Leftover grounds in machine? Anyone else worried about this?
697047
I know this is an older question but I'll offer my 2 cents in case other buyers have this same concern. I too was wondering about the 'leftover' grounds stuck in the machine. So, every 2 weeks or so, I grind up 1 Tbls. of dry, uncooked rice on the coarsest setting. This works wonders at clearing out any old grounds as well as any oils that may be left behind, thus eliminating the possibility of rancidity. Then, when you next want to grind coffee beans again, just throw in 1 teaspoon of beans and run them through to clear out any white dust left from the rice cleaning. Dump it out and proceed as usual. Also, be vigilant about cleaning the grinder once a week or more by removing the upper burr and brushing everything out thoroughly, including turning the machine upside down over the sink and tapping it a few times to dump old grounds stuck inside. And don't forget to brush out the chute as well. I never store any beans in the hopper. They will get stale in a matter of hours doing that. The 4 mortal enemies of coffee are: Light, Heat, Moisture & Air. Keep them in an airtight container until you want to brew some coffee. Then you'll have a fresh brew every time.
447823
What do you want to clean? The hopper for grounds is emptied and can be brushed clean or washed. The rest of the device does not need cleaning. I make sure the area where the plastic cover needs to contact the on switch or whatever is kept clear of debris from grounds. This means I turn it over to shake it. You can wipe it off. Do not wash it.
2041106
To me that sounds like there is a glitch. Do you shut down the machine when not in use?
1147197
I've seen that occur, but by the time it starts the bake cycle, there's no indication of leftover bits in the corners. It doesn't happen all the time with mine, either.
2135246
Actually after harvesting twice from having the box inside the house, I imagined that the kit was done. Not wanting to throw out the coffee grounds which are good at enriching the soil, I broke the brick of grounds in my garden on an empty spot. It happened that the spot every time I was watering the plants on my deck it was getting all the water excess from the watering so I was very surprised to discover 3 weeks later another crop of mushrooms. So they do work outside but they need moisture and not full sun.
1110748
There will be some ground coffee in the container but you can easily wipe it out. I have not noticed any residue on the grinder.
518804
There is a tube inside the machine that dumps a little bit of water into the tray. Some sort of overflow protection, or pressure relief. A little bit is normal. I empty my tray ~once every 2 weeks, and clean it at the same time
375245
Check the bottom part of the unit where it sits on the counter. Do you still have all four plastic nubs? The back two went missing on mine and I had the same problem with coffee spilling all over the counter. Once I re-leveled the system by replacing the back two rubber pieces, I never had the problem again!
1368229
Mine had some grinds in it, but not as you describe. Did the packaging look as if it was opened? I think I might be upset if my machine arrived 'dirty'. Even if the motor probably would not be damaged by the grinds, I would still expect my machine to arrive clean. Good luck, it really is a very good grinder.
1069841
it has happened to me once...it appeared to be an issue with the amount of coffee I had placed into it
211956
Sorry can't help with this one. I only used it once and it left coffee grounds all over the place so I just trashed them.
400311
I would take everything apart in the brewer and the carafe and clean as thoroughly as possible. Pay extra special attention to the carafe lid - make sure the gasket is still fitting snugly and that there are no grounds trapped in the vacuum area.
2052500
If you mean the burrs, just look down into it and see if it looks sort of oily and black. A trick to cleaning it out is to use "Minute rice", not uncooked regular rice, use about 1/4 cup +/-, grind it and it will clean out the burrs. Then run a small amount of beans through it and it's clean. I wouldn't get too crazy about it, maybe every week or 2 depending on how much it's used. You didn't say anything about the static problem, I haven't found a good fix for that yet but did call the company and was basically told all grinders have the static problem but in my opinion the plastic ones more that the metal ones. I' going to try a "Zerostat", used to remove static on vinyl records, 60's sort of stuff, they shoot out a stream of negative ions (really, not bunk), which should solve the problem. Too much information? Haha!
917877
when I take the bin, some of the flakes and grounds tend to stick to the bin and I have to tap it to get some of it out. generally a tiny bit stays in there. I grind pretty fine (15). Also, under the bin some flakes accumulate. I usually just blow those out.
1188975
I've been using it for about 3 months. There are no grounds in the cup. There is a little bit of sediment when I finish my cup of coffee but I find it to not be a problem like some do . Coffee flavor is great. Some of the finer grinds of coffee cause this. I am not bothered by the sediment at the bottom. I own several Keurig machines and several Solofill V1 Gold Cup filters.
1502375
If you take the foil off, dump out the grounds, and pull out the filter, I would think the plastic part should be. If you want to be environmentally friendly, look into the reusable one where you can rinse the grounds off and use it again.
1431062
Dark roast and oily beans will leave quite a lot of grounds up under the top burr, medium or light roasts leave much less. I routinely remove the top burr and brush it off with every use as well as give the bottom burrs a brushing to keep things clean and send all of that particular grind into the chute. At least once a week (I use the machine several times a day) I use a hand vac with a micro-brush attachment to remove any grounds from the burrs, chute, and various slots and places I can't see. A lot of the negative reviews seem to be critical of this machine's tendency to retain grounds and need for every-use cleaning - this would seem to be accurate. I don't find it an issue since I imagine I would brush/clean out any coffee grinder after each use anyway.