Sunbeam MultiGrinder II EM0405

Don't purchase this grinder. You might as well throw your money In the bin – Grinder worked three times then that was it. I have cleaned the sides as suggested but still no go. Total waste of money . Needs to go in the bin. Relly disappointed. Show details

Consumers, thanks – My Sunbean grinder "wouldn't work" this morning but thanks to Kevin T March 2020, his assistance helped me (the lid was not engaged) brilliant! My grinder must be 8 years old by now... and I enjoy its versatility

pay for what u get – Remember to rotate the head to tighten to engage & make contact ie aline the correct thread side . I have engraved 2 arrows one for the lid & one for the device so they line up before press.No problem! Show details

Fast delivery. Perfect product – Best purchase by far. Had one from kmart but that doesn't do the justice love this brand an works like a charm. Also said wednesday for delivery but came monday. I couldn't be happier with my purchase and how fast delivery was as I ordered on the Saturday.  Show details

Didn’t work once – I should have read the reviews on here first before buying this grinder - I bought it today brand new and can’t even get it to work at all. Absolute shocker!

Terrible! – Ill try not to swear but, it's freaking impossible!!! It's a terrible designed lid, it should not be difficult to open or close the lid! Bin Job, had to break it just to get it off. Will never buy this product again. And to the person responding to these posts. Stop saying it's "oh so perfect" when it clearly isn't! You've ignored what customers have said about the lid. This product should never see daylight again. What a waste of $39 Show details

Not fit for purpose – I bought this for a friend, who only got a few weeks use out of it before it stopped working. I would not recommend this product to anyone, anyway, anytime.

Waste of money! – Blades aren’t very sharp and it took me so much time to get it to work and then you can’t get the lid off. I’m not happy with this product at all I will be returning it Show details

Disappointed – Had the machine less than 2 years and it has packed up. Before that was perfect for grinding my flaxseeds so it was used practically every day. But I did expect it would last a bit longer. Show details

So so sooo bad. Learn something from kmart – Everything about this grinder is horrible. The lid design, the fact you grind a small amount of coffee and it becomes a thanos-level issue is ridiculous. Change the fkn design! Show details

Poor quality plastic lid – This device was ok and served its purpose although not easy to clean. Yesterday I removed the lid and the plastic edge on the lid disintegrated and rendered the whole thing useless. Replacement part seems more effort than it’s worth just to break in the same fashion. I will be reluctant to use the sunbeam brand in future. Show details

Very dissapointed – Terrible for herbs, the lid is very poorly designed and almost impossible to remove at times, very disappointed considering the high price. Going to get a refund on this, had better grinders for half the price. Show details

Ours broke within 2 months of use – We had a cheaper model from sunbeam that worked far longer than this one and had more features. Working on getting a refund now for this more expensive model. Coffee gets in the safety mechanism and makes it hard to use.

Designed by someone who doesn't make coffee ? – Pro's = Grinds the coffee Cons = Getting the ground coffee back out of the grinder by means of scraping the bowl out with a spoon to get the stuck coffee off the sides, unplugging and inverting the entire grinder over the coffee pot. = weird lid that gunks up, jams, is difficult to close and prone to failure. = no timer on power… Read more

button + no measurements on bowl means inconsistent grind. This grinder replaced our old breville grinder which lasted 10 hardworking years. Might throw out the sunbeam product and try again - it's that poor in comparison.

UPDATE = This Sunbeam grinder finally did us all a favor and died after 11 months usage. We replaced it with the Kmart Anko Coffee grinder for $30 , and WOW what a difference !! The Kmart Anko grinder lets you select the grind type and coffee amount, then grinds the coffee perfectly with the touch of a button. No bogging up in the grinder and getting stuck like the sunbeam did.

Not suitable to go with coffee machine – Buying a coffee machine and this was recommended with it. Very disappointed as it does not grind the coffee beans any where near fine enough to be able to make a coffee with a bit of coffee flavour. It should be classed as a blender and not a coffee grinder. Show details

Reliable and Efficient Coffee Grinder – Does a really good job. Very reasonably priced and well made. Ours is 5 years old and used daily. Possibly the only drawback is pouring the ground coffee out of the grinder - it takes time if you don't want to make a mess. Overall highly recommended. Show details ·  1

Very poor quality, not fit for purpose! – The plastic tabs on the lid of my replacement grinder did not last any longer than the original. Sunbeam must supply a lid that is fit for purpose instead of the brittle original design. I only grind chia and flax seed which is extremely light work compared to coffee and this grinder just can't hack it!

Fragile plastic tabs in lid control power – Purchased February 2019. Lasted just over a year (just out of warranty!) before the tiny plastic bits in the lid that allow the power to flow broke. One of them broke months ago, meaning it would only work when the lid was on in a particular alignment. Annoying. Now both broken, the power won't turn on at all. Bad, bad design. Show details

Multi whirled unit – We purchased our new whirler from Big W and it is just that, it whirls and sends everything up into the lid, you have to switch it on and off to get the beans to fall into the blades which don't really work well anyway, it's now just gone to landfill after 2 days off attempted use. Show details

Very handy – I bought this a couple of weeks ago. I use it for grinding spices and it does a great job. The lid is a bit finicky and can be difficult to get on and off. Show details ·  1

Next to useless device, not even worth a star!!!!! – If you don't like the taste of coffee then this device is for you. It is not a grinder, more like a blender! It fails to turn coffee beans into granule's, it only produces small chunks of coffee beans. You barley get any flavor out of the coped up beans!!! It may be ok for herbs, but that would be it!!!!!!! Show details

No good – If using for herbs this is no good. Resin gets stuck in lid groove, won't operate unless lid locks in. Lid gets hard to remove. Get one from Kmart or Officeworks instead Show details

Normal grinder – Does what it is supposed to do grinding coffee and spices to sometimes. It is a bit noisy but is working at a high speed. Also it cannot grind a lot and you need to give it short tap so that the material being gounded falls back it to be ground further. Show details ·  1

Happy enough – I have only used my Sunbeam MultiGrinder to grind coffee beans. It grinds evenly enough although sometimes I have to give it a gentle shake to move beans closser to the blade. Good for the purchase price and I haven't had a problem yet after 8 months+ of daily use.  Show details ·  1

Does the job you'd expect for the price – Bought this after our much more expensive Breville grinder gave up working. Much prefer Breville over Subbeam in general, but this does exactly what you'd expect for the price. It grinds the beans. You do need to shake it or give it a tap to get it to grind evenly (beans closer to the blades grind finer than the ones on top, which makes sense).… Read more

Took a while to get it right, but after a few weeks I can now make a pretty good flat white using this grinder.

The main reason for the purchase was the convenience since both Target and Big W stick this grinder.

The all rounder – So so so disappointed in this item. What a joke. Id be better off grinding with 2 rocks. Would not recommend this product to anyone. Waste of 35 dollars when i could have bought one from Kmart for 13 bucks people do not waste yoyr money on this youll kick your self once you get hm  Show details

Motor Didn't Work on First Try – Very, very disappointed in this machine, which was actually replacing a Breville spice grinder that had stopped working within a month. I thought a nice light little machine like this one with a large button to press (sometimes the press down ones can be a little awkward until you get used to them) would be great, but that would only be the case… Read more

if it ever worked! What's more, I also bought a large food processor from Sunbeam whose motor stopped working after a few months as well. Not a happy customer, and will be looking to purchase from other brands from now on (I currently have a Cuisinart spice grinder which is a bit more expensive but worth it because it actually works, and has been doing so for almost a year now).

What is Multi about it? – Our last Sunbeam grinder bit the dust so we raced out to replace it rapidly. We use our grinder exclusively to grind coffee and the last one we had has been so good. This one is a huge disappointment for coffee. Firstly, the button must be held/pressed continuously for it to work. It doesn't grind evenly, and even misses some beans. We now end up… Read more

with a bunch of sludge in the bottom of our cups because some is superfine and gets through the filter. It's awkward to use - getting the grinds out into a container is difficult without spilling it everywhere. This would possibly be ok for grinding really small amounts of spice.

Pity there are so few stand alone spice/coffee grinders on the market. Our last Sunbeam had a cord winder in the bottom that worked really smoothly, a clear cup that clipped in the top so you could easily empty, and a slider to set various coarseness/fineness of grinding which automatically switched off. I miss that little gem. Admittedly it was almost double the price (still, not expensive) and I would gladly pay that again for a decent machine.

Got it home, plugged it in, didn't work. returned it. next one didn't work. I was snapping the top – I have to re-write this because my husband actually got the grinder to work. Like others, I couldn't get the engine to come on and grind. After driving all the way back from the country to the store and back again, it still didn't work. My poor husband helped me grind the garlic with a mortar and pestle and THEN decided to read the… Read more

instructions. he chose to use his big muscles to close the top. when he did, the grinder worked and worked well.

So, maybe I no longer have anything against the grinder but I would suggest a re-write on the directions to add "if it doesn't work, check that you have snapped the top on firmly."

I see everyone is saying the same thing about no power. So Sunbeam, please address the problem of snapping the lid tight so that your customers don't keep writing bad reviews. It seems to be an easy fix. Anyway, if I could write to all these reviewers, I would. Sunbeam, you should write to your unhappy customers.

August 5th 2018 Update: Multigrinder EMO405 is impossible to open unless you know the trick

I returned one for the same reason others did as well. then the second one didn't work either because the top lid wasn't secured all the way. It takes two men and a boy to open it. However, I have discovered that if I keep a pair of disposable latex gloves with the grinder, I put them between my hand and the lid, and my hand and the body of the machine and snip snap it opens quickly and painlessly. I've had it for a few months and it's good.

they probably should redesign it but if you do that, you don't have to return a good product.

I use this to powder my homegrown onions and homegrown garlic as well as coffee. All good now.

Doesn't power on at all – I received this item as a gift from Qantas. Brand new and sealed. Plugged it in and pushed the button. Nothing. No noise, no spinning, nothing. I tried it on different power points to see if that was the issue but no. Still didnt work at all. I don't know what else to do  Show details

Easy to Use Coffee Bean Grinder – I purchased this machine to grind coffee beans only so I never have to worry about washing it. I have no problem with the motor & although it is probably not recommended I give it a little shake to loosen the coffee around the blade. Nothing like freshly ground coffee beans ever day. I’m happy with it. ☺️  Show details

this is a good strong reliable grinder that I use for coffee it grinds fast not Loud and just good Show reply