DeLonghi DCG4 Electric Burr Grinder

I received this grinder as a birthday gift in early 2003. In the year since it has ground a lot of coffee, this is what I have found. It does not really seem to matter what grind I set the dial to, it always comes out at a grind level ...

This is probably the least expensive burr grinder on the market. I have used it once or twice daily ...

My Braun grinder recently gave up the ghost (after three years of service). I saw this DeLonghi uni ...

Saw the DeLonghi at Costco for $24.95 and thought it looked like a great deal. I had been looking for a grinder that would hold beans and this one, with it's self-timer seemed the way to go. How wrong I was.

The DeLongi, or any burr grinder that speeds at 1500 rpm and blows the coffee into a tub, is worse than any blade grinder that you can twist up and down and sideways. I bought my DeLongi at CostCo for $25. So it was worth the experience. The coffee...