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Dualit Coffee Grinders
Correctly ground coffee is an essential part of producing the flavour of coffee which you most enjoy. The grind will help determine the strength, and how much flavour can be extracted through the brewing process. Having a grinder which will reliably produce the exact grind you require, with simple adjustments to vary the settings, enables you to produce the correct grinds for all the various types of coffee.
Dualit coffee grinders are the “conical burr” type of grinder (not wheel or blade). Where a blade grinder uses a blade to continually chop the beans until they are fine, a burr grinder pushes one moving surface against another non-moving surface. This process leaves a more consistent particle size than a blade, which can leave a very mixed size of ground coffee.
It is important to match the ground particle size, with the brewing method which will be used. A brewing method which leaves the coffee grounds exposed longer, such as French press, requires a coarser grind. Whilst a faster brewing method, such as espresso, requires a finer grind. If the grind does not match the brewing method the resulting coffee will either be too weak, or bitter. Due to the importance of particle size, uniformly ground coffee is much better than an inconsistent grind.
The engineering of a conical burr grinder allows the blades to move slower than a wheel type grinder, which ensures the ground coffee does not burn or clog the mechanism. It also allows for easier cleaning between grinds, which minimises flavours crossing from one different bean grind to another. The slower grinding process also produces less noise than blade or wheel grinding methods.
Company History
Since 1945 Dualit has been making quality products for home and commercial kitchens. Max Gort-Barten founded the company in Camberwell, UK at the end of the second World War. The company name comes from its first product, the Dual-Light electric fire. Initially focusing on the commercial market, the company grew strongly. In the 1970s the company took its industrial design into the consumer market, and found immediate success. Today the company is managed by Max’s son, Leslie. Dualit’s values are to have “no frills, no gimmicks, no compromise, just great products”. With this in mind, Dualit continues to produce a range of reliable and well-engineered home appliance products for the home and kitchen.
Features and Benefits
Dualit coffee grinders have the following features and benefits:
- Conical Burr Grinder: The conical burr allows for slower grinding, which ensures the coffee grinds do not burn, whilst providing a very consistent particle size.
- Removable Burrs: The grinding burrs are easily removed for cleaning purposes, which preserves the correct flavours when changing from one bean type to another.
- Ten Grind Settings: The ten different grind settings ensure you get the exact size of ground coffee you require, every time.
- Portion Control: The portion control setting means you only grind the coffee you need at the time you need it. This ensures your beans are always freshly ground.
- Large Hopper: A larger hopper allows you to grind all the coffee you need, when you need it, without having to stop the process to change containers.
Style and Design
All Dualit products are designed to look great in your home and kitchen. The design is a pleasing mix of the retro industrial look and the modern stainless steel look. The functional design elements also allow for easier cleaning, to keep your Dualit coffee grinder always looking its best.