Grinder Maintenance Regime

[Boggas]

Today while I was doing my weekly cleaning regime, I couldn't help feeling like my grinder doesn't get the same love as my espresso machine. So I have decided I am going to increase the level of preventative maintenance my grinder receives, but wanted to find out what love everyone else gives their grinder?

Currently my cleaning involves:
-Cleaning the hopper between bean changes to remove stale oils
-Clearing the grind chamber and chute between bean changes
-Cleaning the external housing weekly

[Dimal]

G'day mate...

Does your grind chamber/throat clean include vacuuming out weekly or so?
That's about the only other thing I would add...

Mal.

[Boggas]

G'day mate...

Does your grind chamber/throat clean include vacuuming out weekly or so?
That's about the only other thing I would add...

Mal.

Thanks Mal

At the moment I have only been brushing it out, but using a vacuum makes so much more sense and less mess

[noidle22]

I cleaned the hopper this one time

[gonzo89]

I vaccum out my grinder daily and give it the extra touch with a brush. I take out the burrs once a month to clean underneath and wipe off oils (there usually isn't much since I don't allow fines to sit around).
Not a big effort once it's a part of the routine.

[Boggas]

I vaccum out my grinder daily and give it the extra touch with a brush. I take out the burrs once a month to clean underneath and wipe off oils (there usually isn't much since I don't allow fines to sit around).
Not a big effort once it's a part of the routine.

I have thought about pulling the burrs out for cleaning but have always been a bit worried about collateral damage, due to my inexperience more than anything.

[gonzo89]

Depending on the grinder model it can be a lot simpler than you might imagine. In saying that though, always stick to what you're comfortable with

[Dimal]

I think removal of the stationary burr carrier is not really required more often than monthly if you're doing all the other good things. I sometimes leave it for a couple of months and there is hardly any difference in retained coffee residues...

Mal.

[Boggas]

It looks like I'm not too far off the mark with my current process.

I am going to look into "grindz" and possibly removing the burr carrier for cleaning periodically. [emoji106]

[gonzo89]

I think removal of the stationary burr carrier is not really required more often than monthly if you're doing all the other good things. I sometimes leave it for a couple of months and there is hardly any difference in retained coffee residues...

Mal.

Certianly not necessary as you say, I just like to tinker in my spare time. I change beans a lot and no longer own my second mazzer so I like to give it a decent clean monthly. Easy if you have a micro dial style grinder as there is no need to recalibrate (I don't own one anymore but the design is great).

[Dimal]

All good mate...
Just wanted to point out that more often is an option really...

Mal.

[MattyRay]

Occasionally I'll spend 30 seconds with the brush cleaning under the burrs... but then again, I guess manual grinders don't have a lot to clean :-)

[scotchparty1]

I pull the Mazzer apart every few months. It doesn't take a lot of effort really and clean equipment = clean taste.

[Smee]

I wonder which grinder is quickest and easiest to clean?

[TC]

I wonder which grinder is quickest and easiest to clean?

None of them. They all take time...My experience is that they rarely get cleaned...