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My Iberital was happily grinding away when the hopper almost bounced off ---its quite common for it to do a little gentle dance during drinding--but this time a most unusual clunk emanated from its throat.
Stopped the grind, but believing the culprit must have been a couple of extra hard rogue beans, proceeded. Again, the hopper almost leaped out and that unmistakable clunk. Stopped, and removed the hopper complete with beans.
There, in the jaws of the conical burrs. was the real culprit -- a stone. About 1 cm round, metallic blue, the same shape and colour often found in road base.
It was an illegal immigrant from South America, camouflaging itself in a batch of Colombian beans Id only roasted some three days ago. And although I tossed the hot beans around from colander to colander, the alien never did manifest itself at that stage.
Ive been too worried sincee to have a close look at the burrs in case I see missing or jaggered teeth. But sooner or later the ordeal has to be faced. Brush them clean and inspect.
I understand this sort of thing does hapen.... The perils of home roasting.
Stopped the grind, but believing the culprit must have been a couple of extra hard rogue beans, proceeded. Again, the hopper almost leaped out and that unmistakable clunk. Stopped, and removed the hopper complete with beans.
There, in the jaws of the conical burrs. was the real culprit -- a stone. About 1 cm round, metallic blue, the same shape and colour often found in road base.
It was an illegal immigrant from South America, camouflaging itself in a batch of Colombian beans Id only roasted some three days ago. And although I tossed the hot beans around from colander to colander, the alien never did manifest itself at that stage.
Ive been too worried sincee to have a close look at the burrs in case I see missing or jaggered teeth. But sooner or later the ordeal has to be faced. Brush them clean and inspect.
I understand this sort of thing does hapen.... The perils of home roasting.
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