Talk Coffee Blog — 2021-06-03

I purchased a timer grinder. How do I set it up?

When it comes to great espresso, it's all about dose v grind size v time... With a timer grinder, you set your grind and then adjust time to suit so that what you have achieved manually, can be achieved with the use of the timer function. So, how to set one? ## Set your grind - Find some coffee and add it to your grinder. Operate your grinder manually to view the particle size and if required run the grinder and make small adjustments to grind until you see clumping begin to occur. The ground coffee should look a little like salt and pepper mixed together. Remember, if you're adjusting finer, you can only make small adjustments without running the grinder. You are squeezing beans between burrs and at a certain point, the motor of your grinder will no longer have sufficient torque to rotate the burrs. - Dose manually and try the espresso until you have a shot you are happy with. A good start point for a double basket is that from the time you see the first drops of espresso, you could a