Technivorm Moccamaster 49522 KM5 Burr Coffee Grinder, Matte White

Technivorm did again. They took the concept of grinding coffee stripped off all the bells and whistles of modern appliances and focused on building a really really good coffee grinder. Beans in and press the button, it's dead simple to use. The grind setting will accommodate drip coffee makers, french press and even percolators. Grinding for espresso machines isn't a thing in the Technivorm universe though and if this is what you're looking for then check out the Baratza and Breville grinders. The KM5 is reasonably quiet. I say this because my previous coffee grinder was blade grinder that would wake up the entire house. The sound on the KM5 has a much lower pitch that doesn't shatter nerves. The grind quality is very consistent due to the flat steel burrs and the bean hopper holds enough beans to get me through a week of morning coffee. Build quality is excellent. The case is all metal and is surprisingly heavy coming in at 10 lbs. There's a bit of a static issue with the grounds but this issue can be resolved with a couple of drops of water over the beans in the hopper. If you want to get fancy you can get a water mister and give the beans a quick spritz and stir and that will stop the static in its tracks. (This trick works most other grinders too.) One one last thing I would comment on is the lack of color options. It would have been nice if Technivorm had the same color options as their coffee brewers. I have a Moccamaster KBGV that's midnight blue and my grinder is the most unexciting shade of white. My OCD self will be grinding on this issue every time I enter the kitchen. But then again this is actually a good problem to have. I could be drinking out of a Keurig.

I purchased this for my son and his wife after buying them a Moccamaster coffee maker, the coffee maker is excellent but this grinder is a piece of engineering design that should be thrown in the dumpster. The issue is the same as everyone else said, keeps blocking itself up and then requires cleaning even after just one use if it can even make it to the end of that grind. Moccamaster really needs to make this right, for people who bought an obviously defective product.

Sept 2024 - I just ordered this grinder from Amazon last week and have only been using it for about 4 days now - however I really like it. I had been using the Fellow Ode grinder for last couple years - which a friend had given me. It worked fine - liked the design, was fairly quiet however it had many things I didn't like about it. Moving to this new grinder is like night and day - some of the benefits over my old grinder: 1. Match my moccamaster brewer - so they are cohesive. 2. Much larger hopper that has enough weight from the beans to ensure the fall down into the grinder without always having to be pushed like my older grinder 3. About the same noise level - maybe a little louder but not much 4. Solid build - high quality feel to it 5. best of all - super clean output - my old grinder did not have a good seal between the grinder shoot and the container so my counter top was always getting coffee grounds on it - hated that! This grinder has a nice tight seal between the rubber container top and the chute - so you don't get all kinds of debris flying everywhere making for a messy counter - zero debris = clean counter top! My old grinder had an auto stop feature - but this grinder requires you to keep pressing the power button to grind - that's fine with me - I kind of enjoy watching the grounds filling the container especially at the high rate this machine grinds. The grounds are all very uniform also - very consistent.

Considering person preference varies, Some are more purist and desire the most consistent grind and the size and power of the grinding motor ranked at the top. Others prefer all the bells and whistles and convenience above all else. Given there isn't a "perfect" grinder, you should consider exactly what you want out of a grinder and rank accordingly. For me, this is a near perfect grinder and think the solidness, precision, and power rating of the motor paramount. This is also what I searched for when I chose an expresso grinder by choosing Rancillio Rocky grinder. Both have brought me much brewing pleasure when my beverage is enjoyed. Additionally, there really isn't a combo grinder that does coffee great and espresso great. They are targeted at 2 completely different grinds and dual use never really works out without sacrifice. Yes, I have to hold the on switch for the 28 seconds it takes to brew my 28 oz. of coffee each morning, not a big deal. I have a digital timer to count which would be more precise than some half baked rotation time wheel my last coffee grinder had. I also use this as a shot timer for my espresso, so if a consistent flavor is desired, this is the only way to go short of using a scale. For the record, I have never had static and totally love the fact that the baroscopic glass is used over plastic, I will take that any day. I do love this grinder and would purchase it all over again and it does compliment my Macmaster brewer. Everything in my coffee/espresso collection is the same stainless look so just icing on the cake.

Unfortunately, the quality of this Moccamaster Burr Coffee grinder does not come close to the quality of Moccamaster's coffee maker. When I received this coffee grinder, it was heavy and appeared to be well made...wrong! Owned for just one week, loaded the hopper with it's FIRST batch of fresh coffee beans, within less than a minute, it locked up, cleared the beans, unscrewed the hopper, no luck. So I re-boxed the grinder and returned to the seller at my cost. Seller rep received and instead of accepting the locked grinder, they blamed me and said that the grinder had what appeared to be "dirt" in the grinder that indicated to them that the grinder showed signs of "previous use". I only owned it a week! If it showed signs of previous use, then I was sold a previously used grinder! I appealed, but no luck. Received 50% of what I paid ($300), only $150 on the return and shipping for me was $37 UPS, so in the end, lost cause. Going with a blade grinder instead. Moccamaster needs to go back to the drawing board...

The grinder works well. It didn’t have the label with the numbers for the settings But I figured it out. The first time I used the machine I filled the container up and started it up. I didn’t realize that the glass cup only holds about half before it starts backing up into the machine. So when I went to grind another batch of beans it didn’t start. After a while I used a nylon pipe cleaner and pushed it up in the part that discharges the ground coffee and I was floored at how much was stuck up there. Anyway once it was clear it worked. Now I use the pipe cleaner after every grind to get the excess out and it works fine. I use a little nylon cooking brush to get all of the grounds out of the glass jar with ease. I have the coffee pot as well and it is by far the best coffee I have ever made. I give the grinder a 4 because of the fact it doesn’t discharge all of the grounds…it is usually about a tablespoon of waste.

Awesome grinder! I had a conical burr grinder, not a super expensive one but a good one. I researched conical vs flat grinders and you can see the consistency of the grind with the flat grinder. The taste you get from the beans is better. Leave the setting at 5.5 that it ships with, that's recommended for the Moccamaster coffee maker but it's a good start if you have a different kind of coffee maker. Did my research on Moccamaster and read reviews and decided on this setup. I'm very happy with the grinder and it comes with a 5 year manufacturer warranty. The lid seals great on the hopper and the container for the grinds has 2 lids, 1 for grinding and 1 for storing leftover grinds. Myself, I weigh my beans before grinding so nothing is left behind in the hopper, I use different beans for the mornings and the nights. It's noise level isn't much louder than my previous grinder, besides ,it's grinding. It's quality, consistency and warranty is worth the price.

I really wanted to pair a Moccamaster grinder with my Moccamaster coffee maker. The price for a new one is a bit steep for me, however, especially after reading some reviews that suggested that grinder was overpriced for what you were getting (have to hold the switch while grinding, questions about reliability, etc.) The reviews didn't deter me because I love my Moccamaster coffee maker. I was willing to give the grinder a try, especially when I saw that Amazon was selling used, "Like New" grinders at a significant discount. So I ordered one sold directly by Amazon. Now when I hear like new, I think of an item that is in its original packaging, was used maybe a couple times, or maybe not at all, like a display model. Someone bought it, opened it up, didn't like the way it looked on their counter, or tried it and didn't like having to hold down the switch. What arrived on my doorstep was an Amazon box with the grinder in a plastic bag, with the parts rattling around in the bag. The grinder was dirty and had clearly been used several (many?) times. I sent it back, but I was not deterred. I ordered a second "Like New" unit from Amazon ("in original packaging"). It arrived as promised in its original packaging. The packaging was a little worse for wear, but I pulled out the grinder and it looked good, until I noticed all the grinds pouring out of it. I mean someone had used this, left it clogged with grinds, and then sent it back to Amazon. I was still not deterred. I cleaned it out, put some beans it, and hit the switch. Nothing. Well not nothing. The motor whirred but the beans were not being ground. It must have jammed for the prior owner, and he or she sent it back. Maybe it's just me, but I don't consider a grinder that needs to be fixed "Like New." I sent it back. I suspect that if I had received a unit that actually worked, I would have loved it. It did look great sitting next to my Moccamaster coffee maker. That coffee maker was one of my best purchases ever. I can't say how good the Moccamaster grinder is because I ended up purchasing a different brand, new, more in my price ranger. The moral of this story is that Amazon is very loose with the definition of "Like New." So buyer beware.

Recibí el molino y al menos en apariencia física la calidad es mejor de la que esperaba, se nota firme y duradero. Solo el problema de que no llegaron las cuatro gomas que van en la parte inferior a forma de patitas, pues sólo llegaron tres y no se como pedir o reclamar esa faltante. Por lo pronto lo instalaré sin esas 4 gomas pero no esperaba algo así de un producto de tan prestigiada marca. No se si alguien lo sacó antes de la caja y se les quedó una patita y así me lo mandaron pero si falta esa patita. Espero usarlo pronto y que funcione bien.