I use a blade grinder same as you, 20 seconds is perfect fine grind. I have a manual burr grinder for backup and camping, but to get the same grind is a fair level of elbow grease.
Fresh Peet's beans every week, no freezing. I used to use fairly expensive electric burr grinders (I remember one was a Cuisinart). IMO these are much harder to clean than the simple blade grinder. About every month I had to dis-assemble and clean out a sludge of coffee oils and powder from the burrs and all passages. On Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 10:40:33 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Newby questions. I buy beans in bulk, freeze, and grind at need. I prefer > (convenience, results) a Melita filter, and thus grind very fine -- this > seems (experience) to give best flavor. > > Now: I use a blade grinder. After 20 seconds, the resulting very fine meal > seems quite uniform (an I don't notice any degradation in flavor from > heating -- the stuff doesn't get hot, just very mildly warm). BUT: grinding > beans straight from the freezer leaves the meal hard to handle: it' like > staticky fine long hair; it goes everywhere and makes a mess. > > So my question comes down to this: I'm perfectly happy with the taste from > a blade grinder and Melita, but I'd like a grinder that doesn't leave a > mess when grinding frozen beans very fine. > > Would a burr grinder help in this regard? > > I see electric burr grinders for sub $50, and I see Hario crank burr > grinders for the same price. Which are better, and why? > > This place says no burr grinder under $100 is any good (I take it Harios > are exceptions to this rule). Is this rule right? > > Lastly: Open to general comments about storing, grinding, and brewing > coffee, but I am happy with my routine except for the mess described. > > Thanks. > > Patrick Moore, drinking his coffee strong and black in Lenten ABQ, NM. > > -- > > > > > *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* > > > > > > *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And > though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the > hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* > --- J.R.R. Tolkien > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching > Other professional writing services > Expensive! But good. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
