Jim - Seriously recommend you check out the Orphan Espresso video I linked above. The OE dude does not look all that muscular. He grinds out a fair amount of beans pretty quick.
Some good coffee coming out of Mexico lately. Their season is too short! On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 2:27:20 PM UTC-6, Jim Bronson wrote: > > The person in the cube next to my desk and myself share a coffee pot and > bean purchasing. We have an electric grinder that puts out quite a bit of > noise pollution for 5 other people in the general vicinity. (we are all IT > support people in a 20x30ish room). > > How much effort is required for this burr grinder, assuming hand cranked? > Is it a realistic option for replacing the electric grinder? Or is there > a better option out there for low-noise coffee bean grinding? > > FWIW, we use Ruta Maya Dark Roast coffee that I get at Costco. It is > roasted here in Austin, Texas from coffee beans grown in the Chiapas region > of southern Mexico by a farmers' cooperative. www.rutamaya.net. > > -Jim > > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Chris Chen <cc...@nougat.org <javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Yes, if you look at a blade grinder it just whacks the s*** out of the >> beans until you stop, so you have a random chance of hitting a large bean >> or a small shard; this of course means that when you stop, the vast >> majority of the particles are in the middle (think standard distribution). >> >> With a burr grinder, it's more like a go-no go gauge (or high pass/low >> pass filter, whatever floats your boat): you set the slop between the top >> and bottom parts and only particles small enough pass through. You'll see a >> more consistent grind. >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 11:07 AM, Deacon Patrick >> <lamon...@mac.com<javascript:> >> > wrote: >> >>> Thanks, George. As I understand it, the inconsistency of grind you >>> describe is exactly why people recommend going with a burr grinder over a >>> blade grinder. Can anyone confirm? >>> >>> With abandon, >>> Patrick >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 12:01:13 PM UTC-7, George Schick wrote: >>>> >>>> I've used the Krups fast-touch for years with good success. It can be >>>> purchased most places for around $20. And, as their web site says, it >>>> doubles nicely as a spice grinder, too. One irritating quality about it, >>>> though, is it seems that some of the coffee will always settle to the >>>> bottom of the grinding chamber and wind up becoming very fine whereas the >>>> rest of it remains near the top and is more coarse. I have to hold the >>>> lid >>>> on tightly, turn it upside down and shake it a few times during the grind >>>> in order to more evenly distribute the coffee. >>>> >>>> http://www.krupsusa.com/All+Products/Coffee+Grinders/ >>>> Products/F203/F203.htm >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 11:54:25 AM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: >>>>> >>>>> What coffee grinder do you recommend? Two uses: >>>>> >>>>> — Home >>>>> — Bikepacking >>>>> (This one was mentioned by someone as fitting inside the Aeropress: >>>>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0044ZA066/ref= >>>>> s9_simh_gw_p79_d0_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r= >>>>> 12CYT1TWETYTZZ7PMY48&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1688200382&pf_rd_i=507846 ) >>>>> >>>>> It’s interesting. I’m discovering fresh swiss water decaf coffee well >>>>> brewed (which I learned how to do through this group — thank you!) helps >>>>> my >>>>> brain in a way similar to the way dark chocolate does (we make our own to >>>>> get it dark enough without stuff that messes me up). So I’m planning on >>>>> making coffee on trips now, and there is a vast difference between fresh >>>>> found and even day old ground, which I can now taste because I am brewing >>>>> it well. And I don’t even have the Aeropress yet. Grin. >>>>> >>>>> With abandon, >>>>> Patrick >>>>> >>>>> *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org>* >>>>> *www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.OurHolyConception.org>* >>>>> >>>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >>> . >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > > > -- > Keep the metal side up and the rubber side down! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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