I just retrofitted my basic hand crank mill with a 10mm nut, and drove it with a drill. It’s so much faster now, but I do wonder if there’s actual properly motorized versions of what I just did.
Like this. I’m running it through a variable frequency drive to limit the revs
Dave smash coffee big rock
I could not tell the difference between pre-ground and home ground coffee. I am happy with not having a discriminating palate, since pre-ground is easier.
With dark roast I haven’t found much difference either.
With a local medium roast, I don’t know if it was the beans, but I was able to get a pleasant fruity acidity out of my brew that I haven’t been able to find with supermarket medium roast grounds.
I do this with my 1zpresso Q2 except I just chuck it directly into the grinder which I find helps keep the beans from jumping out of the grinder.
I do the same thing (with a different grinder) when I need a large quantity of ground pepper.
Shit i gotta try this with weed
I’m using a Breville Smart Grinder Pro that I modified to be single dose. I just ordered a DF64 Gen 2, but it hasn’t arrived yet.
Enjoy the DF64 😃
Thanks, I’m looking forward to it! But also a little nervous that I won’t be able to tell the difference. 😅
It’s a flat burr grinder, you definitely will. Do you know about aligning it or whatever?
The vendor (df64coffee.com) say they align the burrs. Would they need further alignment?
They should be aligned then, but it could be tested with the dry-erase marker test. I will link the process, butI want to give you some general need to knows.
For reference, I have the first Gen one.
- Whenever you remove the adjuster top. (The thing you turn to adjust the grind. When you loosen it all the way.)
a. Use a dry-erase marker and mark somewhere on the top burr section so you can put it exactly the way it was. (Before you lift it up). Not marking it is a good way to mess with alignment because it is only aligned one specific orientation.
b. The threads are very fine. So make sure to be careful not to crossthread them when you screw it back on. Whether you are removing it to clean or whatever.
- You will want to zero out the grinder. To do this, first thing before you put grounds in. Or when it is completely cleaned out. With the power off and unplugged, tighten the adjuster gently until the burrs touch. You tighten and turn the burrs by hand, I believe clockwise, keep doing it until you hear and feel that the burrs are touching. Then take the grinder setting pointer thing and orient it where zero is.
This is the marker test: https://youtu.be/mIugzsjzEUI
Thanks very much for that, I really appreciate it! How have you found your DF64?
I absolutely love it. I also have a comandante C40 but cups from the DF64 are better.
I used to grind beans at home. But I just don’t care anymore. I just run them through the grinder at Costco.
So you motorized a burr grinder?
I’m not sure I prefer the “actual properly motorized versions” over yours - this is absolutely awesome!
Yes
I have a special drill at work that is just for grinding coffee
At home I my grinder was half the price of my espresso machine.
I did that with mine. But I found that I had to feather the drill a lot to keep the grind consistent.
Eventually I just went back to buying pre ground.
Edit: actually I think I have the pro version of yours. Ended up buying a steel ring to go between the mill to stabilize the central steel pin. Got a more consistent grind after it. But felt I needed to keep the drill at a lower speed.
Eventually I just went back to buying pre ground.
This sound!! I recognise this sound! Do you hear it? It‘s the doppler effect of pitchforks being dragged over the pavement.
Obligatory James Hoffman clip.
At the as you exit filthy public grinder at Costco
To be fair those are nice freaking grinders. They look like niche zeros on fucking roids
you don’t know what’s in there. could be pumpkin spice.
Generally flavored coffee is made by spraying “FLAVOR” on after grinding. I’ve seen it put on while beans once and it’s an awful muddy mess
Wnh not just buy an electric grinder at this point? People use hand grinders because they enjoy the process.
Good electric burr grinders are very expensive.
Not really. A Baratza Encore can be had for just over $100 and is perfectly fine for 99% of the coffee population that isn’t doing espresso.
Yeah, my partner bought me one for my birthday and it works great for my different coffee needs. My only gripe is that it’s loud as hell.
When I was choosing between entry level electric grinders, I was down to the Baratza Encore ESP and the Fellow Opus. One of the main reasons I chose the Opus is because it was so much quieter than the Encore.
And you can upgrade the burr in the Encore to the M2 found in their higher end grinders very easily. That’s what I did and it’s quality is top-notch
$100 for a kitchen implement that grinds coffee and does nothing else is more than a lot of people are willing to spend. I have one that was given to me and I really like it, but I wouldn’t pay that much any day of the week. If I had an extra hand grinder, I’d honestly probably do something like this for fun, because I already have these tools for work.
Also keep in mind that now it is possible to get a far better hand grinder than the Skerton for almost the same money. The Timemore C2, the 1Zpresso Q, Kingrinder K1, P1, and P2 are the same price or only $10 to $20 more than the Skerton and all produce far better grinds.
I understand. I hate single use tools. But if I am spending fairly decent money on beans, I want a tool to properly process them. A $20/200g bag of beans is wasted on a Skerton. Other than the beans, a good grinder is the single most important tool in making good coffee.
So are good burr hand grinders. My friend paid as much for his hand grinder as I did for my Breville electric burr grinder.
The Hario burr grinder in the OP is not on the same level. The one I had was about $40, and was so slow to grind that the drill was a gigantic upgrade. It cost me $.50 in parts to use with a drill I already had, which was great for college me. Cost was the deciding factor.
That’s cool then. I’m all for cost saving measures, especially for niche stuff like this which seems to always be overpriced.
And yet the Skerton is still a terrible grinder. Not much better than a blade grinder. Too much boulders and dust. Grind uniformity is just plain bad.
I agree. Glad I got rid of it.
Because i wanted an all metal burr grinder with no plastic in it at all
I tried this with exactly this bur grinder and it melted the plastic washer in the assembly
Granted, I was using it for flax seed instead of coffee (it was my spouse’s idea), but be careful with that drill my friend
