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Permalink Reply by Jesse -D-> on January 22, 2009 at 6:57am

I have used mostly Mahlkonig. Amazing, they don't break, they are fast, and some of them shake the coffee bag as it grinds to settle the coffee. Which imho slows the oxidaioon of ground coffee. Never used ditting or grindmaster, but Mahlkonig is definatly better than bunn. Unless you want a portion control grinder, then you have to go with Bunn. If you are interested I have a lead on some refurbished Mahlkonig K-32 for $695, they Retail at at least $1300. Good luck my friend, I say look for plastic as a sign of weakness, then decide how fast you need it to be adn you will have your answer.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Dominy on January 22, 2009 at 7:21am

The Bunn bulk grinders are workhorses. The G3 is the most popular I would say, and really is a classic grinder for good reason. It's consistent and great for the money.

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Permalink Reply by Bryan Wray on January 22, 2009 at 8:59am

Alright, I think I must be pretty up on things then. Just a part of the market I had never really paid attention to I guess.

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Permalink Reply by Mickael on January 25, 2009 at 7:18pm

Mahlkonig are the Cadillacs but pricey. Curtis, Bunn, GM.... they are basically the same. Motor attached to some burrs. Grindmaster burrs aren't very good for fine grinds. It all depends on what you are looking for. If your looking for a portion grinder (grinds into your brew basket) I like the Fetco ILG, the hoppers are easy to remove and clean. The Bunn G9 doesn't have removable hoppers.

Curtis brewers have a simple design with lots of options and are easy to repair.

Just my 2 cents

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Permalink Reply by Jason Shipley on January 25, 2009 at 7:51pm

We have a Ditting and Mahlkonig, both are bulletproof awesome grinders fast, consistent and the burrs can be sharpened where all the other brands require new burrs to be bought. The thing about both of these grinders is that they don't heat up. They are so overbuilt that they can just run all day long. the German and the Sweed replaced a FETCO portioning grinder and a Grindmaster. The new grinders work a lot better but they are much messier than the old ones.

I recommend FETCO Exractor brewers, much better programability than Bunn and I wouldn't put a Curtis brewer in a gas station, they are just not in the same league as Bunn or FETCO.

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Permalink Reply by Bryan Wray on January 25, 2009 at 7:57pm

Fantastic info, thank you very much.

Jason Shipley said:

We have a Ditting and Mahlkonig, both are bulletproof awesome grinders fast, consistent and the burrs can be sharpened where all the other brands require new burrs to be bought. The thing about both of these grinders is that they don't heat up. They are so overbuilt that they can just run all day long. the German and the Sweed replaced a FETCO portioning grinder and a Grindmaster. The new grinders work a lot better but they are much messier than the old ones.

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