Very happy with the new knock box - it’s definitely “hand made” in the best sense of the term - it’s very heavy gaude and beautifully finished - very high quality, like something built to last from the 60’s (hence the price - I’m sure their net profit is slender on these once they’re done). Feet on drawer are level when drawer is open so when you knock it’s a solid and even “thump” with zero rattle. Venting on top is genius and very necessary for grinders with messy dosing like my 2nd one (afternoon coffee is different from morning coffee!) . My Fausto Grinder also fits nicely on it (and it’s weight is no issue at all - the gauge of steel is massive on the box) but since dosing is cleaning on it I’ve placed 2nd grinder on box instead. Fast shipping - no issues. Was a little unsure as to which models / colours were available but idrinkcoffee rep answered me promptly. Highly recommend product and source - love their vids as well (which is how I found them on YouTube!)

So this is a well built solid unit, the price is justified. It’s actually much larger than it looks...and heavier.

If you wanted to put any commercial grinder on top of the knock box it would easily handle it. I have an ek43s and it will fit nicely on top. However even though it is designed for it I did not want to put my grinder on top of the “grounds control” box. I did not want to raise the grinder any higher than it already was, and I didn’t like the look of it in that configuration.

I ended up putting it in between my grinder and my Slayer espresso machine. I just use it as a platform to put all my coffee tools. (Tamper, ocd, brush, etc.)

You cannot put anything in front of the unit obviously because it needs to slide forward to open.

Keep in mind the sliding drawer has two feet that touch the surface the entire time. It is necessary in order to give it a solid feel when tapping the portafilter on the rubber triangle. So if you are planning on putting this in such a way that the drawer is pulled out into the air it will not work very well.

The triangular rubber in the drawer which is used to tap the portafilter against is Soft and quiet. Much quieter than anything else I’ve tried. Also because you are tapping the point of the triangle it leaves a lot of open space for the coffee puck to fall.

I would give it 4.5 stars if I could. I really like this knock box, it’s well built, works good and is easy to clean...just take the drawer all the way out and dump where you see fit.

I was a bit disappointed to find out that the metal is powder coated steel not powder coated stainless, and I noticed that once you knock approximately 10-12 pucks of coffee they start to build up around the triangle. You need to either empty the drawer which is only 10% full or push the grinds towards the back of the drawer to make space for more, which is a bit Inconvenient.

Fits perfectly under our Eureka Specialita, so compact and sleek. The functionality is a charm, sturdy, easy to knock off, easy to clean. Amazing purchase, great value for its price. We are really happy that we you watched a video from Slavic which convinced us to buy it. :)

LOVE IT! You can keep your grinder, coffee, mini scale and tamper on top of this so it becomes the perfect coffee station. The slits on the top really take care of grinder mess.