Can someone help me? Is it normal for the grinds to be filled with water when you in screw it? New to this and the manual is of little help.
274224
you write "when you in screw it". Do you mean adding water to the grinds to start? the answer to that is NO.
274225
You need to use a tamper to tamp down your espresso in the filter basket so it makes a nice solid 'puck.' A tamper is essential! Amazon.com sells an aluminum one that isn't very pretty, but it fits the basket on this machine, and it sells for $6.xx.
274226
There should only be a little water in the espresso holder when you empty the used grounds. It may be that you are pacing the espresso in to tightly or too loose. After the grounds are in the holder you should tamp or press them lightly; not jamming them down, but not having them loose. Hope that helps
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No it ia NOT normal.Also, be careful with the main control knob on the front. Mine broke off easilyThe main control knob is held by screws that come from inside the machine, so to fix it, the entire machine must be taken apart. This machine truly is a terrible design.
274228
I have this same problem. My old espresso machine would leave dry grounds, but this one has watery grounds. I tamp them the same and use the recommended amount of grounds. Is water leaking through when it is turned off?
274229
I have had the same issue, unless you need to make another right away - I have learned that if I let it sit for a bit, some of the water dissapates, this minor flaw is not terribly inconvenient but I think the holes need to be bigger on the filter.
274230
I have experienced my grounds to be quite soupy or watery when I go to dump them out. Not sure if it's normal, but it's been a bit messy. I try to let it drip out for as long as I can before cleaning the whole little coffee basket out under hot running water. Hope this helps.
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There certainly could be some water but your description seems like it's too much. This is a pressure system so that pressure should force the water thru the grounds. Are you filling the basket with enough coffee grounds? What is the quality of the coffee you're making? I presume you are allowing a small amount of time for the water to percolate thru when the pressure tapers off.
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Mine came with owners manual. I would contact the Seller. I do not care for my meat grinder as it leaks and there seems to be nothing to fix that problem. If you have not used I would suggest returning it and purchasing something different
1368228
I wouldn't bother sending it back. it's normal to have that. The thing runs like a tank, so I doubt there's any issues. It's a great grinder.
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.
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1. you rotate a screw that moves bottom burr in and out.2. trial and error. i screwed it tight and then backed it off 3 clicks (you can't hear them, you feel them) to get my espresso grind.
2214978
Gary, to adjust the grind, there is a large slotted screw head in the bottom of the mill (accessed from underneath ) that adjusts the grind. It works well. I have had this mill for well over a year (and ground a lot of pepper). The grind size remains very consistent for a given settng.
1355930
The silver band lets you in screw the top. But the screw and thread parts get fouled with salt and won't detach. I had no trouble filling them until the salt seized with humidity and we washed the grinder glass. That ruined the salt grinder. The pepper grinder is still working well.
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Hello Maria, this is Maria :-) from Grind Gourmet, these mills hold quite a bit, unless you have a salt or pepper addiction :-) it takes a while before you need to refill them, besides if you had to refill the beauty of these mills is how easy they are to fill.... you do not need to be an engineer to figure out how to put it back together simply remove the bottom piece fill and put back together. We hope this helps! Have a wonderful day.
1869908
You take the black screw out of the bottom, remove the pieces, fill, replace pieces & screw back together. You will have to reset how fine you want it grinded though. It works like a typical salt or pepper grinder, it just looks like an owl.
2156353
my grinder won't even operate!!! am i missing something? should it just come on when I press "on"??
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Have you removed the bean hopper and then cleaned out the grinder and chute with your brushes? Sometimes you have to dig at the chute to get it fully cleaned out. If it's plugged though, it won't grind. Hope this helps :-). Cuisenart customer service certainly doesn't.
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Have you removed the bean hopper and then cleaned out the grinder and chute with your brushes? Sometimes you have to dig at the chute to get it fully cleaned out. If it's plugged though, it won't grind.Hope this helps :-). Cuisenart customer service certainly doesn't.
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As you didn't provide enough information I apologize for asking the obvious. But did you remove ALL the packing on and in the machine? Did you use the instructions as you made your for brew? Did you add water to the reservoir?If you said yes to all then I'd recommend you contact Capresso. Please follow up when you get a resolution. I'm interested to know the cause of your issue.
1886910
I have not experienced that problem at all? Are you certain it is closing properly. I have even used a mix of course and regular grind and pour from the Takeya over ice.
1501256
Ditto...the same happened to me. I had mine replaced once. I ended up giving the grinder away once I found out that this grinder can't grind fine enough for my espresso machine. The water just blasted thru the portafilter too fast even when I had grind on finest setting.
1960145
I had the same issue. There is a problem with the pin pressing on the fuel valve before the seal is made. I wasn't going to grind anything down so I sent it back.
1506664
I've never had any issues. I use coffee beans and grind them into the reusable filter and I fill the beans to the top as well as coffee pot. It sounds like the water is flowing too quickly into the filter and causing the grinds to "splash around'. Maybe trying the "1-4" feature and see if that avoids the problem