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How to clean your coffee grinder?

Five essential steps! Conical-grinding wheel…

Before reading this article, you first need to decide whether your machine needs a complete cleaning. Most people don’t drink enough coffee to notice an improvement in performing their grinders after cleaning. Don’t mess around with the metal parts of the grinder unless you need to. If you want the plastic parts to be clean, skip to step 2 and skip the rest.

You can clean your mill if …

You have noticed that your grinder is much slower than the first time you used it. This is because the performance of a grinder will decrease over time because of clusters of residues. And that sets come from so-called “oily” coffee such as coffee beans for Espresso.

Step 1: Calibrate your mill on Espresso and fill it with white rice.

Once you have calibrated your mill, put a handful of white (uncooked) rice in the reservoir. The result of your first grind will have a salt and pepper appearance. You can repeat this manipulation until the rice comes out white as snow! Then you can throw out the rice unless you find a better use for it.

1. Put white rice in the mill

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Grinding result
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Step 2: Clean the plastic parts.

We can put these parts of the mill in the dishwasher. Clean these parts anyway until there is a little coffee as possible. Then, you can put them in the dishwasher, and it will do the work for you!

Step 3: Clean the metal parts.

We should keep metal parts dry, do not put anything liquid into the grinder. Instead, find a clean, dry brush with stiff bristles. Use the brush to dislodge any coffee beans stuck in the grinder. Then turn your mill; grains should come out in a jet. You can repeat this process each time coffee comes out of the grinder.

Step 4: Precision cleaning, cotton swabs

If there is any fat left on the plastic parts, you can use cotton swabs to clean them. If the stains are determined to stick to your grinder, you can soak your cotton swabs in soapy water and try again; it should work. However, be careful that the water does not fall into the grinder. Also, be careful not to leave any traces of soap behind you. When outside your mill, you can clean it with conventional cleaning tools.

Step 5: Put it all together and do a test.

Your mill is ready for reassembling. Once you get to this step, your mill should be clean and will work perfectly. We suggest you run your machine for the first time with basic coffee to break in your machine. This will ensure that no grains of ground rice get into your next cup of coffee.

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Last tip

Occasionally, industrial rice does not sort quite well, and there may be some micro pebbles left in it. These stones can cause damage to your mill. So please pay attention to the rice you put in it, inspect it quickly before using it.

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There you go; your grinder will be in top shape again. The reflection in the taste will be fabulous in your next morning’s coffee!