Have used this for 12 months and it's a basic, reliable grinder. Its probably not something you want to be churning high volumes through but I've been using it to grind a single dose at a time and have not had any problems. It grinds to a decent consistency according to what you specify and it will come out, albeit a little messily, into your group handle.

I have noticed that some beans do get a little bit sticky inside the unit and you'll get clumps come out, instead of consistent grounds but it's only been with one specific bean so far.

For the price point though, it's hard to complain much about it. It's a good little unit, just not a great one.

I bought this grinder very recently. I made the unusual mistake of not reading product reviews or doing my homework before buying this product (whoops). I got it home and the very first grind was faulty, the grind was very coarse. I called support and they said it is a common problem. I am returning the product today and am seeking a full refund which I will use to buy a superior product.

I am totally fed up with Sunbeam products. The Sunbeam Conical Burr EM0480 grinder is fine in theory but just keeps failing to grind...why, beans do not fall into the burr section from the hopper. Have taken it apart, cleaned the burrs, put back...no difference. My old Kenwood does a better grind and allows me to get finer results...and never fails. I know there are people who say they have never had a problem with the EM0480, but a short search on google shows plenty who do.

As a user of a manual burr grinder it was a pleasure to use the Sunbeam. It does the job it is built, with all the different types of grinds. Don't expect a powerful machine. If you are some one who will grinder their coffee more than once a day then consider the next one in the series.

I am somewhat surprised by the comments. We bought ours 5 months ago and have no problem. Yes, a bit messy. My friend has a professional one paid over $500. It does the same - messy. Any better not really. We clean ours every 3-4 weeks as instructed. Maybe the people that are having problems are not cleaning regularly as I would imagine there would be a build up. No problem with adjustments. Very happy with the product and would recommend.

I use this grinder daily and have found it to be reliable and good value for money. I have had my grinder for 3 years and it's still running well. I do find I have to adjust the grind but I think that has to do with the freshness of the beans and sometimes even the humidity

I have had this for a couple of years now. I have tried others while this was put away as a back up and still haven't found an economy priced grinder that does a better job. The main problems are that this model retains a lot of grounds and needs to be tapped on the counter after each use to get them out. It also has a really bad static problem, spreading grounds all over the prep area.

This grinder is at the bottom end of the price scale but it does an excellent job of grinding coffee. It's easy to use and easy to clean. I would recommend this product to anyone that wants consistently ground coffee. It's a sturdily built quality device and I'm very happy with it.

Bang for buck I expected a little more from this unit. It does an OK job of the grind however one of the negatives is the mess it makes. I am continually cleaning up the mess it makes. Even with the small extender I expected a cleaner finish.

I was expecting much more from this unit.

This is my first coffee grinder and is ok and seems to grind ok too, but the grind is very variable. The rotational grind setting adjuster could do with a locking mechanism as it moves very easily and a few times I have ground expensive coffee and found that the grind setting has moved (operator care/error yes maybe but a locking mech would be handy). I have also found that with the same brand of quality beans that the grind varies, even on the same setting. For what it costs it represents reasonable value but I wish I had paid more ($480) to get a better quality grinder.

Ok no dramas, you get what you pay for, does the job fine but not brilliantly.

Always had trouble with the quality of the grid. It seemed to grind course and when adjusted it didn't seem to maintain the grind consistency very well. Had to place washers in the burr mechanism to achieve a fine grind, but I seem to have worn the thing out totally now.
Waste of money and better off using this as a deposit on something good like a Macap flat burr grinder which I am off to buy soon.

The "designers" of this device have never heard of static electricity. If the grind is set to espresso the coffee will stick inside due to static and not dispense! If you tilt the machine 45 degrees forward and rattle it on bench a perfect grind will emerge which then covers the outside of the machine, occasionally dropping off into container.
I'm using it until my constant banging and rattling destroys it (hopefully soon).

Mine also ran daily (6 shots) for roughly two years then stopped dead. It's apart on the kitchen bench now and the power cord is in good order (tested with a multimeter). The main switch and the dead man switch at the top are both OK. So probably not worth repairing. If it failed after 5 years I wouldn't be as disappointed.

Whilst it was working it was perfect for our french press but barely satisfactory for our espresso press.

I bought this grinder with an espresso machine, it turns out the grinder doesn't grind the coffee fine at all, sometimes it produces very course and sometimes just a little fine.
so disappointing..!!

Ran daily (6 to 12 shots) for roughly a year then stopped dead. No response to any switch setting. No motor noise. cleaned to ensure it was not jammed, still not showing any signs of life.

hey guys, has anyone had issues with their grinder and the quality of grind being produced? sometimes the output is very course through out all settings, then other times its super fine and is too fine to extract through the group head, then ta daa its back to normal.. does the burr grinder need tightening up maybe? 2nd sunbeam product to fail me, last week the pump was replaced in my cafe series coffee machine after 2 years. Im their biggest fan but they make it hard sometimes.