A device and a method for reducing or muffling sound from kitchen
appliances such as coffee grinders. The sound reducing or muffling device
can be left on the appliance even when not in use, providing a decoration
to the kitchen in a style appropriate to it's surroundings. Using the
muffling device, a person can enjoy fresh-ground coffee at any time with
the assurance that the sound from the coffee grinder is well insulated.
The device is particularly easy to deploy and use, requires no moving
parts, and is flexible enough to work with the majority of coffee grinder
products currently on the market. Other embodiments can be used with other
forms of kitchen appliances.
