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Warning: My grinder's burrs locked up mid-batch this morning
I was grinding 50 grams of a light roast Ethiopian for my morning pour over. Halfway through, the motor just stopped with a loud hum. I unplugged it, took off the hopper, and found the burrs were completely jammed with a rock hard piece of chaff. I had to use a small pick to pry it loose before it would turn again. Has anyone else had a grinder jam on a light roast bean like that?
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cooper.spencer6mo ago
Oh man, that's the universe telling you to just go back to bed. My old grinder used to do that, but with pebbles from cheap supermarket beans. A solid chunk of chaff acting like a tiny brake pad is a new one.
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the_miles5mo ago
Locking up seems a bit dramatic for some chaff. Isn't that just a normal part of grinding light roasts? My old grinder would sound awful sometimes but it always pushed through. Did you try just reversing the direction for a second to clear it?
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