Wahl James Martin ZX595 Mini Grinder, Electric Grinders Ideal for Coffee, Nuts and Spices, Safety Lock-in Lid, Brushed Stainless Steel, 150W, Bullet Design, Corded, Silver, Capacity 70 g

Had one of these for 18 years and still going strong. Wrote this review as I was just checking to see how long I had it. Used every day can't fault the quality of it.

This is the second one of these I have bought in probably 10 years.Brilliant device. I use it regularly and I think my previous one was overworked.Quick delivery and used day one.

Item works well (James Martin mini grinder). But issues are the lid is smooth polished stainless steel lid, it's hard to grip and twist off, and then hard to lift off too. As a solution, I've stuck a suction cup to the side to give me grip to twist and also then to lift the lid off. A bit of rubberised material or something knurling on the lid would have been ideal.

Works well, doesn't take up a lot of kitchen space & good value for money

Very good, I like it

Always took Wahl as a clipper company so I was surprised when I found out they do other stuff.Found this grinder at a good price and my lord does it do the job. It grinds very quickly and efficiently without making a lot of noise. Happy with the purchase so far

Compact and easy to use, it won't eat up lots of surface space. So simple is the design that Wahl forewent any instructions.Quite annoying really, but actually, it's child's play. Plug it in, add your coffee/spices, and press the button. There's no control in regards how fine your grind will be but the longer you press/pulse, the finer the grind. The see-through window is thus very handy. They could advise novices like me you how many beans make a cup, but that's all guesswork.It handled my first batch of coffee easily, within seconds I had a fine ground. Just what you need when you're making coffee fresh and not in big batches. As I use both a percolator and a french press, this is not an issue. I realise for coffee, a burr grinder is all the rage, but for unfussy coffee lovers, this does the job very well.As for my first batch of nuts (almonds), forget it. They do warn you that a paste will form due to the oiliness of nuts, but what they fail to mention are the fumes telling you that the little 150w motor is rather unhappy. I could only grind these almonds in small tablespoon measures, so it was not worth the trouble. My recipe required 50g, this took me 10 minutes. (A trick to get a quicker grind is to add a pinch of flour with your nuts to soak up some oil, and to do it in batches. Very, very small batches.)Yesterday, I got the urge to do my spices, and the machine has redeemed itself. Within a flash I had over 200g of roasted spices ground to a fine powder done in 2-3 batches. It was miraculous; previously it would take me all night with a pestle and mortar or Flavour Shaker. A far superior way of producing fresh spices, the hand method never produced a fine enough grind anyway.I contacted them, asking how it could be cleaned if it cannot be immersed in water. Their reply was a bit moronic, I was advised simply 'to wipe it clean'. Fine, I can immerse the screw top in soapy water for a through clean, but the base? Do you want spice and nut sediment in your coffee? Maybe you do, but I don't. So for ease of cleaning, it's a nightmare.Lastly, though it looks like some space shuttle, it's not as advanced as all that. The cap screws on with difficulty, and one needs a firm grip to unscrew it. Not hot when you're doing batches,In sum, you get what you pay for (namely, a two year guarantee). A spatula-cum-brush wouldn't be amiss, but again, you get what you pay for.

I use it only to grind spices and it has sufficient power to actually grind seedsrather than just chasing them round the bowl as some lower powered models do.I have lost a bit of my early enthusiasm for this device, although it still grinds well, but I find a few modifications can help. You will require insulation tape, a 10 p coin and a small yoghurt carton.1.Using red insulation tape cut out two red triangles and stick one on the closed lid on the opposite side of the device from which your mains cable is. Stick the second red triangle on the body of the device so that the points of the triangles meet. In this way you will now know how to correctly position the lid so that the interlock switch will work.2.This step is a little more adventurous but I think reasonable safe as long as you never put your fingers in the grinder while it is plugged in. Using black insulation tape tape secure a 10 pence piece over the on/off switch so that the device is permanently jammed on. It is best to run the tape all the way round the device twice to make sure the spring in the on/off switch can't push the coin back out. You can now operate the grinder by a simple twist of the lid to align the red arrows previously applied.3.Due to the lid being domed you will find that you can't invert it and put it on your work top without it rolling off. As an optional accessory use tape to secure a small empty yoghurt carton to the top of the lid and this will remedy this problem, keeping the lid in the upright position and it's contents safe from spillage.Other than that the design is perfect.28/8/2015 For all its annoying features it is still going strong and grinds well. On up one star from 3 to 4 based on longevity.