Comments on: Easy easy to clean your coffee grinder: rice!

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 21:29:03 +0000

What sounds nuts is the way of cleaning one’s kettler – with Fanta! I heard it not so long ago^ just boil your Fanta in it. Crazy stuff.

By: Ian McKenzie

Ian McKenzie — Wed, 11 May 2005 16:34:32 +0000

I use rice to clean my grinder. If I have a batch of my home-roasted coffee that doesn’t turn out as it should, I hang on to it and run it through the grinder, after the cleaning, to clean out any of the rice dust that remains (don’t want to be wasting the good stuff ;) ).

By: alistair

alistair — Sat, 30 Apr 2005 03:42:49 +0000

these are the ones we have at the moment: http://www.coffeed.com/users/alistair/zass.jpg

By: Ianiv Schweber

Ianiv Schweber — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:35:45 +0000

I’ll have to go look at the Zassenhaus. I’m actually looking for a grinder right now.

By: Tris Hussey

Tris Hussey — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 12:37:30 +0000

I’ve seen those! They are nice. Love to try one some time. Which ones do you carry?

BTW…on the French press travel mug…you are right if you linger over it the coffee can get over extracted, but it makes a great indestructable press for travel. Just pour into a cup!

By: alistair

alistair — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 08:50:32 +0000

I hate plugging my own wares, but we stock the Zassenhaus. Its a small investment ($110) for a lifetime worth of awesome grinding. So simple. All of the staff have one, we love them.

By: Tris Hussey

Tris Hussey — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 14:41:39 +0000

Alistair, you’re right of course. I know that blade grinders are prone to overheating the beans and not grinding evenly.

Some day, I’ll move up in the grinder world, but I’ve had this grinder for years and years and it’s served me well. It’s the standard Braun that everyone seems to start with.

On the flip side, these grinders are great for spices!

Thanks for your comment!

By: alistair

alistair — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:39:31 +0000

Thats right, those blade grinders are much better for rice than they are for coffee. Seriously though, those things are really the worst thing you can do to your coffee. The easiest way to improve your coffee at home to invest in a proper grinder. (Solis Maestro, Zassenhaus hand mill for instance).

By: Audrey

Audrey — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 01:55:51 +0000

I’ve done this before! You know what else it does? It freshens it and gets rid of the old coffee smell a grinder can take on. It’s a great idea.