Ceramic conical burr sharpness

by **ggcadc** on Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:42 am

I just got a Grindripper, I'm not sure it's right, but the ceramic conical burrs are not sharp, are they supposed to be? doesnt seem right to me and the grind is not very consistent...

by **SlowRain** on Fri Apr 15, 2011 2:21 am

I don't have a Grindripper, but the ceramic burrs on my Kyocera CM-45CF, Porlex, and Hario Skerton aren't sharp. Perhaps the ones on the Hario are the most well-defined, though.

by **aecletec** on Fri Apr 15, 2011 2:58 am

For grind inconsistency I'd look towards the lack of stabilisation of the burrs in these kind of devices, rather than their sharpness.

by **ggcadc** on Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:19 am

thanks guys, you were right on it, i wrapped the upper burr (which was completely lose) with a little teflon tape(just on go round), seems to keep it in place, MUCH more consistent now. glad to know I dont have some defective burrs and that they are capable of grinding to my standards.

by **orphanespresso** on Sat Apr 16, 2011 3:03 am

Glad you got the GD worked out. Nice little grinder for the cost. The ceramic burrs grind on a principle more like classic stone millstones than metal cutters so they more crunch and crush than fracture and cut. The particle shape ends up a bit different.
The teflon tape was a good idea.


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