{"id":2078239,"date":"2025-03-10T14:21:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T19:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=2078239"},"modified":"2025-03-10T14:21:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T19:21:47","slug":"krups-coffee-grinder-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/krups-coffee-grinder-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Krups Coffee Grinder Review: The Quietest Option We Tested"},"content":{"rendered":"When you're looking for products, it's easy to look past certain claims as good marketing. But we're very happy to say that the Krups Silent Vortex coffee grinder<\/a> absolutely lives up to its name. Of the best coffee grinders<\/a> we tested, Krups earned the \"best quiet grinder\" accolade and joined the ranks of other high-quality options from Cuisinart<\/a>, Breville<\/a> and Fellow<\/a>.\r\n\r\nJust like the best coffee<\/a>, a coffee grinder is an essential part of every home barista's equipment line-up. Once you buy whole beans, it becomes nearly impossible to go back to ground coffee. Grinding beans fresh at home makes for a richer, less bitter, more aromatic drink. Good coffee grinders can run the gamut in terms of price and capability, and the Krups is a powerful, unfussy and relatively wallet-friendly option.\r\n\r\n[SINGLE_AFFILIATE_PRODUCT product_name=\"Krups Silent Blade Grinder\" short_description=\"We liked that this Krups coffee grinder is as quiet as it is mess-free.\" image=\"2097646\" image_credit=\"VIA MERCHANT\" pr_name=\"Amazon\" pr_url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07WYHQBF2?tag=tohmke-20\" pr_display_text=\"Shop on Amazon\" retailers_3_name=\"Walmart\" retailers_3_url=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=131817X1598243&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walmart.com%2Fip%2FKRUPS-Silent-Vortex-Electric-Coffee-and-Spice-Blade-Grinder-Grey-with-removable-Stainless-Steel-Grinder-Bowl%2F135682130\" retailers_3_display_text=\"Shop on Walmart\" \/]\r\n

What is the Krups Silent Blade grinder?<\/h2>\r\nThe Krups coffee grinder is a blade coffee grinder, meaning it uses a fast-spinning blade to turn whole beans into delicious, flavorful grounds. Generally, blade grinders are more affordable than burr coffee grinders<\/a>, which use two spinning plates with teeth to grind the coffee. Many of our top-ranked coffee grinders are burr grinders, like the Barataza Encore<\/a>, which was another team favorite. The Krups grinder is also a manual grinder<\/a>, so you have to manually time how long you grind.\r\n\r\nNoise is an inevitable part of coffee grinders\u2014and if you have roommates or live with family, you know the challenges that can accompany needing to grind coffee before everyone else is awake. However, the Krups is truly quiet. While it peaked at a fairly high level, it immediately dropped to a level quieter than any of the other blade grinders we tested. Your roommates, spouse or kids are going to appreciate this addition to your kitchen.\r\n\r\nThis coffee grinder has two settings\u2014high and low. To use, you select the setting and then simply push the button to grind. Easy-peasy!\r\n\r\nAt 9.5 inches tall, the Krups is a fairly compact machine that's easy to move around your kitchen or store away as needed. However, it doesn't warrant being tucked into a cabinet when not in use\u2014it's one of the nicer looking blade grinders we've used. It's available in black or stainless steel for an unobtrusive appearance. It offers cord management (another brownie point, in our opinion) to keep your countertop uncluttered.\r\n\r\nThe Krups coffee grinder has a 3-ounce hopper capacity and makes enough grounds for up to 12 cups of coffee. You can buy several replacement parts, including the grinding lid, silent pad, storage lid and complete bowl. Bonus: While we tested this unit specifically for how it handled coffee beans, it can also grind herbs and spices.\r\n

How We Tested the Krups Coffee Grinder<\/h2>\r\nThere's no better way to test out a coffee grinder than to make it do what it does best: grind whole coffee beans.\r\n

According to the manufacturer, it only takes 10 seconds for a coarseness ideal for a French press and 20 seconds for the ideal coarseness for a pour-over. If you're not as familiar with the coarseness you need for your brewing machine, we put together a guide for how to grind coffee beans<\/a>.<\/p>\r\nWe ground 30 grams of whole beans for 30 seconds on the high setting to achieve what we felt was a medium coarseness. We manually recorded the time using a timer. After, we measured the coarseness of the beans; the majority of them fell within the medium realm, with the rest primarily coarse.\r\n\r\nTo see how well the ground beans performed, we brewed a cup of coffee. It was pretty average, although it did have a slightly bitter aftertaste. (If you're more of an espresso than a drip coffee drinker, there are coffee grinders for espresso<\/a> that will help achieve that very fine coarseness your espresso beans<\/a> need for a flavorful shot.)\r\n\r\n\"Toha25\r\n\r\nWe were impressed by how clean the process was. If you've used a coffee grinder before, you know that dealing with loose grounds can be a hassle. But while there was some static and some grounds were stuck to the top of the Krups' lid, they didn't go flying everywhere when we opened it up. Since you can remove the top portion to dump out your grounds, it's fairly mess-free. Some grounds did get stuck to the bottom, so we used a brush to get them all out.\r\n\r\nThe ability to remove the basket was a real highlight for us; that feature is fairly uncommon with blade grinders, and it provides an unexpected extra level of simplicity.\r\n\r\n[quote-card quote=\"We love that you can easily scoop out your ground coffee thanks to the removable chamber, so it doesn't leave a big mess on the countertop.\" name=\"Sheri Kaz\" title=\"Product tester\" \/]\r\n

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