this is a do not buyJun 27, 2010
Used three times and it does not grind anymore. Completely dead. I usually don't have problems with items.
 So far, so good!Jun 06, 2010
I'm happy with this grinder so far, and I've kissed a number of toads along the way to the point that I can say that. I do notice that the beans don't really drain into the burr very well, so if you put a few days' supply of beans in the hopper, you may need to encourage the beans toward the burr towards the end. But, after a few months of use, I've had very little issue with beans not feeding into the burr otherwise and none of the clogging that has been such a problem with other grinders. The basket that accepts the ground coffee fits very snugly into the grinder, and takes a tug to get it out sometimes ... but there is very little mess on the countertop at all when you pull it out, unlike many other grinders I've used. Not having any problems with the levers moving (as some others have experienced) and I don't find this one to be particularly noisy, either.
For the price, this grinder has been a pleasant surprise so far. But someone suggested something to me in an earlier review that I just noticed today ... and there is a point to this: if you really want a good grind and are serious about your coffee, the pro-sumer grinders (Rancilio, for example) are probably worth looking at. You pay a lot more, but that might end the search for the perfect grinder. Next time I go looking, that may be what I do. For the time being, though, this one beats the others I have used, including some which are much more expensive.
 Needs A LOT Of CleaningApr 30, 2010
We've been using this grinder for about three months on a daily basis. While it does grind the coffee consistently it is very noisy at the end of the grinding and it HAS to be cleaned, top and bottom, after each use. After grinding about two hands full of beans, A LOT of ground coffee, a teaspoon or more, is brushed out. Oily beans are especially troublesome but even the drier roasts accumulate in the grinder. This is a $50 grinder so our expectations weren't very high but the cleaning requirement is annoying so this grinder is going to be replaced.
Poor grinder, poor serviceMar 09, 2010
I am now on my 3rd Capresso 580 coffee bean grinder. The first one stopped working after 4 weeks of use and the second one after only three weeks. Both had similar problems where the motor would only run for a second or two then stop. No ground coffee would come out so I think what was happening is the coffee grounds jammed up inside the machine, where you can't get to or take apart to clean, and the grinder would stop. I tried cleaning both the discharge shoot and around the burr grinding head, using the flimsy brush they send with grinder, without any luck. I also tried blowing it out with an air hose. Still no luck so I called their customer service (?) line.
The only thing more frustrating than trying to clean the grinder was trying to work with their customer service group. They were argumentative and unresponsive. They didn't want to hear my problems and were not willing to upgrade to a different model unless I paid them an additional $30. I also left 4 messages and an email with the customer service supervisor and never got a call or email back.
I would definitely not recommend the Capresso 580 grinder and would be very hesitant about buying any product from the company.
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Thank You ReviewersFeb 10, 2010
So my grinder stopped grinding beans this morning. If I took the beans out, the grinder hummed along like an F16's jet engine on steroids!
The Instruction manual was not helpful in the least. This group of reviews was immensely valuable.
The Instruction manual was not specific enough on the extent of the periodic cleaning that the machine requires. I had "cleaned" it a few times by removing the upper burr disk and brushing the chute area. Unbeknownst to me, the chute area retained bean grindings in the hard-to-reach upper area. I had failed to sufficiently clean the chute area.
After reading these reviews, I got down to the task of giving my machine its FIRST comprehensive cleaning in over five months of daily use (2 or more times per day). Used their brush, an old tooth brush, one of my wife's brushes for highlighting her hair, other various instruments and even considered the possibility of blowing compressed air up the chute.
One hour later, my machine is back into production mode as I sit here wrtiting this review and drinking a freshly made Cappucino.
I agree with many comments that the cleaning is a pain. However, I will endeavor to stay on top of it because it seems to be a critical part of keeping the unit in operation.
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