I am about to buy the vitamix PRO 7500 and the 32 ounce dry container.... My question is: Will it grind whole coffee beans? If so can save me $950!
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Yes! It does a lovely job grinding beans. I have a small stove top expresso pot and it gives me a good expresso grind when I do it for 20 seconds at level 8 speed. I have a small kitchen timer that can count down the seconds and I've found it useful for timing the grinding of either coffee beans or whole wheat berries for bread.
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Yes it does a great job of grinding whole coffee beans. I use it all the time for grinding whole coffee beans for me and my husband. I would highly recommend it.
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With all due respect, as a real coffee drinker instant coffee does not even come in my house. You need a fine grind absolutely not the ground coffee for a regular old coffee machine; water just runs through the grains rather than sit on it and slowly drip through. It's needs to be fine (not Turkish coffee fine but close). You can buy any coffee you like, Joe's brand or Starbucks, whatever. I buy the Seattle Mountain brand Colombian Supremo at Costco. It's a 100% Arabica bean. Excellent. Also comes in decaf if you so desire. Grind at Costco machines at "fine" setting, I believe 4 steps away from the left. I'm pretty picky about my coffee because I drink only 3 small cups a day so it has to be good! Good luck. Also' I vacuum pack and freeze my coffee as as I get home since I'm the only coffee drinker in this house. I make bags of approx. 250gr (about 8 oz) and keep in freezer. I keep the "in use" coffee in airtight container.
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I don't drink coffee myself. So I follow the measurements on the bag of beans I bought, with a little extra to make the flavor strong. The slots in the coffee basket are large. So you need to buy whole beans & grind them as coarse as possible. If you grind any finer, the grinds will slip through the slots & down into the water.
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Sorry, can't help you. Actually this is my 2nd Bodum Bistro coffee grinder. I've had the first one for almost two years. I use it about 5 times a week to grind enough beans to make 10 cups each time. The first one still works fine. I only bought the second one as a back up in case it is no longer available if and when the first one gives out. I've started doing that- if I find something I *really* like I buy a second one because they have a habit of "improving" it to the point that I no longer like the new "improved" model.
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I have only used it for my french press. That grind is course. I did gain some respect for the grinder though and I think it would do well for any grind. Good luck.
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I have found the link below helpful on the grind setting for each method. I tweak it based on my liking and coffee properties.http://www.thecoffeechaser.com/a-guide-to-grinding-your-beans/
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Interesting thought... the scaling cycle is fixed...X# of cups. I can tell you the cappuccino is great. My first was 9 years ago... it lasted 8 years and 2 people had coffee 2x a day.We have a new one now... and we enjoy it as before. You cannot use very oily beans, they stick to the hopper. I make a blend of 3 beans...so the oils are shared. We love it. If your intending on charging $4.59 a cup...and descale every 10 days (you will likely brew more coffee)...do the math. But it does make great cappuccino. Unit cost, maintenance, beans (blend a 35% dark with 65% medium)
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I have never had/used the Vitamix but I did research both before deciding to purchase the Blendtec (read about the construction of the motor for one thing). I had a problem with the container seating correctly on the base and when I called the company about it they replaced it immediately, free of charge, and I've had no problems since then. I later purchased a Blendtec for my daughter and she has been as happy with hers as I am with mine. I have recommended it to friends.
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Hello BSJAAJK - it's really subjective ie... Size /volume of cup, beans used , grind, etc... Ex: I use 28g ground with a ceramic burr grinder to slightly coarser then sand and that yields aprox. 11 oz of coffee which fills my insulated travel mug.So experiment and see what suits you.Do yourself a favor a buy the Hario V60 Buono kettle and download the Intelligentsia Coffee brewing app too!Good Luck!
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It is very comparable to the Vitamix (my son has one, I have seen it in action). This is half the price of the commercial series by Vitamix. I think it would do a comparable job.
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I have both. The Vitamix is gathering dust. Sure it can make soup... like 1 recipe (all the other ones require prep work like steam something first, who wants that). SO for the 99% of the job, making smoothies, this is 90% as powerful and will crush ice and frozen foods just like a Vitamix. The only downside is size. We almost always use the 1 Collossal cup and we fill it up way past the limit line. But it wont' make as much as a Vitamix if you plan on making smoothies for 4 people. BUT the upside is the speed of cleaning. It actually might be faster and easier to just make 2 smoothies vs cleaning the vitamix. So go get it, if you haven't already. And don't get the 600, get the 900.
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Hey. I am kind of new at this too, but, the percolator setting in the grocery store coffee bean section seems to work fine. I buy whole beans and use the machine for grinding. I think any medium fine grind will work great. I love mine! Judy
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It GRINDS!!!, whole beans... also has grinder setting and more ... you can use ground coffee as well...
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Hi Zory - I'm not sure what you mean? However, I haven't tried using the Melitta continuously, if that's what you mean. I often do 12 cups at a time - but not continuously. My experience has been that the burr grinder does a good job; the motor seems adequate and overall I'm really pleased - especially given the cost. Let me know if this helps.
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I concur with other responses... looking at the Suncana brewer specs. We are big coffee drinkers, and use the Perfect Pod Maker to make pods for our Grind Master brewer. It works great. However, like us, you will need to experiment a bit to find the ideal coffee grind and measurement that works for your tastes and brewer. We find two tablespoons of medium-course grind works for us. Also, of the pods we've tried, we find the EasyPack pods to be the best and most consistent.
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I have both a 5000 (the predecessor to the 5200) and a Pro 750 (like the 300, but with the addition of 5 presets). The 300 is a Next Generation Vitamix as are the 7500 and the Pro 750. These machines come equipped with a low profile, wide bottom, 64 oz. container with a 4 inch blade, which is far more efficient than the standard tall and narrow 64 oz. container with a 3 inch blade that's used with earlier models. The wider bottom makes it much easier to remove heavy and/or sticky contents from the container, and the 4 inch blade makes quick work of everything. It's not really that the newer models don't handle small quantities well, it that the new container with the wider bottom requires more volume to cover the blades. Therefore, batches under two cups are best processed in a smaller container. I have a 32 ounce container that I originally bought to use with my 5000 when I needed to make a small batch of something, like salad dressing for example. I find it's also the perfect container to use for making small batches with my Pro 750. In my opinion, the Next Generation series of machines are far superior to previous models.
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I have one and it works great. I also buy whole bean coffee and grind it extra fine and don't have to buy the expensive pods...hope this helps you.