Capresso 556 Stainless-Steel Burr Grinder

This grinder is really nice looking and the price was right, so I was looking forward to incorporating it into my life. But it kept turning itself off until my husband figured out that you could stand over it, pushing the cover down to keep it going. It wasn't because we had not put the top on properly--it needed the extra pressure. I don't know if it was a defect in our unit or in the design but I suspect the design.And the grind settings were way off. We had to use the finest setting all the time and even then, the grind was a mix of crumbs and flakes. Sad! You might as well have a $19 blade grinder.After dropping it off at the post office we went to Starbucks and bought their burr grinder for $88. Much as I dislike supporting any chain store, we are relieved to have a grinder that simply works.

IT only looks good! this thing has never worked right! On the first grind, the motor sounded like it was going into high gear, had to stand there and adjust the grinder switch so the beans would go into the grind wheel. Then, a couple weeks later, had to stand and hold the the lid as well as turn the grind switch back and forth. after the third week, it stopped working because the shoot clogged. found the little cleaning brush was a joke, I couldn't even get it in to the jamb-packed, clogged shoot. after 20 min of unsuccessful attempt I used my air compressor. Have to unclog it with my air compressor every three weeks. So if you don't mind blowing coffee all over you from you air compressor - buy it.

Makes a wonderful grind. Best coffee and espresso I've had at home, however, not as quiet as the add stated. A bit messy with bean residue.

My second Capresso. Both have been pretty reliable and durable.HOWEVER, the chute through which the ground coffee flows gets plugged-up with the ultra-fine particles, and it is VERY difficult to clean.

The grinder lasted for less then 30 days!!It just totally quit working and in was so disgusted that I threw it in the trash!!!The one I owned prior to this one lasted for 5 years before one of the plastic parts broke and was them rendered unuseable.I would not purchase another one of these grinders!!!!!

A Chicagoan, I also love Portland's Stumptown coffees and finally found the perfect way to grind and enjoy the perfect bean. It took me one minute to set this unit up, and it hasn't let me down once. The aroma that comes out when I grind the beans makes coffee brewing all the more enjoyable. Since I purchased my own a few months back, I have bought a couple more units for coffee-lovers that I know. Totally worth the buy!

This grinder works perfectly for people who use a French Press. I have owned this grinder now for 6 months and have used it almost every day. Grind size is always consistent. No real static issues to speak of. The only thing I would say is a "negative" is that you sometimes have to wiggle the grinder to get more coffee to feed in the burrs. Overall, I am very pleased with my purchase.

We bought this grinder on recommendations of the Capresso brand. Our grinder worked great for the first 9 months we had it and we regularly cleaned it. One day, it completely died. Because we were under the 1 year limited warranty, they sent us a new one, we just had to pay to ship our old one back to them. The "new" one worked for a little longer (14 months) and the same problem happened, it just up and died. Customer service was extremely rude and said because we were out of the warranty period, there was nothing they could do. I was told that many people have their grinders for years and never have a problem, but not being one of those people, this tidbit of information did me NO GOOD! Would not recommend this grinder to anyone, will not buy a Capresso grinder again due to lack of quality customer service and failure to stand behind their product.