Krups 408-75 Chrome Touch Coffee Grinder

The plastic broke on my unit very quickly.

Any kind of blade mill grinder is going to result in uneven coffee grounds, and it will be impossible to get a fine grind. For $10 more you can get a cheap burr grinder, which gives better results (flavor!)


Lousy Engineering   May 8, 2002
F. stuart (Philadelphia, PA United States)
8 out of 11 found this review helpful

The static electricity created by this machine assures that your coffee cannot be transferred to your brewer basket without major gyrations. The charged coffee particles will cling to your hands, your clothes, your kitchen wall. This is a badly engineered product, proof, if we needed it, that the Germans were not the Master Race after all. Now about my BMW...


Inferior Product   January 27, 2002
C. Markey (California, USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

I paid a premium price for this model for the "chrome" appearance. Once I tried it, I realized it was not a good product - lid jammed, coffee grounds spilled, even the grind was not as good as the old Krups model. Still, for the look I put up with it. Now the plastic has broken - both the cover and the part that must push down to start the grinding process. My experience was confirmed by two other review writers. I give it a 4 for looks and a -5 (minus five) for quality. It has been some time since I have found such a truly bad kitchen appliance. Krups should be ashamed!