I was wondering, how do you clean your grinders between coffees? I rarely buy the same coffee back to back, and the following is the cleaning regiment that I do between those coffees. I currently have a Virtuoso grinder (as of next week I will have a Mazzer mini too ':lol:' )
Here is what I do:
i. After finishing a coffee (from this point on coffee means coffee or espresso blend) I clean all of the plastic pieces (hopper, hopper lid, plastic collector where the ground coffee exits the grinder) with soap and water and set aside to AIR DRY.
ii. I Take out the top burr and using a wire brush clean off the excess coffee from the burr.
iii. Using the same wire brush, clean off coffee from the bottom burrs.
iv. Vacuum the extra coffee out of the burr area, and replace top burr.
v. If plastic parts are not dry, use a paper towel to dry them.
vi. Replace the plastic parts
vii. Run a little of the new coffee through the grinder, and throw away.
viii. Grind away.
About once a month I hit the plastic surfaces that are in contact with the coffee with a little vinegar. After I have rinsed the pieces with water, I pour some vinegar onto a paper towel and wipe them down. I then rinse the pieces for a few minutes and let them air dry.
I have read somewhere (sorry, don't remember where) about running some white rice through the grinder to absorb the coffee oil from the burr set. Has anyone else heard of this? Do you guys do anything different?
And yes, I know about Grindz.
