Grinder question

RevSmoke · 02-26-2012, 06:12 PM

OK, tell me why burr grinder over whirling blades. What's the reason. Seriously. I have been grinding with whirling blades for over 20 years. I have home-roasting for over 10 years. Had a cheaper burr grinder, didn't see a difference in flavor.

So, what is really the reason to go burr grinder?

If it is consistency of the grind, I do mine so fine it is consistent.

Give me another reason.

mkarnold1 · 02-26-2012, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RevSmoke

OK, tell me why burr grinder over whirling blades. What's the reason. Seriously. I have been grinding with whirling blades for over 20 years. I have home-roasting for over 10 years. Had a cheaper burr grinder, didn't see a difference in flavor.

So, what is really the reason to go burr grinder?

If it is consistency of the grind, I do mine so fine it is consistent.

Give me another reason.

I have heard that crushing and grinding the beans brings out more of the natural oils. I have never done a side by side taste test, but I do like just pushing the button and grinding the same amount to the same size every time.

floydpink · 02-26-2012, 08:09 PM

For me it's about proper extraction.

If it's not taking about 30 seconds to pull a 2 oz espresso shot, it's extracting too fast and won't taste right for me.

I need a very fine and consistent grind and careful tamp to get what I consider an acceptable shot.

I made a couple grinder errors thinking I could get the right grind without spending in the close ballpark of 500 bucks on a grinder.

With the exception of (maybe) the Rocky, I believe this to be true.

02-26-2012, 06:12 PM	#1
RevSmoke Ain't Never Gonna Leave Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Todd Location: Northcentral woods of Wisconsin Posts: 6,875 Trading: (51)	Re: Grinder question OK, tell me why burr grinder over whirling blades. What's the reason. Seriously. I have been grinding with whirling blades for over 20 years. I have home-roasting for over 10 years. Had a cheaper burr grinder, didn't see a difference in flavor. So, what is really the reason to go burr grinder? If it is consistency of the grind, I do mine so fine it is consistent. Give me another reason. __________________ Todd__ "Smoke what you like, and enjoy it!"

02-26-2012, 08:09 PM	#3
floydpink crazy diamond Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Pete Location: Orlando Posts: 1,955 Trading: (17)	Re: Grinder question For me it's about proper extraction. If it's not taking about 30 seconds to pull a 2 oz espresso shot, it's extracting too fast and won't taste right for me. I need a very fine and consistent grind and careful tamp to get what I consider an acceptable shot. I made a couple grinder errors thinking I could get the right grind without spending in the close ballpark of 500 bucks on a grinder. With the exception of (maybe) the Rocky, I believe this to be true. __________________ "If we weren't all crazy we would go insane"