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Grinding mess
Hi,
Still very happy with my L1 after several years. Only had to replace one LED..
I would be happy to get your help regarding the Grinder though
My Grinder is the Compak E8, how can I reduce the grinding mess around .
I am not talking when the fabric part inside goes twisted and send the coffee side ways.
But the regular mess around, I always have so much waste in the kitchen, there is coffee powder everywhere around the grinder..
I'd rather have this in my portafilter (and make my wife happy )
Can't use a funnel because of the portafilter support on grinder...
Did some of you manage to sort this out?
Or do you have another great grinder to recommend?
thanks for your input and have a fantastic 2020!
Still very happy with my L1 after several years. Only had to replace one LED..
I would be happy to get your help regarding the Grinder though
My Grinder is the Compak E8, how can I reduce the grinding mess around .
I am not talking when the fabric part inside goes twisted and send the coffee side ways.
But the regular mess around, I always have so much waste in the kitchen, there is coffee powder everywhere around the grinder..
I'd rather have this in my portafilter (and make my wife happy )
Can't use a funnel because of the portafilter support on grinder...
Did some of you manage to sort this out?
Or do you have another great grinder to recommend?
thanks for your input and have a fantastic 2020!
Comments
In your picture it does not seem an extreme mess.
Have you cleaned the grinder, taking all beans out, vacuum cleaning the parts where beans fall into the grinder, cleaning the chute?
thanks for posting
i suppose my first question is; how many doses have been ground in the image above? is it one? is it one hundred?
if it is one it is annoying, of course. i think you are going to get a certain level of mess regardless of grinder, and i think you could spend a lot of money trying to prove otherwise
the simple solution might be to purchase a paint brush that blends in nicely with your kitchen decor and resign yourself to brushing the mess up regularly
you could try grinding into a tumbler instead i suppose, one that you would hold up under the exit chute, then pour the contents of the tumbler into the portafilter
i suspect you already know, but the retaining forks for the portafilter on the grinder are height adjustable with a grub screw - if they are set too low the portafilter kind of hangs down at an angle an may result in more coffee being spilt than is necessary
kind regards
reiss.
Mr Dyson replaces the brush daily, this was the results after 2 espressos (may be 3... I confess). I might anyway start by a big cleaning to see.
Yes the portafilter size is adjusted correctly.
I even tried several tube (plastic, metal..) to avoid the mess, without success.
I appreciate your answers to both. Let's clean the beast and see next, I was hoping that I was doing something wrong...
thanks!
Also try grinding into a cup like this, shake around then pour into pf. Hope this helps!
https://www.wholelattelove.com/products/acaia-small-portafilter-dosing-cup?variant=30242123022390&msclkid=67a27ab8a9981274db6a24a2aae76c8a&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Rancilio PLA&utm_term=4580702886962423&utm_content=Rancilio PLA Google_Shopping
Roger I like the idea of the cup. This would cancel the praticity of pushing the portafilter to start the grinding..but I can live with this.
I think I'll try your idea with this kind of cup or one of these ones
https://www.amazon.ca/Intelligent-Portable-spresso-Aluminum-Brewing/dp/B0834D7G5Y/ref=sr_1_65?keywords=dosing+cup&qid=1579888691&s=kitchen&sr=1-65
https://www.amazon.ca/Rhino-Coffee-Gear-RHDOSECUP-Stainles/dp/B07PC4VT1W
https://www.amazon.ca/TOOGOO-Stainless-Precision-Grinder-Accessory/dp/B07TX9B8H9/ref=sr_1_88?keywords=dosing+cup&qid=1579888733&s=kitchen&sr=1-88
The spray bottle (RDT) really does help as well if your single dosing.
Regards.
I also have an E8 next to my Londinium, but the portafilter support neatly
fits the portafilter + funnel (even without holding it, I can grind into the basket)
It clearly depends on the coffee how much it will spray around, but most if not
al of the grids end up in the funnel in my setup.
(the photo is after 4 doses without any brushing)