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I've seen some opinions on this product but found very little information from regular users.

Has anyone tried it? Use regularly? Had bad luck with it?

Grindz is out of the question (gluten) so this looks like a good alternative, but is it worth the price?

Thanks for you experiences.
Barry B.

I have not had any experience with it, but why not just take apart the grinder, vacuum and brush away the grinds.

Make sure to remove the burrs and vacuum under there as well.

It will probably do just as good. If you have coffee grinds retained in the chamber, do you really want "grindz" or "puly" retained there?

There's no real need to remove the bottom burr carrier.

With the grinder UNPLUGGED, take a bent pipe cleaner and sweep out under the carrier. Remove the pipe cleaner, plug in the grinder. Place the crevice tool on a powerful vacuum at the exit side of the chute and pulse the grinder a few times.

!!! WARNING !!! Inattention could cause bodily harm
Leave the vacuum running and alternately cover / uncover the throat to pulse the airflow.

With the grinder UNPLUGGED, take a bent pipe cleaner and sweep out under the carrier. Remove the pipe cleaner, plug in the grinder. Place the crevice tool on a powerful vacuum at the exit side of the chute and pulse the grinder a few times.

All this I do. It's just that when I pulse the grinder to get the last bit out it seems to make a little rattling sound. I was just thinking this might be an additional thing to try in case something (like residue build up) is inside that needs to get out.

bdbayer wrote:Has anyone tried it? Use regularly?

Yes. I've been using it for about a year.

It's main value is that it is so much easier to do than disassembling the top of the grinder, unscrewing and rethreading the top burr and (worst of all) dealing with all the grinds that fall out onto the counter. So, instead of procrastinating on my cleaning jobs, which I would with disassembly, I maintain a fairly regular schedule with the Puly Grind. I've used Grindz, too, and was happy with it.

Yes I have used it, and it is a good product. I am not a fan of disassembling grinders unnecessarily, and if your grinder really needs to be cleaned internally, then I think this product is probably as good as any other.

If you use your grinder constantly, I think it is a myth that you need to use this or any other product to clean it. Don't run disgusting, oily, over roasted beans through your grinder. If you don't, then every time you use your grinder the coffee you are grinding will help to clean the grinder burrs of older coffee. Sure, there will be small amounts of ground coffee that will fill small recesses in any grinder, but those bits of coffee will more or less stay put, and if what you are interested in is the quality of what comes out the grinder chute, your results should not be adversely effected.

ken

It's main value is that it is so much easier to do than disassembling the top of the grinder, unscrewing and rethreading the top burr and (worst of all) dealing with all the grinds that fall out onto the counter.

Good point. That's exactly why I was asking. The rethreading always frustrates me, the grounds everywhere and the stains all over the rags used for clean-up???. Also, my wife is bothered anytime I take my equipment apart (I don't think see trusts that it will get back together again). I'm just looking for something easy for between the big cleanings. I still plan on taking it apart, maybe on schedule with descaling my machine, but life has got to be a little easier.

Don't run disgusting, oily, over roasted beans through your grinder. If you don't, then every time you use your grinder the coffee you are grinding will help to clean the grinder burrs of older coffee.

Also a good point. I did take it apart yesterday and found some caking, but nothing like stains or oily build-up.

As someone who has to live gluten-free the fact that Puly Grind states that it is GF caught my eye. Just wondered if it was worth the price. A lot of GF products are just a rip-off.

Thanks for the great responses
Barry B

I have used both Grindz and Puly Grind. Grindz I find creates more dust and takes longer to clear out of the grinder. But that could mean that it works better? Personally I prefer Puly Grind.