Krups 203-42 Fast Touch Coffee Grinder, Black

Maybe I got a defective unit, but this product is absolutely useless. All it has to do is spin a blade, that's it. Yet, it can't even do that right. Half the time, the blade doesn't move and you have to force the blade a few revolutions with a knife before it will move of its own accord. And then it finally just failed completely, and I haven't had it much longer than a year.

A great little coffee grinder. Far superior to the similar and similarly priced Cuisinart model. Two of those burned out in the first week before I tried the Krups.

This is my second Krups coffee grinder, and I bought the second one because I thought the first one was losing the quick and sharp chopper upper agility of a world class machine. But guess what: The second one is no better than the first. Everything remains the same, so I'm working on becoming ambidextrous so I can grind twice as many beans... no, that's not true, except it is the same, a really fine machine. I fill up the well and get enough grounds for a couple of days, which is all you really want to have unless you like your grounds stale. I might point out that my coffee maker is Krups and so is my personal size espresso machine. I'll probably give one of the coffee grinders to someone in the family and get them spoiled on the superior attributes.

I have searched high and low for the right grinder.

I have a row of 6 coffee grinders in front of me (actually eight, but three are identical)

out of the six, the Krups "fast touch" is the cheapest, quietest, and fastest grinding. By far. It is so much smoother and quieter than the competition that I bought an extra identical pair for spices (white for sweet, black for savory!) and I am returning the other five brands (!) to the stores from whence they came.

I have only owned this a couple of weeks so I will have to report back on durability, but I put a batch of whole cinnamon sticks through to test it and so far so good. Finally I can grind coffee in the morning without waking my wife.

I have had several Coffee Grinders and this one is without a doubt the best one I have had. It is simple to operate, efficient, easy to clean and grinds the coffee perfectly. It far surpasses those I have bought that cost even more.