Can you grind at night and program to brew the next morning? We've found grinders too noisy for am
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It has been some time since owning it, but from what I remember you can't. Because of the possible fire hazard, I wouldn't consider leaving the machine unattended for any length of time, especially while asleep. The machine made some unbelievable coffee that I truly miss, but I wouldn't buy one again because of the risks. Good luck in your decision making!
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Sure you can..just start as usual, grind, and then shut off. Select the grind off option, then reset program to start for am...wonderful machine. Highly recommend. Clean chute regularly, some beans are oiler than others...every 3rd opt. I love it!!
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You can use ground beans but not grind the beans at night and wait to brew.
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What you would have to do is start the brewer with the grind on and once grinding is finished stop the process and reprogram for the morning with the grind off. I am happy with this machine but to get a strong cup of coffee you need to set it to strong and you may want to put less water in than what is called for
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Thanks for responding, I don't think I'm going to find a machine that does what I want. Back to grinding by hand!
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No. What ever you use needs to be ground. So either buy ground coffee or grind it yourself. Hmmm. Sounds good right about now.
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no, it has a button to turn it on, and you keep it depressed for how long you need, to get the desired grind you want. for a coarse grinds, i keep it depressed approximately 10 seconds.
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A blind person can do it. The grind setting comes up a 4 default when you plug it in. If you do not use the timer to brew coffee the next morning you will just need to use three of the buttons. The "On" button to turn on and off and to get another hour of hot coffee (it turns off after one hour as a safety feature) The "Mill" button which turns off the grinder for use with already ground coffee. the "Grind" button to change the time the coffee grinder stays on and thus the fineness of the ground coffee. Yes it is worth the money. It is the easies to use mill and brew on the market and the easiest to clean and the quietest and the cheapest to buy and you do not need to buy paper filter. It makes the best coffee too. Email me at samova1@verizon.net if you have any more questions about this coffee maker. I have had one for the last 10 years and I marvel each morning on how great the coffee tastes. This is the #1 best selling mill & brew in the United States and has been for the last 15 or 20 years. Nothing beats it for price, ease of use, ease of cleaning, noise etc. It does have a few weak points like the latch on the top cover is plastic and breaks a lot but I can tell you how to keep it from breaking and if it does break the parts are cheap and it is easy to repair. I can tell even a child how to fix it if it breaks. Email me or Call Sam at 540-869-1741 and I will help you at my cost plus shipping for parts. And I will give you free advise on how to care for this machine and tell you what coffee beans to buy. Call Sam at 540-869-1741 I am an expret on this machine. I can fix it in the dark I think.......
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The 1st thing I do every morning is turn on the Bunn. Takes about 10 min & water is as hot it would ever have been left on. By the time you grind & get stuff ready it's hot. I didn't like it being on all day either. The water you put in today makes tomorrows coffee!!
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Set the time first. Then follow directions in instruction booklet. Usually do not program it to start in the morning. Just get it ready the night before and push the 'on' button before I take the dog out for his walk. When I get back, coffee is done. Works just fine for an inexpensive coffee maer.
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No, no noise at all. Nothing automatic, just on or off. Makes great coffee though.
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I don't think so... Even with the kitchen downstairs and the bedrooms upstairs. I prepare everything in the evening and in the morning I just have to find the power button of the coffee machine... :)
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My wife uses it to grind spices and does it during the day. I can hear it run, but load enough to bother me, I am normally on calls.I think it might depend on what your are grinding, coffee beans might be a bit louder to start with compared spices. But overall it is a good grinder.
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I'm so sorry I misunderstood your question. There is no alarm but you can set a timer for when you want your coffeemaker to brew your coffee.
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Interesting comment here. I have a Bunn grinder that my family says will "wake the dead" because it is so loud. I was looking for a grinder that is a lot quieter, and thought I may have found on in this KitchenAid model. From what you are saying here, it isn't much quieter than a Bunn, if any at all.
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When you first plug it in, set the time of day using the hour and minute buttons. To program, push the program button and set the coffee maker for the time you want it to start. Make sure you don't set it up for PM instead of AM. When the pot is programmed, the button will be lit. If you are using ground coffee, you will also need to push the "grind off" button. If using whole beans you only need to push the program button until lit. The time will remain programmed unless you change it, so if you want coffee the same time every morning you only need to push the program button the night before. When you first plug it in, set the time of day using the hour and minute buttons. To program, push the program button and set the coffee maker for the time you want it to start. Make sure you don't set it up for PM instead of AM. When the pot is programmed, the button will be lit. If you are using ground coffee, you will also need to push the "grind off" button. If using whole beans you only need to push the program button until lit. The time will remain programmed unless you change it, so if you want coffee the same time every morning you only need to push the program button the... » Read More When you first plug it in, set the time of day using the hour and minute buttons. To program, push the program button and set the coffee maker for the time you want it to start. Make sure you don't set it up for PM instead of AM. When the pot is programmed, the button will be lit. If you are using ground coffee, you will also need to push the "grind off" button. If using whole beans you only need to push the program button until lit. The time will remain programmed unless you change it, so if you want coffee the same time every morning you only need to push the program button the night before. « Show Less
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As long as you have the time of day set up that you want the automatic brew to begin, (such as the next morning) you just press the 'auto' button one time, and then a small clock signal shows on the screen. At the appointed time, the brewer should come on. Mine works fine.
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For myself, the only kind of programmable coffee maker worth having would be one with a built in grinder. I mean, to load up a non-grinder automatic, you've got to load ground beans the night before, so they just sit there getting stale. At least with a grind-and-brew, you've got freshly ground beans and automation. :) I've had such makers in the past and they were great...when they came from Germany. So, now I think that this little Bonavita number might be the ticket. All the fanciness went into the coffee itself, not the doo-dads. ;)
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My grinder has settings 0-40. Mine is set on 18. So basically a medium setting.
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Since we bought it, it works like a champ. We preset for 7 am and it never fails. Brew time is a couple of minutes, although I have never really timed it.
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Turn the function button to "Auto off", set the time with the hour and min buttons to an amount at 4 hours or less and return the function button to "Brew". If you unplug the unit, you will have to complete this process again as the settings only hold while the unit is plugged in.