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  • specialpants
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    Originally posted by drovers-sunrise View Post
    An update for your all!

    WHAT AN AMAZING DIFFERENCE HAVING A GOOD GRINDER MAKES!

    I picked up a second hand Rocky from one of the sponsors and this morning i made a cappuccino and it was AMAZING. The puck popped right out of the group handle when i gave it a little tap - no mega soppyness/only half popping out.

    I put two sugars in before i tasted it and nearly died from the sweetness lol.

    SO HAPPY
    Terrific effort! It sounds like you've also improved your dosing. The pucks should pop right out in one piece like you mentioned. You were probably under dosing a few months back with the old grinder; if you still have access to it, you should do a side by side comparison.

    You'll get better each day - and try experimenting with different grind size/doses until you find something that works for you.

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  • Pete39
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    Hi Drovers,

    Glad you found something that works - enjoy!

    Pete

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  • prydey
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    hi drovers, i'm only a learner myself and have the same machine as you (em6910) but i have the sunbeam grinder (em0480). do NOT downgrade to this grinder. i'm actually on the hunt for a smart grinder myself when i find one within my budget. the sunbeam grinder has too big a gap between each increment i've found, and other family members who have trodden the same path as what i am now, say the same thing. one notch will be too fine, the next too coarse. you can work around it but its an entry level grinder for a reason i think.

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  • drovers-sunrise
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    Oh and i must've got my dosing and tamping right because i did have a dent from the shower head which seemed normal, but no channeling or anything.

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  • drovers-sunrise
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    An update for your all!

    WHAT AN AMAZING DIFFERENCE HAVING A GOOD GRINDER MAKES!

    I picked up a second hand Rocky from one of the sponsors and this morning i made a cappuccino and it was AMAZING. The puck popped right out of the group handle when i gave it a little tap - no mega soppyness/only half popping out.

    I put two sugars in before i tasted it and nearly died from the sweetness lol.

    SO HAPPY

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  • Thirteen13
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    Re: EM6910 help

    I was having a stab at the Gloria jeans cup! Cup wont make any difference or so they say!!

    Id say under pressurized too. Its getting to much water in there and not building enough pressure. You want water to be forced through the coffee to pull out the delish oils, not create a wall of water that drips down or is artifically forced through with back pressure.

    Sounds like u need a higher dose (more coffee in the basket). As others said. Fill the basket till its full, give it a tap on the bench so it drops in, give it a tamp if it looks like thered be a water space, add bit more.
    heres the point to watch for. If you shoot the coffee and the machine chokes as in nothing or few drops or its very slow to pour, your coffee is over dosed and too fine and is blocking the holes in the basket or too tight for water to pass through.

    Put less coffee in and keep the grind fineness the same. It should pour through then. You might waste a few coffees but try over dose to choke the machine, then work back.

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  • SunbeamSteam
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    Re: EM6910 help

    OP - how do you find the Breville Smart Grinder? Good?

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  • drovers-sunrise
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    Okay I managed to add the shims into my grinder without any help from anyone While i was there, i noticed that the two that we put in the other day were the ONLY shims in the grinder. I was under the impression that there were supposed to be two that were pre-installed.... Anyway, i just threw in the other two that I had. Gave it a good vacuum out while I was there. Hopefully this will help too!

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  • drovers-sunrise
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    I looked at the sunbeam in the shops today and I think it would be so messy compared to the smart grinder! So I will just fiddle with the shims - do i just whack another one in until i find the right grind setting? There are two in there already.

    I bought a short latte glass today so that i can see what my entire shot looks like.

    Despite all my questions, I am enjoying the fine tuning and fiddling. With the Jura that i had before this, all you could really adjust was the grind (super auto) and well that wasnt all that exciting. Despite my sight issues, I am enjoying the learning experience. It will be nice to be able to say that i can do this, one day!

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  • dski
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    Re: EM6910 help

    Originally posted by 587B686863455E6F74797B741A0 link=1337664791/24#24 date=1337827570
    but until then Ill just muddle along.

    Muddleing along was the way I learnt how to make coffee.
    Yeah, I reckon its the best way - advice on this forum will start to make more and more sense as you get further up the learning curve. Then you can look back and laugh at how you used to make coffee ;D - as someone said here recently.

    I have had both the sunbeam and the breville smart grinder you have mentioned - they seem reasonably on par to me. The breville gets better reviews I think, and the dosing function is nice. It takes a little while to get into a coffee routine that works for you, and there are a LOT of factors to play with in the coffee game - but I think thats part of what keeps it fun.

    Whats you pour time and volume looking like now Drover?

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  • Barry_Duncan
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    Originally posted by 7D6B766F7C6B6A346A6C776B706A7C190 link=1337664791/17#17 date=1337756184
    but until then Ill just muddle along.

    Muddleing along was the way I learnt how to make coffee.

    I only took two goes to get the shims right on my Smart grinder. That was many months ago.

    Some Sunbeam grinder owners here have had to add shims.

    I once owned a Sunbeam grinder and found it inferior to my Breville.

    With the Breville the delivery chute drops the grounds vertically from the burrs, while with the Sunbeam the chute is angled and can block and retain grounds requiring a thump. It also made a big mess of grounds on the bench.

    Read the comments elseware at this site.

    Barry.

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  • drovers-sunrise
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    Hahaha! that cup was bought because of the size and it is one of the only ones that fit under my espresso machine. At least its not a starbucks cup... :P

    Question - the sunbeam grinder. Is this on par with the smart grinder? My friend has one and says it works so well with her machine (which is the same as mine).  Would it be considered a step down if i went from the smart grinder to this grinder? Or is this a silly thought that sunbeam works best with sunbeam? I just feel like i could go even finer but dont want to piss around with shims anymore...

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  • jbrewster
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    Originally posted by 2F39243D2E393866383E253922382E4B0 link=1337664791/21#21 date=1337821103
    Im using coffee from Di Bartoli coffee which was shipped around the 9th of May. Whats the cut off for coffee bean use? about four weeks?
    Roasted beans are generally considered to be OK for 2-3 weeks from roast date, various factors can impact on that though.

    Originally posted by 2F39243D2E393866383E253922382E4B0 link=1337664791/21#21 date=1337821103
    How could my cup affect the brew?
    I suspect thats a jab at the fact that youre using a Gloria Jeans cup

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  • drovers-sunrise
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    Re: EM6910 help

    Im using coffee from Di Bartoli coffee which was shipped around the 9th of May. Whats the cut off for coffee bean use? about four weeks?

    And I am using the single wall double filter basket.

    How could my cup affect the brew?

    Ive been watching some youtube videos about proper tamping so I will work on that as well.
    Off to fiddle with the dose now!

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  • Pete39
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    Re: EM6910 help

    I would try dosing a bit higher. There is barely any sign of shower-screen imprint on the puck and compared with my 6910, the coffee is still low in the basket. To answer your question - I think you are heading in the right direction. Dose is very important in getting good espresso and takes a bit of practise to get right. Once you get it pretty close, then you can tweak the grind.

    Just to check, are you using fresh coffee?

    Pete

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