| | |  | Accessories & Supplies | Home » » » Cuisinart DBM-8 Supreme Grind Automatic Burr Coffee Grinder | | | | | | | Description: | | Elegant SS styling | | | Features: | |
• Elegantly styled, heavy-duty, automatic coffee mill
• Burr grinding mechanism for uniform grounds and optimum flavor
• 18-position grind selector, from ultra fine to coarse
• Slide dial from 4 to 18 cups; capacious grounds chamber with lid
• Measures 6-3/4 by 9-3/4 by 5 inches; 18-month warranty
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 12.4 inches | | Product Width:
| 8.7 inches | | Product Height:
| 7.6 inches | | Product Weight:
| 5.26 pounds | | Package Length:
| 12.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 7.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 4.9 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 362 reviews |
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 Handsome compainion to my Cusinart Coffee makerNov 17, 2009
I think the previous reviews were accurate enough. It's a good product, it holds enough coffee beans for at least 3-4 pots, and it does everything they advertised. On the other hand, it is awfully LOUD, and you may need to put some tape on the timer slide bar (it moves from the vibrations).
After a year, mine broke down! The motor started to sound wimpy and then it just wouldn't grind any longer!?
I had just poured in some new coffee, which was still frozen and the beans were shiny with oil. They didn't grind up at all, which surprised me. I actually thought that the motor had burned out.
I was so miffed that I went looking for another grinder. It turns out Cuisinart makes a pretty good $20 coffee mill, which is much quieter to use. I was impressed with it and it looks cool next to the coffee pot, which as the same elegant/clean look.
To finish my story, however, I decided to take my grinder apart, since it wasn't working. (that's just something geeks like me do... we call it "Reverse Engineering"). But, I discovered that the plastic hopper just unscrews from the base, by hand (no tools). That gives you access to the grinder wheels and the port where the coffee goes out to the bin. I found out that my grinder was just packed with fine coffee dust, because I had never thought to clean it inside. After using a toothbrush (and the brush on the end of the plastic scoop that was included), the grinder started working again.
But, I also noticed that my grinder plates are dull and now it doesn't grind as well as it used to.
My chief complaint about this kind of coffee grinder (and most of the others the are under $100 and designed for home use) is that it creates a lot of static. So the very fine coffee dust goes everywhere when you have to empty the bin. This happens on all the smaller mills that use a very fast blade.
The old iron grinders were hand driven and the beans were crushed slowly, without static.
Grinder: A mill that crushes using burrs on metal plates.
Spice Mill: Cuts with a high speed spinning razor blade.
My search, now, is for a more professional burr coffee mill that doesn't create the static. I've read that the better models use glass for the hopper and bin.
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 Great When Working, Lots Of Switch IssuesNov 13, 2009
I've been through two of these, they seem to have some serious switch issues. The first one I had the start switch burned out within 30 days so I returned it. The second one, the timer switch burned out in about 90 days, I continued to use it it and now after 6 or 8 months, the start switch is burned out.
It's a nice design, holds plenty of beans and does a good job grinding coffee, it's really too bad the build quality isn't a little better, if it were I'd be giving this item 5 stars.
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 FAULTY DESIGN CAUSES BREAKAGENov 12, 2009
This DBM-8 is larger than the usual grinder; but very attractive. I've been through at least 10 different residential grinders and can say that none come to meet the quality grind of a commercial grinder that you may find in grocery stores.
My main fault with this grinder is that I discovered (after dis-assembly) that the metal burr grinder is held in place by a cheap, plastic-threaded unit that also adjusts the grind's coarseness. I can't understand why the designers would use brittle plastic to take the abuse of grinding hard beans. Needless to say, after 20 months the plastic threads gave-way. This made one of two safety switches inoperable; and the machine was forever broken.
Cuisinart representatives were cordial, but would not send any parts or a replacement since it was 2 months past the 18 month warranty. (They also told me that the lot with this serial number was sent to Costco; I bought it at Sam's Club). I'm sure that Cuisinart is knowledgeable about the design flaw of this Chinese made appliance but chooses to ignore it. This is my last Cuisinart purchase. If you are satisfied with a residential grinder that will last a year and a half this one would be satisfactory; if you need a grinder to last longer (like my 15 year old Krups) look further.
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 A Coffee Drinkers Dream MachineNov 02, 2009
I purchased this grinder about 6 months ago. The reason I have not posted a review sooner is that I wanted to be sure that what I write about clearly represents the performance of the product. One of the issues I have noticed other reviewers mentioned concerned the ground coffee that seems to stick to the plastic. I realized, as any student of physics would know, that coffee reacts with plastic with static electricity. This will always be so. Therefore, judging the device on this basis is not representative of the product.
The last time I purchased a coffee grinder I was disappointed because the motor burned out too prematurely. While I realize that these motors in coffee grinders were designed to work optimally under load, I never expected that it would fizzle out in a few months.
The good news is that the Cuisinart Burr Coffee Grinder appears to perform flawlessly. I am impressed with all phases of its function, from its consistent grind to its reliability. Many coffee grinders fail to maintain the coffee collector basket in its place. I have found that this grinder maintains its integrity all the time. Whenever I press the start button, I can be assured that it will deliver the predetermined amount of freshly ground coffee, which it grinds to perfection.
Although I find the machine a little pricey, I would highly recommend it for practical use or a gift. It certainly performs consistent with a $50 machine.
Burr Mill GrinderOct 26, 2009
This is my second DBM-8 I have had one at home for a couple of years now. I purchased this grinder for my office. Overall I find the grinder to work as expected. I Like the hopper I can put the days beans in the hopper in the morning and not worry about it the rest of the day. Also I don't have to count scoops anymore. I always get complements on the look of the grinder and the taste of the coffee. The largest downside of the grinder is it can be very loud which is not good for an office setting.
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