hey all. gave my spare Sunbeam double filter to a guy at work and asked him to machine off the outer pressurising layer. see photo below.
the filter had a year of use and yes, it was that clean inside! Just regular water flushes after use, nothing in there that could have blocked it up (finer ground coffee may have though)
Havent tried it out yet as the only beans in the house are green and I dont have a roaster yet*, but will keep you posted on how it goes.
Any tips? (eg adjusting coffee grind?)
*spent an hour this arvo shopping for a cheap popper with no success, but Ill get a B&D one tomorrow. I had a perverse desire to get a Sunbeam popper to complete my set. Its also the heaviest feeling popper, which imparts some feel of quality that may or may not be at all relevant, and the screws under the rubber feet were plain Phillips, not tamper-proof, so mods would potentially be easier. On the downside though, its the only model with a shutoff microswitch on the (non-removable) lid, which means youd have to hack the lid in half to fit a chimney...

the filter had a year of use and yes, it was that clean inside! Just regular water flushes after use, nothing in there that could have blocked it up (finer ground coffee may have though)
Havent tried it out yet as the only beans in the house are green and I dont have a roaster yet*, but will keep you posted on how it goes.
Any tips? (eg adjusting coffee grind?)
*spent an hour this arvo shopping for a cheap popper with no success, but Ill get a B&D one tomorrow. I had a perverse desire to get a Sunbeam popper to complete my set. Its also the heaviest feeling popper, which imparts some feel of quality that may or may not be at all relevant, and the screws under the rubber feet were plain Phillips, not tamper-proof, so mods would potentially be easier. On the downside though, its the only model with a shutoff microswitch on the (non-removable) lid, which means youd have to hack the lid in half to fit a chimney...







lucky I wear glasses...

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