I've not used a coffee bean grinder before so I am not sure what to expect but this one does a great job of pulverizing the beans with a fast spinning blade. It cleans nice if you wipe it out right away. It's small enough to hold over your coffee maker basket and dump the grinds into it or you can dump them into the lid and transfer them but I find that more messy. The cord wraps around and under the unit. The various color options are nice. Clear top so you can see the beans being cut.