Product Features

• Grind selector with three settings: coarse, medium, fine
• Burr grinding wheels assure uniform ground texture
• Easy one-touch operation with pulse; detachable grinding device for cleaning
• Transparent ground coffee container for easy viewing; 16-tablespoon capacity
• Safety system stops grinder when containers are removed

From the Editors

Delonghi burr coffee grinder with dual safe system. The grinding wheels stop if the ground coffee container or bean container is removed.
Product Description

Customer Response

Not worth the money or effort...
(review written Novemeber 2009)
My Delonghi DCG49 was purchased about 4 years ago, used it for a few months, then put it in storage. I fired it up today for the first time since then, and soon remembered why I put it away...

As noted in other reviews:
* the unit needs to be shaken to get the beans flowing to the grinder
* the unit gets clogged, often. WITH THE UNIT UNPLUGGED I use a toothpick to scrape clean the rectangular opening where the ground coffee exits the grinder.
* the unit holds only enough beans for about an 8 cup pot worth of coffee. 12 cuppers, unless you like your coffee weak, you will need to grind a full hopper of beans, refill, and grind some more.
* emptying the ground coffee from the catch bin can be messy. Over time, static electricity builds up, and the ground coffee can end jumping in any number of inconvenient directions. Thoroughly washing and drying the bin seems to help with this.

This unit does look good, but isn't worth the hassle. I plan to replace it soon, perhaps with a manual hand-crank grinder.

More of a Bean Cracker Rather than Grinder
I bought this grinder about a year ago. Frustrating to use on several facets of function:

1.) Even on the Extra Fine Espresso grind selection the grounds are only suitable for use in a French press.

2.) Have to shake the unit in order for the beans to feed into the grinder.

3.) Grounds are tough to get out of the catch vessel of the grinder.

4.) Noisy.

Don't waste your money
Bought the unit in May 2006 and by October 2006 it sopped working. I could hear a screw (?) rattling around in the base. Spoke with the Customer Service at DeLonghi who advised me the unit is no longer manufactured, but still under warranty. Too bad I didn't know that *before* I bought it. They want me to mail it to a service station for repairs. LOL! Terrible design--top lid comes loose when grinding; chute jams easily; hard to really clean; static cling on container; noisy; "dead-man's button" instead of on-off switch. I'm cutting my loss and giving it a toss!

chokes after a few uses
This grinder being my first, I don't have much comparison data. At first, the grinder seemed to do its job fairly well. Frequently, the grinder would make this jammed-sound, which could often be fixed with some firm tapping. Eventually, the grinder just jammed and stopped working. Since it's a burr grinder, it's hard to get to the actual grinder to clean it out without soaking the whole thing in water, which the instructions advise you not to do.

What a dreadful piece of equipment
This is a terribly designed machine. It almost invariably clogs on use, and the part that clogs isn't removable, so every single morning I have to unplug the machine, carry it over to the sink, and use a narrow knife to unclog the little output chute thing. It's also an extremely messy machine, and requires major cleanup of the surrounding area with every use. Way too much static as well. This machine has ruined my previously-pleasant morning coffee-making experience. I'm pitching it.