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Date: 22 Jul 2006 03:47:31
From: Amber
Subject: Knock box useage?
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I just got a knock box
(http://www.anothercoffee.co.uk/products/item190110.aspx) and am having
problems using it. Which makes me feel very dumb. Weither the grounds
are wet or dry when I do the knocking some of the grounds fall on the
bar and I then am hitting the bar with grounds on which end up getting
splattered round the room. Am I doing something very stupid?
Thanks in advance
Amber
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Date: 22 Jul 2006 07:49:11
From: Randy G.
Subject: Re: Knock box useage?
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"Amber" <google@dryad.org > wrote:
>I just got a knock box
>(http://www.anothercoffee.co.uk/products/item190110.aspx) and am having
>problems using it. Which makes me feel very dumb. Weither the grounds
>are wet or dry when I do the knocking some of the grounds fall on the
>bar and I then am hitting the bar with grounds on which end up getting
>splattered round the room. Am I doing something very stupid?
>
Some possible solutions:
-First 'tap' the PF downards wth less force a couple of times before
"knocking" hard to loosen the puck.
-Don't knock the sencer of the portafilter body. Hit the bar with the
near or far edge so that when the puck comes out it doesn't hit the
bar at all:
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Date: 22 Jul 2006 05:10:16
From: daveb
Subject: Re: Knock box usage?
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Hit it harder!
that may help.
Dave
www.hitechespresso.com
Amber wrote:
> I just got a knock box
> (http://www.anothercoffee.co.uk/products/item190110.aspx) and am having
> problems using it. Which makes me feel very dumb. Weither the grounds
> are wet or dry when I do the knocking some of the grounds fall on the
> bar and I then am hitting the bar with grounds on which end up getting
> splattered round the room. Am I doing something very stupid?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Amber
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Date: 22 Jul 2006 18:33:53
From: anthony
Subject: Re: Knock box useage?
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> >
> > Thanks will have another go at it.
> > Amber
Thanks for asking the question, Amber.
I had thought of asking it myself after I bought my fab little
Grindenstein (supporting local industry....). But I've found after a
couple of weeks that the problem irons itself out as you go into
auto-mode -- adjusting without thought the knocking-angle (well,
really!) till you're working in an almost splatter-free zone.
It does help that we have a very large and deep old-fashioned ceramic
laboratory sink as our kitchen-sink, and I stand the Grindenstein in
there. Only the walls get the occasional splatter, which gets rinsed
off immediately. I'd always stand the knocker-box in a sink for
operation, just in case ......
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Date: 23 Jul 2006 12:57:44
From: Andy Schecter
Subject: Re: NEW PID "KIT" -- now to 'Oz'
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D. Ross wrote:
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Date: 27 Jul 2006 05:20:34
From: D. Ross
Subject: Re: NEW PID "KIT" -- now to 'Oz'
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Andy Schecter <schecter@remove.me.rochester.rr.com > wrote:
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Date: 23 Jul 2006 22:05:00
From: Hugh Browton
Subject: Re: Knock box useage?
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On Sun, 23 Jul 2006 02:33:53 +0100, anthony wrote
(in article <1153618433.320845.290990@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com >):
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>>>
>>> Thanks will have another go at it.
>>> Amber
>
> Thanks for asking the question, Amber.
> I had thought of asking it myself after I bought my fab little
> Grindenstein (supporting local industry....).
A *long* way from local for me, but I recommend their product to all.
--
regards
hugh
hugh at clarity point uk point co
(by the sea) (using Hogwasher)
You never can truly tell when you have run out of invisible ink.
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Date: 22 Jul 2006 14:40:34
From: daveb
Subject: Re: Knock box useage?
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a loooong time.
dave
www.hitechespresso.com
>
> I wonder how long you have been waiting to tell that joke?
>
> Thanks will have another go at it.
> Amber
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Date: 22 Jul 2006 10:13:15
From: Amber
Subject: Re: Knock box useage?
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Randy G. wrote:
> -Don't post messages like this or you might end up with a nickname
> like "sloppy knockers" Amber. ;-) I suppose that's better than
> sloppy knickers... ;-D
I wonder how long you have been waiting to tell that joke?;-)
Thanks will have another go at it.
Amber
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Date: 23 Jul 2006 19:22:59
From: anthony
Subject: Re: Knock box useage?
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razmoo wrote:
> how is the Grindenstein? it looks a bit small.. and would need to be
> emptied out quite regularly.
There's only two of us at home, but we drink a lot of coffee! We empty
the Grindenstein every two to three days, which isn't a chore since
there's always a pot-plant or bit of garden needing some fine mulch
.... cleans up a treat with just a rinse, and although it's small enuf
to fit in the dishwasher with no drama, we just haven't felt the need
yet. It's small, discreet and neat.
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Date: 24 Jul 2006 08:48:18
From: Hugh Browton
Subject: Re: Knock box useage?
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On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 03:22:59 +0100, anthony wrote
(in article <1153707778.889658.96600@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com >):
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> razmoo wrote:
>> how is the Grindenstein? it looks a bit small.. and would need to be
>> emptied out quite regularly.
>
>
> There's only two of us at home, but we drink a lot of coffee! We empty
> the Grindenstein every two to three days, which isn't a chore since
> there's always a pot-plant or bit of garden needing some fine mulch
> .... cleans up a treat with just a rinse, and although it's small enuf
> to fit in the dishwasher with no drama, we just haven't felt the need
> yet. It's small, discreet and neat.
>
To "razmoo" - I echo Anthony's comments exactly - in our case it's mostly me
drinking coffee - so every 5-6 days I empty it into the bin for the compost,
and swill it out. Nicely made, looks good, does what it needs to.
--
regards
hugh
hugh at clarity point uk point co
(by the sea) (using Hogwasher)
You never can truly tell when you have run out of invisible ink.
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Date: 23 Jul 2006 17:54:30
From: razmoo
Subject: Re: Knock box useage?
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how is the Grindenstein? it looks a bit small.. and would need to be
emptied out quite regularly.
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Date: 23 Jul 2006 20:03:58
From: Lloyd Parsons
Subject: Re: Knock box useage?
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In article <1153702470.455493.171920@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com >,
"razmoo" <anson.d@gmail.com > wrote:
> how is the Grindenstein? it looks a bit small.. and would need to be
> emptied out quite regularly.
There is a good review of it at coffegeek.com
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Date: 23 Jul 2006 09:49:52
From: Amber
Subject: Re: Knock box useage?
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Godzilla wrote:
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> I still utilize an old fashioned system. Since my pucks all appear wet and
> inclined to stick in the PF, I run the BACK SIDE of a butter knife around
> the perimiteer to loosen the material, and then shake it directly into a
> waste basket. A quick blast of hot water under the steam wand (with a
> small metal bowl placed underneath) finishes the job in style - if not in
> the traditional manner.
>
> Godzilla
I have moved it to the sink in the mean time. And I was using a bowl
and spoon to scoup it out, but I have had many a blonde moment and
knocked the spoon out of the bowl flicking grounds everywhere. I kinda
figured shops use knock out boxes so they must be cleaner. Making
coffee always seems a messey buisness, shame it tastes so great.
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Date: 24 Jul 2006 00:56:57
From: razmoo
Subject: Re: Knock box useage?
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cool thanks, ill pick up a red one when I have a chance.
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Date: 24 Jul 2006 10:07:53
From: Hugh Browton
Subject: Re: Knock box useage?
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On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:56:57 +0100, razmoo wrote
(in article <1153727817.560242.320510@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com >):
> cool thanks, ill pick up a red one when I have a chance.
>
Good choice - mine is red!
--
regards
hugh
hugh at clarity point uk point co
(by the sea) (using Hogwasher)
You never can truly tell when you have run out of invisible ink.
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Date: 24 Jul 2006 21:05:41
From: anthony
Subject: Re: Knock box useage?
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Hugh Browton wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:56:57 +0100, razmoo wrote
> (in article <1153727817.560242.320510@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com>):
>
> > cool thanks, ill pick up a red one when I have a chance.
> >
>
> Good choice - mine is red!
>
> --
> regards
> hugh
> hugh at clarity point uk point co
> (by the sea) (using Hogwasher)
Mine is black -- looks very cool against the all-chrome La Pavoni and
white cupboards .. my daughter was going to buy me one until she found
I'd already picked one up .. her choice was emphatically red!
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