Hello there ????? The La Pavoni PA was reviewed at coffeereview late last year and rated as a good buy. In the low end of burr grinders, I think it is fine. I had one years ago, however, actually branded Betty Crocker, that I got on clearance at K Mart for 15 or 20 bucks. Couldn't find another until I saw them at Seattle's Best in Seattle labeled la Pavoni (note, they are made in China and not in Italy as I believe most other La Pavoni things are...). I concur with what the other folks said about some fine grinds - but I think that's just the deal. I believe there are less than with my Braun. And, it is much quieter and more convenient than the Braun. Also, for espresso, I had to get into it and "adjust" it to get it smaller - but was never as successful as I was with the Braun in getting a fine grind. I don't know why as it was just barely off of the burrs touching, but I didn't do this until it was 2 or 3 years old, and the burrs may have been worn out by then. Then the electronics pooped out on me as well. But, for what it's worth, it is the grinder I went looking for to offer retail, as I think, for the money (and if you aren't looking for an espresso grinder) it is adequate to the task and perhaps as much as more so than those for $100 plus. At least Ken Davids says so... Mark AJR2 wrote: <Snip> homeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast |
Hi all. Hope those of you who bought a starbucks utopia are enjoying it!!!! Regarding coffee grinders: we have a melitta burr grinder that looks very much like the La Palona that Davids recommends on his coffeereview website. We just can't seem to see much difference when we turn the little wheel that is supposed to adjust grind. Do you have any recommendations for a grinder? What do you use? What do you like...not like? Thanks. Lani and Bob |
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> L&B, The Utopia is working like a champ...no regrets...and the simplicity of the thing is truly enjoyable. On the grinder, I had the Melitta grinder too (the one with the metal grinding wheels). As a matter of fact I went through 2 of them because the first one died under warranty (after about 9 mos). My biggest problem with the Melitta was the grind control wheel and the way the grounds exited horizontally, clogging the exit chute. The control wheel was hard to move and if you went to the finest extreme, it was a real bear to move back from there. It did the job for grinding a drip brew spectrum. Then, last Christmas I got a Solis177 burr grinder from Tom and have been pleased with it. I like the way the grounds exit vertically down into the hopper and the grind range get's plenty fine to suit my needs thus far. The timer knob seems a bit useless as a form of measurement, but someone suggested weighing the beans as the measurement method. That tip has been working very well. I have my own little cheat-sheet of bean weight to water qty to do the typical amounts of brew for my family's use. Happy grinder hunting. Coffenut :^) |
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> I too use the Solis 177 from Tom and have been delighted with it. I did remove the "static" plate within a day or two and started giving the beans a light spritz of H2O before grinding to kill the static. And while I don't really measure the beans before grinding I have gotten pretty good at eyeballing how many to put in for the quantity of ground results I want. Regards - Thom |
I have been using the Solis 166 for around six months and love it. No/minimal static, quiet (compared to Solis 177), pleasing to the eye, easy to clean, consistent grind and most of the ground whole beans make it down to the dispensing hopper. We use this grinder for espresso, vac pot and drip brewing. There is plenty of range (fineness vs coarseness) for this. I have heard from others that the Solis 166 may need to be modified/readjusted to grind coarse enough for french press brewing. I have not tried the french press style of brewing, YET. Hope this helpful! Blessings, Dennis Buck Poppry II, Solis 166, Yama, Santos, Nissan Drip Cone into Thermos (Rival Electric Kettle), Solis SL70 On Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:15:13 -0800 "Thom Underwood" writes: <Snip> GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit:http://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast">http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.homeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast |
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> you want consistency in particle size. Dust becomes sediment. I got a Bunn on ebay and it does very well. Bob C. rcantor |
Does anyone have a La Pavoni PA coffee grinder? What is your opinion? |
At 05:02 PM 6/11/01 EDT, you wrote: <Snip> Does anyone have a La Pavoni PA coffee grinder? What is your opinion? <<<<<<<< arial It seems to do an OK job for me but if I wanted to upgrade something in my coffee equipment, this grinder would get replaced. The fine grind is fine enough for espresso but on the coarse setting there still seems to be a good deal of fine grounds too. Not a very even job on the coarsest settings. I like the dial timer and it's capacity, it does well for the money. /monty homeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast |
I have this grinder & it works for me does very good for fine grind. Also have poppery 1 & 11, & wear ever pumper. The pummper is a lot faster than the poppery but not the clear top the 1 has. Find I like a dark roast of all the beans I,ve tried. Will upgrade my espresso from krups to gaggia classic this week. Think that will probaly chang e everything. Know I will have better than luke warm 10 second shots. homeroast mailing listhttp://lists.sweetmarias.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast |
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If it is cheap, get it. The burrs are easy to clean. But it throws the
coffee around in the hopper and clogs up in the grind chute. Its a private
lable mill really, also sold under the melitta name... hope that helps a
little.
Tom
"Great coffee comes from tiny roasters"
Sweet Maria's Home Coffee Roasting - Tom & Maria
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. I purchased a Bodum coffee grinder as recommended by the web site to = grind coffee for a drip maker. It does not seem to grind as fast as my = 10 year old Krups. Also, it doesn't grind as consistent. Anyone else = have these problems. Rick |