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.
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.
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.
182921
I had the same experience, a lot of my bags were bad, as if you were brewing cardboard. Very strange, never had a problem. Out of the 2 boxes ( 2 x 240 bags) one of them had mostly bad bags. I had to smell them before throwing it in my mug
1691916
The same happened to me. I folded over the top and secured it with a potato chp bag clip. Keep it in the refrigerator.
640670
I do not consider this a problem at all. There sometimes may be a very fine amount of residue but no different from coffee ground particles at the bottom of a cup at times. The press works eztremely well.
242637
In about a year of daily coffee making with about 9-13 TB per pot, I have only had grounds come though 1 or 2 times. The reason it came through that time was because there was some finer grinds mixed in and i forced it without giving it time for the grounds to settle.
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.
1988433
I just wiped it clean under the machine with wet then dry paper towel. I purchased extra tines in case I needed them but after using ti twice I have not needed them.
1051971
That is the machine I have. They get stuck. Out if 4 I have two remaining that I did not have forceably remove from the machine. I don't use them anymore because I fear breaking my machine
1180062
I bought one of these machines and that was one of my concerns as well. In fact I returned the first machine becuase I thought something was wrong. The second machine seems to throw a lot of sugar on the side as well. I think it must just be a part of the design. You can break off the sugar from the side and give it out as a kind of Rock Candy. It does taste a little different then just sugar since it has been melted and reformed. Dont know that you are doing anything wrong, I just think its the machine.
2142935
I got the coffee one and it had everything with it. I will double check regarding the plugs for the holes.Maybe talk to the company about sending you the missing pieces.
1546880
I am having the same problem. I just used the singel brew several times. We buy specialty coffee beans at costco & grind them daily since we love gormet coffee. I used 2 scoopes of beans (normally 5 scoops for a full pot) brewed it & it was see thru dirt colored water! WTF? So I ground up 3 heaping scoops & tried again, darker water with tons of grounds in it! Seriously? What could a preson possibly get wrong with putting in a cup of water, grounds & pushing a button (basically)? I dont get it...Maybe its just defective. I guess I hate the single brew in this machine now. Kinda sucks. BUMMER!
1572223
Same here. I would not worry too much about the beans. Never had a problem with the coffee but make sure you alway clean the sprout on the steamer.
1073523
I haven't had that problem and I use my machine daily so I would say no, it's not normal. If it's not the outlet (do other appliances work using that same outlet?), the tank isn't empty, it sounds like the machine broke.
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
796541
I'm sorry to hear that but I don't have that issue with mine. I'm very pleased with the way my machine operates. Maybe check to make sure there are no clogs in the cover opening.