DF54 (V4) Coffee Grinder

Quiet and effective

Only had this grinder a week but love it so far. Very quiet and really easy to use with fine settings. I like the bellows to blow the last of the grind out into the receptacle. Good value and well made.

How Did We Ever Live Without This Thing?

I spent a lot of time researching grinders before buying the DF54, and I almost talked myself out of it because of some of the negative reviews and the price. I read about the issues people had reported, compared it against several other grinders, and went into this purchase knowing exactly what I wanted to watch for. I’m very glad I bought it. After living with the DF54 and using it every morning, I simply haven’t experienced the problems I was worried about. Instead, it has become one of those pieces of equipment that makes you wonder how you ever lived without it. The workflow is simple, the adjustment is easy to understand, and most importantly, it has made a very real difference in the consistency and quality of my espresso. Once I got it dialed in, it just became part of the morning routine. No drama. No fighting with it. It sits there every morning like a loyal dog waiting for its chance to make its owner happy. And it does. If you’re researching the DF54 and hesitating because you’ve encountered some of the same negative reviews I did, or because the cost gives you pause, I can only speak from my own experience: mine has been excellent. I was hesitant to spend this much on a grinder. Looking back, I should have done it sooner. Buying less expensive equipment only saves money when that equipment actually does the job you bought it to do. The DF54 does. I would buy it again without hesitation.

hefty, simple, works

The first thing my wife said, when I unpacked this grinder, was that it looks like an Easter Island stone figure, a moai, tilted forward. With its coffee chute nose and the little hands holding the dosing cup. I agree, and I will absolutely glue googly eyes to its face, and watch them jiggle, as it grinds my coffee. A single-dose grinder is the most understated kitchen appliance you can own. It's a metal cylinder, with an on/off switch. There's no display, and other than the grind adjustment, which is accomplished by turning the top section against the base, there's nothing you can do with it, other than pouring beans into the top, and watching fine coffee dust come out of the chute. The DF54 does do this one thing very well. It works without much noise (much quieter than the conical burrs of my old Breville Barista), it achieves excellent fineness and consistency, and it retains almost no ground coffee in its inner works. I enjoy it. Its heft and the nicely machined top exudes quality. Like the moai of Easter Island, I think it will be around for a long time.