How to make your Mazzer dose like an Anfim

#1: Post by **AndyS** » February 24th, 2008, 8:20 pm

The Anfim Super Caimano grinder doses nicer than a Mazzer. Less spillage, maybe even less clumping. I posted a little article with some crazy ideas that might interest OCD Mazzer owners.

#2: Post by **Jasonian** » February 24th, 2008, 9:55 pm

Very entertaining.

I get close by not having a portafilter fork to prevent me from putting the PF where the coffee falls from the doser.

It costs less than $.01, and I feel the peace radiating out of my apartment, throughout the complex, and towards downtown where the city council meets.

Lubbock will soon be the model of a Utopian society.

Keep an eye out.

February 25th, 2008, 12:02 am

Great looking mod. I've been meaning to add an antistatic/declumping exit chute screen to my SJ for a while, never got around to it. Perhaps I'll try the single wire trick instead. World Peace, baybee!

By the way, in Italy the baristi call this little snout a "shnozz," although the correct term in technical Italian is "shnozzola."

I think the technical term in Italian is schnozzino.

#4: Post by **DigMe** » February 25th, 2008, 8:32 am

That's too simple to NOT to try.

Jasonian wrote: I get close by not having a portafilter fork to prevent me from putting the PF where the coffee falls from the doser.

I've been sans PF fork for a month or so too. I never did like that thing but was too lazy to take it off.

brad

February 25th, 2008, 8:16 pm

RapidCoffee wrote:I think the technical term in Italian is schnozzino.

Hahaha, I'll take your word on that, my Italian just isn't that good.

#6: Post by **Kuban111** » February 26th, 2008, 10:34 am

Now that's what I'm talking about fast, practical and low on the wallet$$$.

All great Mod's ......

Had to cut an E string off from my 67 vintage Tele for world peace.
Hey I'm down it's a good cause.

Thanks Andy

Michael

#7: Post by **narc** » February 26th, 2008, 3:52 pm

AndyS, Too simple not to try.

Thanks for sharing this modification.

February 26th, 2008, 6:46 pm

Kuban111 wrote:Had to cut an E string off from my 67 vintage Tele for world peace.

It's like they say, "anything valuable comes at a high price."

#9: Post by **shadowfax** » June 1st, 2008, 10:57 pm

Andy, I've been intrigued by your idea of increasing the length of the chute to reduce the annoying leftward throw. However, I don't like the idea of the paper in the doser chute. I kind of mixed THAT idea with your idea of the guitar strings, etc., and thought that it might be preferable to glue/solder in some thin metal sheets in the chute, more or less in the configuration of your strings, but going down the length of the chute. Have you tried/heard of such a thing? I think I will try it soon.

June 2nd, 2008, 5:16 am

I don't like the idea of the paper in the doser chute.

You certainly could make a schnozzola out of thin sheet metal rather than paper (as some people have done).

I kind of mixed THAT idea with your idea of the guitar strings, etc., and thought that it might be preferable to glue/solder in some thin metal sheets in the chute, more or less in the configuration of your strings, but going down the length of the chute. Have you tried/heard of such a thing? I think I will try it soon.

I don't know anyone who's tried that. It might cause problems with coffee getting stuck in the there, but it sounds worth trying.