$200 Whirlygig from Technivorm

[BoldJava]

Unbelievable:  http://goo.gl/P9GDk

Wms Sonoma offers this Technivorm grinder that is an upscale, pricey whirylgig.  Buy a couple and save on shipping.  $200.  Stunning.

B|Java

[Tex]

I wonder if they come over and give you a kiss when you buy one of these?

[rasqual]

Right.

That's nearly $5 an INCH.

Under $30 anywhere else, for nearly the same length.

It's like spam; the assumption is that there're just enough suckers in the world that you can make a living conning them legally.  

[mp]

With all that said some people do not do their research and will spend the money.

 

[Tex]

Given the general disdain held for blade grinders and the high regard held for TV, this has got to be one of the stupidest marketing ideas ever. How can this help but tarnish the high opinion the coffee world has for the mark?

[peter]

Let me throw in a guess...

Has anyone here held one in their hands?  I'm guessing their website states blades when it meant to be translated as burrs.

 

[milowebailey]

Let me throw in a guess...

Has anyone here held one in their hands?  I'm guessing their website states blades when it meant to be translated as burrs.

 

I was wondering the same thing, so I just sent Technivorm an email.

[randytsuch]

A couple of the reviews said it was a blade grinder.

Randy

[Tex]

Let me throw in a guess...

Has anyone here held one in their hands?  I'm guessing their website states blades when it meant to be translated as burrs.

 

Look at it - there's no room for a set of burrs. Listen to it - there's no mistaking the sound of blades.

[7over]

There is no use of the word "burrs" in any of the written descriptions nor the spokesperson doing the demo of the grinder in the video. In fact, she specifically says 'blades' and makes a point to highlight the thing that sets this blade grinder apart ... the steel mesh screen that 'catches irregularly ground beans' so they don't end up in the ground receptacle.
She also states quite clearly that this blade grinder is unlike all the other blade grinders in that it's the only one that 'processes the beans once'.

It's clear that this is an overpriced blade grinder for drip coffee makers.

[YasBean]

And only one button -- no adjustment required!

[Tex]

I get pissed over stuff like this when a company with a good product decides to trade on that name to market a POS. It's inevitable that sooner or later someone here will buy one and begin to rave about their quality of coffee.

How about a pool - I say April 16, 2011.

[headchange4u]

the steel mesh screen that 'catches irregularly ground beans' so they don't end up in the ground receptacle.

Not only is this grinder overpriced, but it also wastes perfectly good coffee by keeping it out of the "gound recepticle". Nice.

[7over]

the steel mesh screen that 'catches irregularly ground beans' so they don't end up in the ground receptacle.

Not only is this grinder overpriced, but it also wastes perfectly good coffee by keeping it out of the "gound recepticle". Nice.

You maakahmee laugh!
(Edit twice, post once. I think I missed that in the forum help guide.)

[thcoffee]

I went to Technivorm website and did not see any grinders listed. Is this grinder hand made in Holland like their coffee makers? Or did they just sell the name to have it made in China for Williams-Sonoma ?