Coffee

8357 readers

22 users here now

☕ - The hot beverage that powers the world!

Coffee gadgets - It's always great to learn about new gadgets. Please share your favorite hardware or full setups. It might inspire newcomers to experiment!

Local businesses - Please promote your local businesses. If you are not the owner of the business you are promoting, kindly ask the owner if it's okay. It would be great if the business has a physical store to include an exterior or interior shot.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

martijn

[email protected]

Seasoning a new grinder? (self.coffee)

submitted 1 year ago by Dravin to c/coffee

11 comments fedilink hide all child comments

As part of trying to move into the world of freshly ground coffee I've been doing some haphazard reading into tips in the use and care of coffee grinders. One idea that pops up is the idea of seasoning a new grinder by running cheap coffee through it before using it for real. Some sources claim it isn't needed with others recommending it. Of those that recommend it they don't all agree on why it should be done, how much coffee should be sacrificed, and just how necessary it is (best practice vs. essential).

I suspect that the lack of consensus may be a case of people chasing every improvement possible on one hand and folks not willing to invest quite so much effort to that aim on the other. Any insights and information would be appreciated.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] yesterdayshero 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just start making coffee. You might find it improves over time. Whether it's seasoning, you getting more consistent, or getting better at dialling in those beans, you may as well be drinking coffee during the process. I wouldn't just sit there and grind beans to throw away. It's too much of a waste.

[–] Dravin 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think that is what I'm going to be doing. The jump from preground to freshly ground will probably be noticeable enough and trying to push the envelop, even if seasoning does actually assist in this, seems a bit of a waste (in both coffee and effort) at this point. I tend to be guilty of this in a lot of new hobbies, I hoover up a bunch of info and I'm wondering how to do wheelies on a bike 5 seconds after removing the training wheels.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

@Dravin We keep both. Depends on time frame on which one we make