goofymd Senior Member Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 25 Location: scottsdale,az Expertise: Just starting
Posted Sat Oct 30, 2004, 5:13am Subject: burr grinder cleaning?
I recently began my journey to geekdom with lot of help from this site. I bought a Tchnivorm coffee pot which helped my coffee some, but not as much as expected. Then I got a Solis Maestro Plus burr grinder. WOW!! This made all the difference in the world. As many of you said- this is the place to spend your money. So I want to thank this forum for your help. My question is on cleaning. I’ve read mixed opinions. My manual says to take it apart and clean in weekly. But I’ve read not to remove the burrs unless grinding slows down because it’s hard to get them back together properly. What do you think?
Posted Sun Oct 31, 2004, 2:29pm Subject: Re: burr grinder cleaning?
goofymd Said:
I recently began my journey to geekdom with lot of help from this site. I bought a Tchnivorm coffee pot which helped my coffee some, but not as much as expected. Then I got a Solis Maestro Plus burr grinder. WOW!! This made all the difference in the world. As many of you said- this is the place to spend your money. So I want to thank this forum for your help. My question is on cleaning. I’ve read mixed opinions. My manual says to take it apart and clean in weekly. But I’ve read not to remove the burrs unless grinding slows down because it’s hard to get them back together properly. What do you think?
Clean them regularly (once a week is good with normal usage). Be VERY careful. Many (myself included) have broken the delicate tab among other things. If you do not clean, I think you will shorten the life of the machine considerably.
The infinity should be about the same as the Maestro.
BTW - White rice can also be used to clean a maestro. Probably not great for the motor, but it will take care of some of the coffee oils (Or, I don't know, the residue left by someone using your grinder to pulverize spices. Yes, this actually happened to me.)
The SMP is a great machine for the price. Ours sees use two times a day and needs a cleaning once weekly to prevent the accumulated oils from getting a bit funky.
Using the precautions posted by others, we disassemble and brush out the dregs then turn it upside down to dump any accumulated dust. As a final cleaning we run a hopper full of white rice through. The amount of hidden residue that comes out is amazing. As a final step,a bit of coffee is passed through to flush out the risidual rice dust.
Using a bit of care, we have never encountered any of the proken parts issues others have reported.
The infinity should be about the same as the Maestro.
BTW - White rice can also be used to clean a maestro. Probably not great for the motor, but it will take care of some of the coffee oils (Or, I don't know, the residue left by someone using your grinder to pulverize spices. Yes, this actually happened to me.)
Minute rice works best for a couple reasons. Being par cooked it's more absorbent and does a better job soaking up coffee oils. Minute rice is also softer than totally raw rice, softer than roasted coffee beans too. It's a great way for a quick cleaning inbetween thorough cleanings. I understand some coffee shops use Minute for just this purpose.
Minute rice works best for a couple reasons. Being par cooked it's more absorbent and does a better job soaking up coffee oils. Minute rice is also softer than totally raw rice, softer than roasted coffee beans too. It's a great way for a quick cleaning inbetween thorough cleanings. I understand some coffee shops use Minute for just this purpose.
That is a interesting point. My wife has tons of her short grain Asian rice that I have been using. While it works good, perhaps the Minute Rice will work even better. I am going to give it a try.
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