Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Grinder cleaning.

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • #16
    Re: Grinder cleaning.

    Originally posted by 3B22252C3E382A264B0 link=1242206826/14#14 date=1242389220
    I have a tip for everyone:

    To ensure an even distribution of cleaning brush bristles throughout your dose, be sure to jam the brush up the chute when the grinder is on whilst cleaning. Your next basket will be full of the little lovelies!

    sigh...
    Never ever tried what you talking about...

    Why would you want to... Reminds me of a newspaper item about some one and a Vacuum cleaner

    Click Clack lid and manual clean with a compressor / can of Air etc...

    Comment


    • #17
      Re: Grinder cleaning.

      Originally posted by 2C35323B292F3D315C0 link=1242206826/14#14 date=1242389220
      I have a tip for everyone:

      To ensure an even distribution of cleaning brush bristles throughout your dose, be sure to jam the brush up the chute when the grinder is on whilst cleaning. Your next basket will be full of the little lovelies!

      sigh...
      Why would the grinder need to be on (let alone plugged in) when cleaning it?

      Comment


      • #18
        Re: Grinder cleaning.

        Originally posted by 647D7A7361677579140 link=1242206826/14#14 date=1242389220
        To ensure an even distribution of cleaning brush bristles throughout your dose, be sure to jam the brush up the chute when the grinder is on whilst cleaning. Your next basket will be full of the little lovelies!
        You dont live up the road from fellow CSer "Remy" do you? I think she did something similar a while ago....

        Mal.

        Comment


        • #19
          Re: Grinder cleaning.

          Theres always coffee in the exit chute when I turn it off. So I brush that out, turn it on, and more whizzes out from the burrs. Then I wait for it to stop spinning, brush it out, and repeat until none comes out, then brush around the doser while pulling the lever to get it out, and finally brush up the part where the coffee shoots out the doser.

          EDIT: So to clarify what happened, I didnt wait long enough for it to stop spinning on one of my little rituals, and got a bit of my brush chewed.

          Comment


          • #20
            Re: Grinder cleaning.

            Sounds like you need to grab a suitably sized "Click-Clack" Lid from K-Mart or BigW, etc to push the loose grounds through the chute with a blast of air. Lots of CSers do this quite successfully.... 8-)

            Mal.

            Comment


            • #21
              Re: Grinder cleaning.

              Originally posted by 5E627F646E6F786D656E0A0 link=1242206826/1#1 date=1242206922
              NOT rice.
              I have read about people doing this. Why is not a good idea thundergod?

              Comment


              • #22
                Re: Grinder cleaning.

                Originally posted by 734651530005340 link=1242206826/20#20 date=1242463287
                Originally posted by 5E627F646E6F786D656E0A0 link=1242206826/1#1 date=1242206922
                NOT rice.
                I have read about people doing this. Why is not a good idea thundergod?
                On behalf of TG... My comments are from experience and both pros and cons can be found by using Google..


                Rice is can be turned into a fine powder and also leaves a starchy residue on the inner mechanics of a grinder that is difficult to remove.... With out direct cleaning...


                1: The cheep little hand held... May be OK... In the past, many people have cleaned these grinders and spice mills with rice... My mum did.

                2: Rice is not Rice and some are harder than others and some even pre cooked... YES people do and have just used what was in the cupboard..

                3: Blade type grinders.. Not such an issue... But with burrs...

                I guess the final word is still out... However as I have stated previously... Why complicate a simple manual cleaning process.

                Comment


                • #23
                  Re: Grinder cleaning.

                  Thanks AM.

                  I think its one of those things things like you said about cleaning spice grinders, which the ignorant also use for coffee, the detail of which has been lost through the ages and turned into an urban myth regarding real coffee grinders.

                  My original reply was to stop the idea in its tracks and to invoke research as a means to learning the answer.

                  Comment


                  • #24
                    Re: Grinder cleaning.

                    As a small followup, I did a comparison of my normal brushing / "opening the beast" brushing / grindz.

                    The normal brushing is pretty good, but opening it up would have to be done I think because of buildup. The grindz worked fantastic, really cleaned things out, although Im sure youd have to dump the first couple seconds of some fresh beans to get rid of the remnants. Definitely something Ill buy at next opportunity (I dont like the idea of opening up the machine too frequently).

                    Thanks guys.

                    Comment

                    Working...
                    X