my grinds are too fine for my drip and french press. i have it on the coarsest settings and adjusted with the tool. is there something im missing?
329497
I don't know about drip machines but for pour over 7 works best in my opinion. This machine is for espresso, pour over immersion and the likes they do sell steal burs better suited for corse grinding on thier website. As for adjusting they have a video on YouTube so you know how it should sound.
329498
I find it too fine as well. So fine machine clogs up frequently. I made a poor purchase. Not what I expected at all.
329499
You may be using too much coffee. I use 25 grams for 16 ounces with the setting on 9V. This works well for a high quality roasted Columbian in a drip brew.
329500
It's an espresso grinder, an exclusively espresso grinder. You done goofed.
329501
I use this grinder for espresso drinks and have never tried grinding much more coarsely. I would recommend contacting the manufacturer. They have great customer service and can advise you fairly quickly after sending them a message.
329502
You need to contact Baratza and order steel burrs. It is a great machine for drip coffee but the ceramic burrs that come with it are for espresso.
1208785
Absolutely... You can set the grind fairly coarse and works great when grinding for a French press. Also makes te grinding process much quicker.
2258498
Seems to me it grinds only, but it adjusts to fine or coarse. Maybe the fine setting is the "crush"?but it works great.
963345
The settings right out of the box work well. Half way through on the amount and about 10 - 11 on the grind. Of course, this might also have to do with the type of coffee, in my opinion, a mexican lighter roast, bali or indian malabar, might benefit from slightly finer grind. It is a matter of trial and taste.. Good luck!
1779333
There's a device on top that you tighten or loosen to adjust the coarseness of the grind. After owning for 6 months, I would not recommend this product.
1009690
You can't use this type of blade grinder for the best French press. I do FP everyday and use a burr grinder (a small version of the kind in the grocery stores). Amazon has tons of them, as does BB&B;, Target, Macy's etc. French press needs a coarse, uniform grind the only a burr grinder can give. I have a blade grinder like this one, but only use it for flax seeds and such, not FP coffee. If I were using a drip machine, however, it would be fine.
1208788
The coarseness of the grind is adjustable by moving a toothed gear to the position you want. I have not ever personally used a french press, but when I first got the grinder, I moved the gear from position until I found a level of granularity that produced the best results for me.
124572
I only use mine for French press grinding ( big chunks) but the grinder is easily adjustable by using the nut/screw underneath the handle. Mine grinds very consistently; I don't see why it wouldn't do a fine grind.
2085506
There is a round silver screw on the bottom that you turn to adjust the grind. Turn it clockwise for a finer grind, counterclockwise for a coarser grind. This works on my mill. If yours doesn't work there's something wrong with it.
658635
That the beans are not uniform is the only downside. Plus, you have to carefully time the process to not get it too fine. If you do French Press a lot, a burr grinder might be better. I used to have one, but I don't find the higher price fully justified replacing it once it broke. It might if I regularly did a lot of different coffee grinds.Otherwise I find with just a little experimentation I can find the sweet spot for most coffee using the blade grinder. To me the results are not that different than some might have us believe.
1899969
Not that I know of. You may need to adjust the amount of coffee you use. we like strong coffee and find the grind just over medium good for a drip style coffee maker
225735
I'm not sure why it is so hard for folks with the coffee maker to answer questions correctly. From the manual from Cuisinart ( http://www.cuisinart.com/share/pdf/manuals/dgb-900bc.pdf ): "Grind Control Knob: Turn the Grind Control to choose the desired amount of coffee beans to grind." (ie you control for how many cups you are grinding(2,4,5,8,10,12) Not grind size(coarse,fine, etc). This makes sense as this is a DRIP coffee maker - so the size of grind should be fixed to the size suitable for drip coffee makers. Varying the grind size is used to address different ways of making coffee - so for espresso you grind much finer, and for french press you grind more course. This isn't a general purpose grinder - if you want a grinder to feed coffee to a variety of devices, buy that. This is a drip coffee maker. The grind size should be fixed for drip coffee.
2172991
It might be the grind. My coffee if finely ground, I use 4 Tablespoons per pot (20oz). Its yummy.
321640
I found that how hard I tamped it down contributed more...tamp down too hard and the water can't get through. My espresso grind worked fine.
448554
It is likely because either your grind is too coarse or you're not tamping the grounds forcefully enough. Invest in a good quality grinder and make sure that you set it to a rather fine setting, tamping to approx 25lbs pressure.
299532
Weigh and grind what you need completely, remove the empty bean holder, and use a brush to clean the burrs and chamber. Mainly an issue for finer grinds. For drip coffee, the finest of the coarse settings works, and tipping the grinder while it finishes grinding and giving it a slap empties the chamber. That won't work for finer grinds, and you'll need a brush. The brush provided is inadequate, so you'll have to buy one.
775613
I had this issue as well. I emailed customer service at Krups and they said "The settings are fine to coarse, left to right." I decided to see for myself and ground coffee at each of the extremes. Frankly they don't look that different, maybe the right-most setting seems more coarse, but it's not obvious. I'm wondering if my machine isn't working correctly.