I have used my Versalab since last July and thought I would pass along some things that have made using it a bit more rewarding.
To minimize the pop corning, I have fashioned a lid from a clear Pringles lid. Cutting a U shaped piece from the center ( about shaft wide) allows you to slide the lid on and off and pour beans into the grinder.
I pre scale into Bodum 2oz cups. These look great, hold about the right amount of beans and allow you to feed beans into the grinder without coming into contact with the upper housing.
To get all or most of the ground coffee into the portafilter I have been using a nice red funnel from Orphan. I also feed about 1/2 a dose into the grinder, let it grind, feed the remainder, then tap and remove the funnel. This allows you to get the fluffy, but, large volume of coffee into the portafilter.
As a result of filling the portafilter in two stages, I found the portafilter holder to be a pain, so I removed it.
On my grinder, a significant amount of ground coffee "drops" out after the grinder is turned off so keep your portafilter in place.
One problem I have never completely figured out is the presence of pretty good size, pretty dense "chunks" in the coffee that exits the grinder after it is turned off. I have tried modifying doses, different coffees, checked sweeper adjustment etc and the chunks still appear. If anyone has any ideas or experience let me know.
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