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Ceado Grinder Review v1.5.doc 23 Sep-14 Page 4 of 20
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C EADO G RINDER R EVIEW
CEADO E37S (83mm flat burrs)
This grinder is particularly small in the body and not
very deep. It does come with a ridiculous sized
hopper which almost doubles the grinders height to
around 550mm. Using the Mazzer Mini small
hopper, it comes out at a far more kitchen
friendly 43.5cm, with a depth of only 290mm (right
to the tip of the grounds catcher tray). To put this
excellent sizing into perspective the Mazzer Mini E
(a generally accepted kitchen friendly grinder) with
it's small hopper is actually more than 3cm taller and
with it's grounds catcher tray, 50mm deeper!
The graphic below shows the footprint of the
grinders and grounds catcher tray (not the exact
shape). The dark blue is the Mazzer Mini E and the
light blue is the Ceado. E37S (with Mazzer short
hopper).
It is clear that the Ceado E37S although wider is a
little smaller and not as deep...surprising on a
commercial grinder with such large 83mm flat burrs
(a Mini E is 64mm). The "small for type"
dimensions were a key factor in selecting these
2 Ceado grinders.
Finish and Packaging
The grinders come in a Sturdy cardboard box and
the main packaging is shaped corrugated cardboard
sections, folded to provide some rudimentary
cushioning for the grinder. I actually dislike this
packaging method (it's OK for the hopper only) and
prefer shaped Polystyrene Foam in 2 halves to
encase the grinder body. I think the cardboard
method leaves the grinders slightly more prone to
shipping damage and rubs marks in the finish.
The exterior finish can best be described as
commercial, it's OK, but it's not the best I have seen
and certainly does not reflect the much higher
quality of the internals. If we remember this is a
grinder aimed at the commercial market, this is not
surprising. One area where I think they could
improve things is on the polished Aluminium
areas, these could definitively do with an extra
buffing step to remove the machine polishing
lines. Paintwork should be of higher quality with
less minor defects.
Quality control
Looking over the grinder I could see that the rear
screw for removing the top burr and adjustment
assembly looked as if the screwdriver (factory
assembly) had slipped very slightly....more on
this later.
One of the screws for adjusting the grinding
range of the slide lever adjuster, had a slightly
chewed head (see photo). Please remember this is
a new grinder