Hi all, I picked up a brand new Macap M2M yesterday, and I feel I have made a few rookie errors. I am upgrading from an em0480 and could do with some help
It truly is learning by fire as it seems like there is an immense learning curve. The manual was hardly anything to write home about. I have googled excessively without any help and probably made many mistakes from not being able to find anything.
Firstly, I know you have to do this for other grinders but saw no mention for this one. Do you have to engage the grinding function when changing the collar to make the grind finer?
Rookie mistake number 1. I was trying to change the grind, went far too fine. When trying to grind some beans, nothing came out of the chute. It eventually clogged up the grinder as it was just far too fine. Opened the burrs from the top, and the ground coffee was nearly solid. Had to use a toothpick to break it up. Used a soft bristle toothbrush to remove the rest of the coffee. I found some grinds on the threads where the top burr plugs into, so I used the toothbrush there. Used the toothbrush then on the bottom and top burrs. Looked at the thread for the top burr and saw a white liquid. I'm assuming this is food grease. As a result, some food grease would likely have transferred from the thread, onto the toothbrush, then onto the bottom burr. Is it still safe to use?
Secondly, as I was really struggling to find the correct grind, found out about the 'zero point'. I think I found this, but it doesn't sound like a loud sound like I've heard on YouTube. It still sounds like metal on metal, just faint, and alleviates itself if I go one click coarser. Am I on the right track?
Thanks guys
It truly is learning by fire as it seems like there is an immense learning curve. The manual was hardly anything to write home about. I have googled excessively without any help and probably made many mistakes from not being able to find anything.
Firstly, I know you have to do this for other grinders but saw no mention for this one. Do you have to engage the grinding function when changing the collar to make the grind finer?
Rookie mistake number 1. I was trying to change the grind, went far too fine. When trying to grind some beans, nothing came out of the chute. It eventually clogged up the grinder as it was just far too fine. Opened the burrs from the top, and the ground coffee was nearly solid. Had to use a toothpick to break it up. Used a soft bristle toothbrush to remove the rest of the coffee. I found some grinds on the threads where the top burr plugs into, so I used the toothbrush there. Used the toothbrush then on the bottom and top burrs. Looked at the thread for the top burr and saw a white liquid. I'm assuming this is food grease. As a result, some food grease would likely have transferred from the thread, onto the toothbrush, then onto the bottom burr. Is it still safe to use?
Secondly, as I was really struggling to find the correct grind, found out about the 'zero point'. I think I found this, but it doesn't sound like a loud sound like I've heard on YouTube. It still sounds like metal on metal, just faint, and alleviates itself if I go one click coarser. Am I on the right track?
Thanks guys



) to my espresso setting I feel a lot of resistance halfway through, and it seems that the burrs are touching each other. I'm always adjusting the grind size while grinding (without beans in the hopper). I'm afraid I'm damaging the burrs when doing this...
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