Product Description

The CUISINART DCG-12BC Grind Central features a stainless steel grinding bowl that holds 90 grams of whole beans -- enough for 18 cups of coffee! The removable bowl, with blade assembly, is dishwasher safe, and a the included lid lets you store leftover coffee right in the grinding bowl. A single On/Off button controls grind consistency, and a built-in safety interlock makes the perfect grind safe and easy. Cord storage Limited 18-month warranty

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2407 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Cuisinart
• Model: DCG-12BC
• Dimensions: 5.00" h x 5.90" w x 8.90" l, .55 pounds

Features

• Brushed stainless-steel housing; 90-gram gapacity--enough for 18 cups
• Heavy-duty motor and stainless steel blade assembly; On/Off switch with safety interlock
• Measurement markings; transparent cover
• Storage lid; cord storage; dishwasher-safe stainless-steel bowl
• Lid allows for extra coffee to be stored in grinding bowl

Amazon.com Review
Operating at low heat to preserve flavor and aroma, this big, sleek coffee grinder can handle a whopping 90 grams of beans at once, enough for 18 cups, and it grinds spices at well. State of the art from its safety shutoff to its stainless-steel blade to its wraparound power cord, the grinder lends a modern look to any countertop. --Fred Brack

Customer Reviews

Doesn't even work!
I just tried this for the first time, and it doesn't work at all. At first the blades spun around but did not break up any beans, and then very quickly it smelled like it was overheating and now it doesn't work at all. The grinder lasted less than one minute, and ground nothing. I'm surprised since it's Cuisinart. I should've looked at the reviews on amazon firtst.

Enjoyin' my new grinder
I bought this style with the silver retro look as it perfectly matches my Cuisinart coffee maker. The grinder is cute and small, doesn't take up much cabinet space at all! I am happy with my purchase. Giving it a 4 star as I don't understand why plastic lid which fits the grinder cup (and is intended for storage of coffee) couldn't have been made smaller so it could snap on the top and sit under the plastic dome top and on top of the grinder for storage of coffee for the next day.

To store the coffee, you have to take the cup out and then snap lid on and leave it sitting outside the grinder. So for that reason I give it 4 stars, a bit of a design flaw; the plastic lid is worthless to me and I'll probably never use it. Secondly, the cord isn't easy to push underneath the grinder for storing and hiding it. That doesn't bother me so much but it may bother others.

Other than these two notations, I am grinding beans daily and enjoying it!

An attractive but worthless grinder
I have to add my voice to the other negative reviews of this product. I've gone through several other small blade-type grinders from other maufacturers. The two best were made by Braun and each lasted about 10 years, at which time the blades self-destructed. I thought perhaps a slightly better grade of grinder would be preferable, and wanted one I could clean more thoroughly. A friend has the KitchenAid grinder with the removable bowl. I liked it, but couldn't find one locally. This Cuisinart was the closest I could get.

I grind coffee & spices. First, the spices. Although the description on this site states you can grind spices with it, the instructions specifically warn against doing so. It does a lousy job with them in any event, not getting them down to a fairly even powder, or even a reasonably even size. It does its primary job, grinding coffee, equally poorly. It takes twice as long (roughly 30 seconds) to grind 12 cups worth of beans to the same degree of fineness than did my old Braun grinder. Although the cup can hold 18 cups worth of beans, don't even try grinding them. They spill over the top as they are ground, leaving bits of ground coffee all over the outside of the cup, stuck to the plastic lid, exploding out of the container when you open it. As others have commented, the grind is uneven. Even at 30 seconds, while I end up with some coffee ground almost fine enough for Turkish coffee, I've got a lot of big (1/8 bean) chunks in the mix. Adding insult to injury, at least 80 percent of the time the grind chamber won't come off, so I'm left first to pour the ground coffee awkwardly from the grinder into my coffee container, then wipe it out as best I can without washing it, since the chamber is stuck. As a last straw, I have to put it away with the cord loosely wrapped around, because the opening into which one is instructed to push the cord is too small to accommodate it and the grinder is too bulky and big around for wrapping the cord around to work well.

In short, don't buy this product. Go buy the KitchenAid. It works beautifully, grinds evenly, comes apart with only a little pressure but never actually sticks. It lacks any way to stow the cord, but it's _round_, so it's easy to wrap the cord around it.