The Pavoni coffee grinder is the one most often used by coffee experts. The La Pavoni grinder takes a little while to get used to and may take longer to grind the coffee beans, but the result is an exceptional fresh brew. You add the beans to grinding chamber of the La Pavoni a few at a time so that you get an even consistent grind every time. The Pavoni grinders have a dial so that you can grind just the right amount of beans for the amount of coffee you want to brew, whether it is one cup or twelve cups. There are also 19 settings so that you can have coarse or fine grounds.
The La Pavoni uses burrs to grind the coffee beans so that you retain the flavour and aroma of the coffee beans. These burrs are only easy to remove when you want to clean the grinder. Although this model is a semi-professional grinder, customers who have used this brand report that it even though it delivers the grounds you want, it is messy. This is because if you want to grind the beans to the fine consistency you need for espresso, the grinder tends to spray a fine powder all over your counter. This spray comes from the static electricity that builds up, which is strange for a burr grinder.
Some customers have come up with ingenious ways to make sure that they get the right amount of grounds for their coffee. You have to consider the weight of the beans and this may differ according to the roast. You should experiment with the grinder when you first bring it home by weighing out the amount of beans and then seeing how much grounds you get from this amount. You can also experiment with the setting that gives you the best grounds and leave it there. This is a noisy machine, but since it doesn't take long to grind the amount you need, this shouldn't be too much of a problem.
In spite of these minor problems, no other grinder comes anywhere close to giving you the fresh tasting coffee that a La Pavoni will give you. It isn't really the grinder you would want for espresso, even though it is supposed to give you the fine grounds you need.