Anyway, as far as I could see the fact the MDF was a doser grinder was the only thing that put off a lot of people from pairing their Gaggia Classic with this grinder, so when I heard Gaggia were bringing a new doserless grinder to the market, I was hoping that they were going to develop something more along the lines of the MDF but on demand, to compete with the likes of the Sage, Baratza and Eureka grinders. Barista & Co have come up with a different, and quite intriguing design for this coffee grinder, with a removable grinding unit. This part can be easily removed to clean, which means it can be easily replaced too. The DeLonghi KG79 is a high-quality burr coffee grinder that delivers consistent and delicious coffee grounds. This is where there is the greatest amount of choice. These all have proper burrs, either conical or flat, and they tend to be specialist grinders, either brew specific or espresso specific, with a couple of exceptions. There also an increasing number of the mid and premium range grinders that are being made purely for single dose use.

In fact, I think there was only one area the Zero initially came up short on, which was popcorning. When you grind the last few beans in the hopper in any grinder, you'll usually get a bit of popcorning where the beans fly around because there's no weight of other coffee beans feeding them into the burrs. With a single doser grinder, the latter part of the grind is always going to end up popcorning, and in theory, this could lead to less uniform grounds, although it'll only ever affect the last couple of beans so it's probably not a huge deal anyway.As I've said, I do think it's a case of splitting hairs, really, among these very cheap grinders. I've used all three, and there's really not a great deal of difference, in fact with the experience I've had of these three grinders, I'd just say if you're going for one of these, go for the best deal you can get.

The other change is that they've introduced a completely new drive system that spins the outer ring burr instead of the central conical burr. What this means is that the coffee falls directly into the grinds chute, and this leads to a lower retention, of approximately one gram, I'm told.

The Wilfa Svart, while saying it out loud may sound a bit weird (Wilfa's Fart?) is a fairly popular grinder at this price point, especially for brew. As you can see from the photo above, there are a lot of fines, and the rest of the grinds range quite a bit in size. This is among the cheapest burr coffee grinders you'll find, and it's one of the best selling low cost burr grinders in the UK, and has been for some time. You don’t need to guess how well ground your coffee beans are. You can take a look inside the compartment and grind it further if you need to. Same goes for the coffee beans. You’ll know when you’re running low and need to refill. I, for one, don’t like to find that mid-grind there are no beans left. Cons

The timer options seem like a good idea actually, instead of having to remember how long you ground for to achieve a particular grind size, you can just adjust the timer wheel, so once you find a grind size that works (well, a grind time, which should result in a similar overall grind size) you can just leave it at that setting. Best Grinding Wheel Grinders There is a newer version, the G VX2 42 however that one is a lot more expensive, it's more expensive than some of the entry-level burr grinders, which have proper burrs, so I can't really see the benefit of going for that one unless I'm missing something. Features: Some of the marketing blurb does have me shaking my head, if I'm honest, for example, this is listed as working for espresso, cappuccino, and Americano… The obvious error with this is that they're all the same thing, cappuccino and Americano are of course made from espresso, and actually, saying that a grinder is compatible with espresso is an error, too, although it's an error many of the grinder brands make.For most brew methods, from Aeropress, through filter to cafetiere, I think the DeLonghi KG79 is fine. As I said in the nutshell description, if you spend more you'll get more, but for this kind of price I don't think you'll get a great deal better from an electric burr grinder. Das Mahlwerk der De’Longhi KG89 und KG79 ist das gleiche wie jenes von drei weiteren Maschinen im Test. Es handelt sich dabei um ein Scheibenmahlwerk aus Stahl, das in diesem Preissegment zur Standardausstattung gehört. Die gute Nachricht ist, dass du hiermit deutlich besser beraten bist als mit einem Schlagmessermahlwerk. Wer allerdings mehr aus seiner elektrischen Kaffeemühle holen möchte, setzt am besten auf ein Kegelmahlwerk, wie es sich beispielsweise bei der Baratza Encore findet.