ECM C-Manuale 54

disappointing – This machine does a good job of grinding the beans and I get a decent enough coffee with it. The rest is all negative. Grind retention is poor due to a tiny (15*20mm) exit hole and a thin stainless perforated reed valve arrangement over the hole. The hopper has a really clumsy attemt at a manual sliding valve to prevent the beans falling out when it is removed and the last of the beans have to be shaken into the burr set as they sit in the bottom of the hopper. The grounds from this grinder are badly clumped and are quite difficult to break up before being tamped. I have removed the reed valve and the top half the chute and have reduced but not eliminated the problem. This has resulted in a lot of mess to clean up after even a one cup grind. There is a small gap between the outer cover and the grind exit, I have not taken the cover off but when I do I expect there to be a mess of grounds inside the machine. The hairs on my cleaning brush get caught in the same gap and get pulled out of the brush. This machine is very disappointing even if it were half the cost.