Ovente Electric Coffee Grinder 2.5oz - Compact Stainless Steel Blade Mill for Coffee Beans, Spices, Herbs & Tea - Portable Kitchen Appliance for Home, Office & Travel - Perfect for Fresh Ground Coffee & Cooking Ingredients

Because of it's price, I tried to overlook it's being large and loud. After three uses, however, I chose to return it. Not how I want to start my day!A great buy. Heats quick and looks great. A money saver.This is a great, inexpensive alternative if U just want one around for spices & such. I use it to grind cacao nibs and it's perfect!So far, the only drawback I've found is the lid's connection point to the unit. It is very small, made of plastic and jiggles in it's mounting, making it difficult to insert it easily into the grinder, even when positioning the lid exactly as it should be. I fear it will break easily too, so have to make sure to be careful and patient when connecting the lid.In my opinion, you should consider a different model if you are looking for a daily grinder. ?Nice powerful motor and good, sharp blades.Purchased to process the basil and other spices I've been growing all year.Works better than the hand-cranked "Spice" grinder I had purchased earlier and expect is for an audience with an addiction I don't share.But the dust gets everywhere and I don't think it is dishwasher-safe. Best results is with a silicon pastry brush.Use it every week and make fantastic rubs for pork chops.This is a nice grinder for the money. The top is a little tricky to attach which is a little frustrating but its reliable and attractive otherwiseI have been using this every day for a few weeks and it does what it is supposed to do without issue. Yes, it would be nice if it were easier to clean but all coffee grinders are hard to clean. Getting the lid on correctly can be clumsy at first - there is a small pin that needs to line up with a small hole - but after a couple of days that became something I was used to doing and it was not really difficult.Not as happy with this as I thought I would be. It does not grind evenly, that's very annoying actually, I've had it for a few days now. It seems that it cannot achieve a real good even fine grind,[not talking about espresso find] I use it for a pour over style and it takes for ever to drip the coffee thru because the beans are not even enough some are fine, some are still chucky I tried shaking it to mix it up before grinding again. And when I tried to grind for coarse grind for French style press, it's so uneven you run the risk of getting it too fine if you try to get the beans in there that are still too chunky. Overall it's a good machine, not as noisy, looks good, but it's a bit of a struggle to get it right for pour over or French press. Having said that I think it would be best for people who use regular drip coffee makers. It's more of a 2 1/2 stars for me.UPDATED:4.30.16 ok after having this a while longer, its not bad at all. It does grind really fine if you need that. Coarser grind for French press is still a bit uneven over all not bad at all, it gets the job done. I would recommendGood value - would have given it a 5 but the coffee seems to cling to the unit making the cover difficult to remove