@klarinetta Great points. Just want to clarify. This grinder not designed for Hi-End espresso machines. Personally I do use this Grinder for French Press and it does decent job so I would disagree about cheap blade grinder. Keep in mind this Grinder designed for single use. For example to grind coffee for couple days in advance since it's so easy to use.
professionally done, great voice and pacing. I always have to tap the top after grinding because there are a few more grinds left. Also, for the Peets that I use, I seem to have to set it on the finest grind for hario pour over coffee. The middle setting was too coarse. So, you do have to experiment at first. Be aware you really do have to clean it about once a week with running rice through it, and thoroughly brushing everything, and as I said before, tapping the top.
@klarinetta I heard about Solis Scala but never had a chance to use it since you can't buy it in US some reason. Yes you will have some static with glass which is the case with Bodum Bistro but it's easy to clean. Here;s always plus and minus of everything. I do appreciate your comments Klarinetta. This will help customers to make right decisions.
Bodum grinder performed well while it lasted. Consistecy and timer could be adjusted from french press coarse to espresso ultra powder fine....repeatedly. The only and ultimate problem is that the grinder ceased grinding after one year. Presently Bodum is in possesion of machine for repair. Awaiting verdict.
Love this grinder! It serves me well, and I can get the consistency of the grinds I want. I love having the different settings with just a twist. I just wish you didn't have to wait between 20 second intervals, but then I never grind an entire hopper at once. I lave mine set on 10 seconds and that gives me enough coffee for my machine. Great review as always. :)
@klarinetta Ok. The espresso grind here would work for espresso machine with a pressurized basket. It does not go fine enough or evenly enough for espresso machines such as Rancilio Silvia,Rocket,Nuova Simonelli or any other high end home machines. The french press grind was just terrible with half beans in there and something you get with a cheap blade grinder. If I were to recommend I would say the cheapest you can go is Baratza Maestro Plus grinder for around 130$
I just ordered a Bodum Bistro a few minutes ago and can't wait to try it out. I live in a small apartment without all that much counter space so actually I was checking out the small Hario hand grinders first. I really think I made the best choice for me though going with the Bodum. Thanks for the excellent informative video!
@gabeslover Thanks. Yes it's great grinder. I have probably 15 different coffee machines plus French presses, Moka pot, percolator and etc. and I rotate them all the time since I like to brew different coffee. Bistro grinder works great for me. I'm able to grind a little so I can use it once and then next day I grind coffee for something else.
I actually like your video. I've been on the fence on which burr grinder to buy and was leaning towards this model so it helps greatly to see it in action and to get a "part by part" description. I would just add that the glass receptacle would create far less static electricity than plastic...true?? Thanks for the thorough video.
Unfortunately, with many items in the coffee making arena, even for home use, they're pretty expensive. I wish it wasn't that way. I do agree about turning the thing upside down and the waiting time between 20 second intervals, but I've never had an issue with static electricity. Mine works perfectly, so for me, it was a good buy. I had a little tiny blade grinder that I gor for around $13 and hated it. Couldn't get the consistency and the beans smelled burnt after use. Unless you want...
I had this problem once. You need to clean coffee grounds. So remove top part and metal blade (grinder). Take a long wood stick and push from top to bottom few times. Here's a path (hole) between grinder part and lower chamber. You should have a lot of grounds. Once it clean you should be good to go.
I don’t understand the instructions under the lid. Why doesn’t it give the amount of beans to be added to get three cups. Then people could adjust up or down, to their taste. Are three cups equal to 12 ounces. I thought 8 ounces is a cup.
Here's what Sweet Maria's recommends: leaving the brewer on the lowest possible heat at this point for 45 seconds (fine grind coffee) to 3 minutes (coarse grind coffee). I think you need to play with Bodum Santos to get best result.About grinder. Try to clean and if it not working you might need to call Bodum. They have excellent customer service.
Just wondering...As I do comparative shopping for a Bodum Burr Grinder, I see different model numbers and am wondering does that matter or are they all essentially the same? For example, right now (May 2020), Amazon,ca (Canadian Amazon) has a Bodum Burr Model # 10903-US. Another source lists the model number as 11750-01US. Does this matter? (I ask because the second is quite a bit less expensive).
@aromacup Coffee should only be ground only seconds before brewing. I have a Solis Scala grinder(still sold in Europe but used to be sold in USA as the Starbucks Barista and is step below Baratza Mestro Plus that costs 130$) that is priced around 90-100$ similar to this Bodum grinder and it does much better job with much more consistent grind and although it has plastic box for the ground rather than glass it does have way far less static than I saw here.
Hey, I just got mine today, I put some espresso beans inside it and same thing- the coffee didn't come out the bottom. What did you end up doing? Did you have to get a new one? I tried again with regular coffee beans (medium roast) and it worked great.
...to pay big bucks for a grinder, this one is one of the best ones you're going to get. Unless you make a lot of coffee at once, a 20 second grinding isn't necessary. Mine's always on 10 seconds and that gives me what I need. I hope you find what you're looking for and that whatever you choose meets your needs.
I'm not Brian but I'll answer the question anyway. No, you can't put in a portafilter. I suppose you could hold one underneath but you can't actually attach one and have it stay. You'd probably need an all in one machine equipped with grinder and espresso maker if you want one that grinds right into a portafilter.
I feel like mine may be defective. I only use mine for coarse grind for French press. I've been unsuccessful at achieveing a consistent grind from day one. I've had the grinder since July. I use it at work. My grinder at home is a Baratza Virtuoso. I, in no way, expected the Bodum to really be in the same league as the Baratza, but I was hoping I could get a decent grind for making French press coffee at work. At home, I've been making a minimum of 2 pots of French press coffee per day for the past 20 years, so I know what I'm doing. The problem with my Bodum seems to be that the ring burr just sits loosely on top without being firmly seated. As a result, on coarser settings, the ring rattles and shakes. It seems like that is probably the cause of the inconsistent grounds. Setting the grinder at the coarsest setting (just to the left of the French Press icon, results in the hopper rotating itself after 2 seconds to the off position. I have to hold the hopper in place to get coarse grounds. I have played with this thing for 2 months. At first I just suspected I had the ring on incorrectly, but I find no other way for it to sit. My Baratza setup looks the same, except the ring burr fits snugly in place. Also, there is a red mark to line up when installing the ring burr. The Bodum has no such indicator, so I really don't know if there is a correct vs. backwards way of installing it. I hope someone here can give me some recommendations.
I have found that the lower end burr grinders seem to be less consistent when grinding on either very fine or very coarse settings. I have this grinder and it has worked very well for me but I don't use the coarse setting much, if at all. But I do think you are correct in your assessment about the spacing of the 2 burrs at the coarser setting. I don't think you have a defective machine.
2020 purchased this grinder after extensive research. We grind expresso and french press. This Bodum Bistro Burr Grinder DOES NOT GRIND for french press. Our grinder 7 months old still under warranty Bodum will not replace or credit us the unit. Bodum requires a video of your grinding beans before they will even consider their warranty.
Just bought this. Directions are awful. Can you give input on how to use the measurements on the lid? It says 12 cups of coffee or 51oz...Is that talking about the amount of water or the amount of beans? If it's beans, that's 3lbs...which can't be correct. How do you use the measurement guide????
I haven't used my bodum coffee grinder in over a year. And I've lost the instructions on how to remove the plastic hopper. Mine won't twist off. Is there a button to release it or something? Help! lol
Sylvia just let the motor run , make sure no coffee beans in the hopper and grind until no more beans left . then it should rotate until empty circle after French press option . good luck
you probably damaged the motor. If you grind for 20 seconds, .you are supposed to wait 5 minutes before you run the grinder again. you kept running it again and again without any pauses.
Bought this grinder some years ago. Absolutely hated it. Not due to it's grinding capabilities. That was fine. It created a hellacious mess. Coffee bean husk EVERYWHERE. It took twice as long to clean up after that to grind the beans. It is NOT easy to clean. The plastic used in the body of the grinder eventually becomes sticky and tacky and cannot be properly cleaned. Gave it to Goodwill.
20 seconds does not use a full hoppers worth. Mine worked fine until some random burr broke off or was dumped into mine from some coffee and jammed the grinder. Now it is always grinding too fine even on coarse settings it's like powder. Grinds stick to everything because of static. The borosilicate catcher never completely empties. Coffee grinds go everywhere. I don't recommend this.
I bought one of these and I was REALLY disappointed with it. It doesn't grind fine enough for using in my Rancilio Silvia espresso machine. Also, everything is made of plastic and has a cheap feel. Pick it up and feel how light it is. That means that it has a tiny motor that overheats if you grind for more than 20 seconds. People on a limited budget would be much better off buying a high quality hand grinder.
I bought this expensive piece of junk ($140) because of this video. I thought it'll save time compared to my 5 yo grinder wherein I have to manually press and put pressure to grind beans - kinda sucks when you just woke up & have no muscle powerB so I thought I'd upgrade. But this one is very messy & difficult to clean, not "super-easy". Remaining ground coffee spills all over when you remove the cup. So now I not only have to clean the bean hopper, the lid, the grinder, plus the messy kitchen counter. I can't abide a messy kitchen counter, and this piece of crap adds to my stress. I should've known not to trust an ancient video. Returned.
Over-Hyped & over-priced. Beyond ridiculous overpricing, only being able to use the machine for 20 seconds every five minutes is the first sign of its faults Two big problems: 1st, beans get stuck in the hopper and this means 20 seconds without any grinding, so now you have to wait 5 minutes. You need to turn the machine upside in order to take hopper off in order to not get beans everywhere. 2nd, static electricity means ground coffee stuck to everything, making huge mess. Not a Good Buy!!!
