Gday,
I was reading the "Choice of grinders..." thread on this part of the forum and it struck me that some of the members suggested not to weigh the beans for every shot but to keep around 4cm of beans in the hopper. This is to ensure that no "popcorning" goes on inside the grinder while we grind. Frankly this is the first time I have ever heard this term and I have to say Im a bit surprised.
I have an MDF grinder, its not top notch and not perfect but it does the job quite ok. I always weigh the beans before grinding and dose only what is needed for one shot. After reading about popcorning I thought about switching to more beans in the hopper but there could be a problem with the freshness. You see I order fresh coffee from a local roaster and dont roast myself. This means that I try to keep the beans as tightly packed as possible to get the most out of them for the maximum amount of time. Keeping my daily dose in the grinder (thats around 70g as I do four doubles a day, each being 18.5g) means the beans will go stale faster.
Maybe if I seal the joint between the hopper and its cover and put some black paper around the hopper to protect the inside from light the beans will stay fresh longer? On the other hand its just a one day batch of coffee in there, so maybe Im overreacting?
I hope this will turn into an interesting conversation
Cheers,
dsc.
I was reading the "Choice of grinders..." thread on this part of the forum and it struck me that some of the members suggested not to weigh the beans for every shot but to keep around 4cm of beans in the hopper. This is to ensure that no "popcorning" goes on inside the grinder while we grind. Frankly this is the first time I have ever heard this term and I have to say Im a bit surprised.
I have an MDF grinder, its not top notch and not perfect but it does the job quite ok. I always weigh the beans before grinding and dose only what is needed for one shot. After reading about popcorning I thought about switching to more beans in the hopper but there could be a problem with the freshness. You see I order fresh coffee from a local roaster and dont roast myself. This means that I try to keep the beans as tightly packed as possible to get the most out of them for the maximum amount of time. Keeping my daily dose in the grinder (thats around 70g as I do four doubles a day, each being 18.5g) means the beans will go stale faster.
Maybe if I seal the joint between the hopper and its cover and put some black paper around the hopper to protect the inside from light the beans will stay fresh longer? On the other hand its just a one day batch of coffee in there, so maybe Im overreacting?
I hope this will turn into an interesting conversation

Cheers,
dsc.

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