The line of coffee grinders from Ascaso can be described as beautiful, colorful and best of all, excellent grinding machines. Made of tempered steel, the blades offer extremely long life and they are replaceable. The grinding wheels are mounted on a heavy-duty platform made of brass which weighs in at nearly 5 pounds itself. The platform insures that the wheels spin in perfect balance and with virtually no vibration. Flat grinding wheels are recommended for grinding mainly for espresso. You can grind coffee for drip, French press, Turkish and espresso. If you have an espresso machine, you will enjoy the convenience of being able to grind directly into the coffee holder for your machine.