Customer Ratings & Reviews

The Cuisinart is well built and everything clicks into place, that is about the only good things about it. On the first use i was only able to use it for about 15 mins and than it went belly up. The motor stopped working and now its basically a paper weight. When I looked inside the cup i also noticed that the blade motor assembly had become undone, this product was not dropped nor did it have any damage through shipping.

Perfectly chops spices such as cinnamon, cloves & nutmeg. Easy to clean & compact to store.

We use this as a spice grinder for baking spices. We had and older grinder that id an OK job, but couldn't really grind finely. This Cuisinart grinder grinds very fine is needed. It is powerful, quiet, and has features I never saw on any other grinder. The cover, grinding cup with lid for easy storage and cleaning. This is a solid grinder that works great, looks good and is built to last. 5 stars from me.

Powerful, relatively quiet machine. I've used it to chop nuts and grind bay leaves effectively. It's also easy to clean.

This little grinder is the best purchase i've made in years. I use it almost daily to prepare dinners morning.Coffee and it really is amazing. Until this purchase, I've been using a very hard to clean coffee grinder for my daily spices as well as morning coffee and it always left behind what I lost ground. This is easy to clean, easy to maintain. I would not recommend washing the plastic top in the dishwasher. It gets cloudy and can crack easily but hand washing the top is simple. Great product. I would definitely recommend it

Cannot say anything yet about longevity, but working quite well. Powerful motor and the fact that the container can be removed and cleaned with water is appreciated. Unlike its predecessor, the motor chamber is sealed so that no spice dust gets in. This led to the demise of a competitors’s device. Another major positive is that this device is a dedicated spice grinder not a miss-applied coffee grinder.

the product was good for dry spices. We tried making wet paste of cilantro, it came out good but not what we wanted. (I know th product's blades are not designed for small-batch wet grinding, focusing on turning herbs)

Excellent spice grinder!! I roast and grind most of my whole spices like chili, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, etc. This grinder gets the job done. I used a Krups spice grinder for many years but it recently broke down and it was a bit small. Very happy with this Cuisinart grinder. It’s a little bigger than your average spice grinder, which is great. Highly recommend it.

I am very happy with my purchase of the Cuisinart Spice & Nut Grinder. I use it for grinding seeds, spices -- this has made getting my recipes done a breeze. This grinder is quiet, fast and gets the job done. I highly recommend to anyone that is looking for a durable, reliable and sturdy grinder.

During this pandemic, my wife decided to make her own curry powder. The YouTube instruction suggested that the traditional mortar and pestle was the "authentic" method for the best results. So we ordered a porcelain mortar and pestle from Amazon, and it arrived promptly. But the process of making a powder of the long list of seeds, spices, dried peppers totally wore her out and I was enlisted to help (under the guise of having more upper body muscles). I crushed and mashed and ground for what seemed a long time, and felt there must be a better way. So we went back to YouTube and a different video suggested this item. What a revelation! The hour of grinding was accomplished in about 3-5 minutes, clean up was even faster, the results were perfect.

My old grinder died suddenly, and the decided to get a different brand. I have other Cuisinart products that have served me well, and this one is no exception. It’s excellent quality and easy to use and clean. It’s a good value! I recommend this product!

It is quieter than others in category and easy to handle and care. It has good enough power to grind any nuts (shell/hull less) in few amount as described in manual, Blade is not solid installed and I don't feel confident as it stays loose until placed fit on motor body. So far I don't see issues.

I have used this one for a long time. This my second one I have and still very please. My first one still works well. It really is a nut grinder, a killer of nuts, haha. Really, I tested a lot and still doing the job like when I just got it. It is so good that I bought a second one to use it for my dog. I have to break her kibbles because she broke her jaw, had surgery and she cannot break her kibbles the way she used to do it. You might say what? Buy hey, is my lovely dog and it breaks the kibbles in a way that it is very easy for her to eat it. So I use it for my fam and also for my doggo. The only thing is that sounds a little bit more than I will like and compared to the pricey one from KitchenAid, but it is very easy to use, very easy to clean and if you don't might a little sound, it is going to be perfect for your house.

Good for grinding small quantities of spices and nuts. Great for making chutneys. Silent yet powerful

Now, This May Sound Strange. I Purchased This Product, So I Could Grind Up Tums Tablets. I Have A 7 Year Old Yorkie, Rescue. Weights 5.5 Pounds (My Third Yorkie) Last Year, "Mimi," Was Diagnosis With, 'Lymphangiectasia." Which Is A PLE, Protein Losing Enteropathy. Mimi, Take Tums, For The Calcium. I Give Her Grounded Tums. She Gets 1/2 Tablet Mornings and Evenings. Plus Chemo Meds, Prednisone, Plavix, And Liquid Calcium. And High Protein Diet. This Grinder, Works Great And Much Faster, Than Using A Hammer !!

It’s mainly for spices and I love it how nicely it works to create my home made garam masala . Happy me

Cleans easy and push and go. Not a huge fan of pulse starting the blends because the cup seal doesn’t account for this operation too well but all in all i am super pleased with it!

Use for grind all my herbs. I recommend I even did hazelnut and work perfect.

Amazing grinder. I used for cardamom, cashew, walnut and pistachios. Grind really good in few seconds. I love it! I hope that motor doesn’t burn out or get any issue in future. I used only one time each item so far.

This product so far is great. I used it few time to ground spices. But make sure not to fill it out completely because if gets heated it will stop the process. However, as it cools down it will get back to work normal.