Comments on: How to buy a coffee grinder http://skeltoac.com/2008/03/04/saeco-titan-burr-grinder-review/ First name: Andy. Last name: Skelton. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:11:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6-beta1 By: James in Palm Sprins http://skeltoac.com/2008/03/04/saeco-titan-burr-grinder-review/#comment-2001 James in Palm Sprins Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:26:39 +0000 http://skeltoac.com/?p=176#comment-2001 I also fell for the Titan at Costco. I used it for the first time a few minutes ago and had the same results along with a counter top covered with coffee grounds due to a statically charged cheap POORLY designed catch cup. Also the cup kept coming out of the grinder as it ground the beans spilling more onto the counter. All I can say is that this grinder is JUNK and it is being returned today. Thanks for the tip on Williams Sonoma. I will stop by their store in Palm Desert after my gas wasting trip to Costco. I also fell for the Titan at Costco. I used it for the first time a few minutes ago and had the same results along with a counter top covered with coffee grounds due to a statically charged cheap POORLY designed catch cup. Also the cup kept coming out of the grinder as it ground the beans spilling more onto the counter.

All I can say is that this grinder is JUNK and it is being returned today. Thanks for the tip on Williams Sonoma. I will stop by their store in Palm Desert after my gas wasting trip to Costco.

]]> By: Dave http://skeltoac.com/2008/03/04/saeco-titan-burr-grinder-review/#comment-1983 Dave Thu, 15 May 2008 03:18:32 +0000 http://skeltoac.com/?p=176#comment-1983 Costco is selling the Saeco Titan for $59.99 at their walk in stores. When I emailed Saeco about where their grinder was made, the reply was Switzerland so today I headed out to buy the Titan. When I got there I took a good hard look at it, then decided it wasn't worth the purchase. Like your burrs, the ones in the new unit I looked at was poorly made but in a different way. Your burrs look machined. The ones I looked at look 'as cast' and not machined at all! The cutting edges were all rounded, there was 'flashing' in the metal that was not removed, there were voids in some of the cutting surfaces from poor casting. This isn't even worth $60! Maybe they figured that you don't actually need cutting surfaces, just mashing surfaces to grind coffee beans like a cheap pepper mill. I was very disappointed. The other costco near me has the Capresso Infinity. That unit is made in China but feels like it has more metal parts inside (vs all the plastic housing and gear housing in the Saeco). This weekend I'll take a look at the burrs and see if they're better made. Costco is selling the Saeco Titan for $59.99 at their walk in stores. When I emailed Saeco about where their grinder was made, the reply was Switzerland so today I headed out to buy the Titan.

When I got there I took a good hard look at it, then decided it wasn’t worth the purchase. Like your burrs, the ones in the new unit I looked at was poorly made but in a different way. Your burrs look machined. The ones I looked at look ‘as cast’ and not machined at all! The cutting edges were all rounded, there was ‘flashing’ in the metal that was not removed, there were voids in some of the cutting surfaces from poor casting.

This isn’t even worth $60! Maybe they figured that you don’t actually need cutting surfaces, just mashing surfaces to grind coffee beans like a cheap pepper mill.

I was very disappointed. The other costco near me has the Capresso Infinity. That unit is made in China but feels like it has more metal parts inside (vs all the plastic housing and gear housing in the Saeco). This weekend I’ll take a look at the burrs and see if they’re better made.

]]> By: Strixy http://skeltoac.com/2008/03/04/saeco-titan-burr-grinder-review/#comment-1935 Strixy Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:53:38 +0000 http://skeltoac.com/?p=176#comment-1935 I wasn't in the market for a burr-grinder... until I read this post and was reminded of the manual grinder I used back at the coffee shop. That was a great grinder. It was hand made in Italy in 1965 and still made impressive, evenly ground coffee 25 years later. It was, to some, the best espresso in downtown Calgary - worth a $5 tip on a $5 coffee. (It may have been my foam ;) I loved that cast iron, 120lb shiny red grinder imported from Italy back in the 80's when nobody in North America even knew what an espresso was. I'm tempted to go back to that little shop and see if they still have it... and if I can persuade them to part with it for a few dollars. I wasn’t in the market for a burr-grinder… until I read this post and was reminded of the manual grinder I used back at the coffee shop. That was a great grinder. It was hand made in Italy in 1965 and still made impressive, evenly ground coffee 25 years later. It was, to some, the best espresso in downtown Calgary - worth a $5 tip on a $5 coffee. (It may have been my foam ;)

I loved that cast iron, 120lb shiny red grinder imported from Italy back in the 80’s when nobody in North America even knew what an espresso was. I’m tempted to go back to that little shop and see if they still have it… and if I can persuade them to part with it for a few dollars.

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