Anonymous wrote:Our grinder now sits unused. Perhaps I would use it for spices.

I drink coffee black so taste matters. Fresh, bagged, ground coffee works well for us.

Coffee enthusiasts prefer to grind their own, for fresher coffee ground for ideal extraction for their chosen brewing method. Pre-ground coffee is suitable for some palates; not so much for others. It's ok to be more or less discerning, but the question was "is it worth it"? If you like to make the best coffee you can, the answer is "yes".

Our grinder now sits unused. Perhaps I would use it for spices.

I drink coffee black so taste matters. Fresh, bagged, ground coffee works well for us.

I have the Cuisinart burr grinder and it makes great coffee. Big difference from blade grinder.

Anonymous wrote:I've had the same basic blade one forever...did not even realize there were levels of quality of coffee grinders. I usually make French press coffee.

Is it worth spending $100 or $150 on a grinder? The Post article this week made it sound like the grinder was almost more important the the coffee pot!

Yes.

^Our blade grinder made a lot of noise. The KitchenAid attachment is not high pitched and less obnoxious.

KitchenAid has a burr grinding attachment for the KitchenAid mixer. You can select the grind size. It costs $55.00. We have been using this attachment exclusively for coffee for years now. Works well (we make French press coffee). Amazon has it.

Anonymous wrote:I was till this thread pretty happy with my blade grinder.

Then forget what you read and stay innocent. If you like it then who cares?

I'm one of the posters with a snobby grinder and also am fine with drinking instant coffee when traveling. Really don't care what other people say.

I’d say no. We have experimented with several burr grinders and they were finicky and failed pretty rapidly, and we have gone back several to our 30-year-old propeller grinder which still works like a charm. I think you have to have a pretty refined palate for this to make any sense at all, and I still think the supposed benefits are lost in the noise of variation across various batches of coffee. Save your money would be my advice.

I was till this thread pretty happy with my blade grinder.