Here, I add my comment below the remark (July 2014): life of the product 1 year and 7 months ... He turned to poins and slower and warmed a little over a month. Then the day of the foul-smelling smoke came out of the mill: Engine probably trying to grill ... The screws under the unit owners are impossible to disassemble and yet I am equipped ... Well, I ' removes a star to my original vote, and despite his cool aesthetic, I do not redeem the same. A word ... The original comment below: Nice design, low noise, cheap and takes up little space. Then it all depends on what one wants to do. For me it was espresso, and the result is correct but nothing more. It's hard at first to find the right version compatible with his own machine. Personally I have found that pulsed operation 4 x 15 seconds (by typing the machine against the table between each pulse to fall coffee projected on the wall) gave me a size of grind roughly equivalent to that a ground coffee; yet in use, the coffee obtained is not as "round" is not quite the same density as that obtained with a pre-ground espresso coffee ... So, inevitably disappointed. We could grind longer, but with the risk of too warm coffee that would lose some of its flavor and make it more bitter by connoisseurs (and to prevent this I store my grain ... the freezer!). The alternative is the true grinder that grinds the beans without heating, but those 50 euros (minimum price) are often not highly rated by users. In fact, on specialized sites, the cheapest grinder is 250 or 300 euros, double the price of my coffee maker ... So economically illogical for my consumption (2 coffees per week) especially as the already ground coffee (and the state of the art this time) by the roaster is the same price as coffee beans! So we gain nothing! With my machine expesso it no longer serves me now to make latte or cappuccino, then we do not feel any difference, but to make real espresso, you can forget! By cons I think for a filter machine that should be more than enough. Then we must also be able to use to grind nuts, hazelnuts and other for cakes, etc. but frankly for the espresso coffee is a relatively useless accessory. Each of see again as usual it wants to do!
