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Question: It looks like the plastic lid is smokey, not clear.  Can you see the grind clearly through the plastic to know if it is done to your preference.
Document: Plastic depressor button thing on lid broke after very little use. Grinder still 'works' if you use a pointy object like a steak knife to gently press the button. No replacement lids available...
Product works as expected but if you like to make 10 or more cups of coffee at once you will find the grinding chamber too small on this unit. I also don't like the lid which has a plastic inner ring that the coffee beans like to get stuck in. These beans make it tough to close the top so you can engage the start switch and won't get ground up if you do manage to start it.
I bought this to replace 2 Mr. Coffee grinders that had failed when the plastic disintegrated. I bought this mostly because of the name thinking I would get a quality product. The grind is great but it doesn't hold very much coffee and it is difficult to empty. When emptied into the lid by turning it upside down according to the instructions, the ground coffee overflows the lid and spills. When I try to empty from the grinding container, it flows quickly and spills.
You can only grind about 1/2 a cup at a time, but that hasn't really been a big issue to me, although I can see where it would be if you're trying to grind coffee for several people in a timely manner. I've even found that although the bowl of the grinder isn't removable, I can rinse it off at my sink without adverse consequences. Now, I wouldn't try fully immersing the unit in water or anything like that, but rinsing the inside out isn't going to short the motor.
It's not just a better coffee grinder, it's a better life! My Cuisinart DCG-20BK Coffee Bar Coffee Grinder is a symbol for my kitchen counter that says, "I'm better than you, and I know it!" When the ladies come over, they see that sleek stylish appliance sitting on my counter. With a quick glance they know that I have the tools to fill them up with a hot cup of coffee. After the anticipation has grown to it's maximum, I'll show them how I work it.
(Have stopped using it.) Cuisinart's blade and hub look identical to the Waring, but considering my Waring's age, and not knowing what I may have ground to cause that, I wouldn't hold the Waring's broken plastic against the Cuisinart. )This mill looks larger than the Waring, but it turns out it holds the same amount. In fact, the metal cup is actually shorter in the Cuisinart, holding just under a coffee measure less of the rice I used to gauge volume.
This is a fine little grinder. What I like about it, is that it gets the job done and doesn't take up much counter space. It works perfectly.
I've used this grinder for a few days now and it grinds my beans great. And it is the quietest coffee grinder I've ever used - which is a nice feature I did not know that I would like until the first time I used it.
Bought this for our son going to college. Within a year the plastic tabs on the lid broke off. They are required to operate the grinder. So, we go to order a new lid...guess what....they don't sell ANY parts for this grinder.I have a different brand that doesn't use the plastic tabs and it has been working for 15 years. AVOID THIS ONE!CC
At it most basic level, grinding coffee, this thing failed. It simply didn't grind the coffee at all. I'm really disappointed that Cuisinart would put its name on something like this. (I tried to find out where it's made, but it wasn't entirely clear from the box. )You can check my other reviews, I don't pan everything. This, however, is a piece of garbage. Run, don't walk, to another brand as fast as you can. It's not worth twenty bucks.
Answer: Yes you can see. Also you can hear the difference when grinding.