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Date: 31 Jul 2006 15:36:23
From: Neal Reid
Subject: Unknown grinder...
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My wife makes 1 - 2 cups of decaf a week - usually drip, very
occasionally espresso. Being my wife, she's learned the value of
fresh, freshly ground coffee.
She's found a decaf she can tolerate (extreme caffeine
sensitivity). It is quite dark and oily. I've found getting it out
of my Nuovo Simonelli MDX a pain - so I bought her:
http://www.presidentschoice.ca/HouseAndHome/ProductDetails.aspx/id/
17343/name/PrecisionBurrCoffeeGrinder/catid/17343/type/2
as a placeholder while I find a decent grinder at a decent price
(given the volume mentioned above).
$30 for a conical burr grinder - it's worth the experiment even if
it turns out to be throw away. We've tried 1 drip (worked well)
and 1 espresso (hopeless, way too course despite claims on the box
that it was supposed to be calibrated for same).
So I want to take it apart and see if I can do something to make
it go finer. The top burr DOES NOT screw out as one would expect.
There are 3 small screws in the bottom which only appear to hold
the cord holder on. Appears to be glued together - oh well, what
should one expect for the price? But if anyone has any experience,
I'd love to hear!
n
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Date: 01 Aug 2006 17:54:58
From: Bertie Doe
Subject: Re: Unknown grinder...
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"Neal Reid" wrote in message
> So I want to take it apart and see if I can do something to make
> it go finer. The top burr DOES NOT screw out as one would expect.
> There are 3 small screws in the bottom which only appear to hold
> the cord holder on. Appears to be glued together - oh well, what
> should one expect for the price? But if anyone has any experience,
> I'd love to hear!
Try the split dose method. Grind on the finest setting, half fill the double
basket and tamp. You may find your tamper jams if there's a taper on the
basket. In which case, use a spice tub or even the plastic scoop supplied
with the machine.
Then fill the basket and remove surplus with a straight edge, then tamp in
the normal way.
You may need to experiment with different tamping forces, but it should do
the trick, although it's no substitute for a decent grinder.
Bertie
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Date: 06 Aug 2006 09:48:18
From: D. Ross
Subject: Re: Unknown grinder...
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