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'Coffee Bean Capacity' denotes the amount of coffee beans that the grinder can hold at once time.

A larger capacity means that more coffee can be ground in a single session, without the need to refill the grinder.

The 'cups' attribute denotes how much coffee grounds the grinder can produce, measured in the resulting cups of coffee.

The more cups the coffee grinder can produce, the more coffee you can brew up in a single grinding session.

A timer function on a grinder allows you to set the coffee beans to grind for a set amount of time (10 seconds, 30 seconds, etc). The grinder will turn on for the time selected, then automatically disengage.

When using a blade grinder, a timer is helpful because increased time is the main way to achieve a finer grind - however you have to be careful not to give it too much time, otherwise the coffee will end up overground and burnt by the friction. Therefore a timer can help give a uniform grind level.