LARGE Conical Grinder Owner Club

derrilex

Ooooh, shiny. Then again, $2500 should buy some lustre. :rofl:

Brett_H

Brilliant Kel! What numbers are we talking??

Kelsey

Roughly 4 secs for my 15.8g dose. A bit hard to tell exactly because I don't hold the button down - just use a 3s and then a 2s, by which time it's well and truly done grinding.

derrilex

Man, that's quick

C-man

Showing my age here, but I noticed you sign Kelsey (love it) and I remember it, but not 5c but at 10 cents for a bottomless cup.

Kelsey

Yeah, it's fast alright - when I seasoned the burrs with a full hopper I had a look to see how quick the PF filled. I'd put it at around 2s with a full hopper. CMan - it was a present from a friend and while I never saw coffee that cheap I love the sign.

Brett_H

derrilex wrote:

Ooooh, shiny. Then again, $2500 should buy some lustre. :rofl:

Kelsey didn't pay duty so it's under $1K. At that price it's a category killer!!

Kelsey

No, D was closer to the mark I'm afraid, I paid GST, but I'm now fairly well versed in what duty applies to - and to this it doesn't!

derrilex

Should have got it stripped down and sent over as spare parts 😃

Brett_H

Still have to pay duty over the $1K! Seperate boxes... No probs but what if they loose a box :rofl: How's that chute to sweep Kel??? Clumping?? Do you free/single dose and if so how does that work?

mycuppa

I picked up an E10 the same as Kelsey's from the good folks @ Compak HQ Port Melbourne yesterday to trial in a cafe. Must say, I love the new software on the Essential OD - it's super easy to use and adjusting the 3 different dosage amounts is quick and precise. One of the big improvements in the new E10 is the pulse button has a much lower run time, e.g. more like a Mazzer. The light that shines on the dosing area is also pretty cool. Brett - free-dosing on large grinders can be a bit challenging due to the speed. Takes a bit of practice to know when to stop - even half a second and you can have up to a few grams. The new shorter pulse certainly helps as it's more responsive.

Kelsey

Agreed Jeff, I don't think I'll be free dosing any time soon, although I do plan to switch to having a full hopper and timed dosing. After playing around with a kilo of stale beans, I can see the value in having a weight of beans on the burrs, as opposed to the popcorning I get single dosing. Single dosing works tho, and works well. I find that using the default 3s setting gets through the actual grind, then a couple of pulses dislodges most of the rest. I shined a torch up the chute to check out the retention - there was some, which after sweeping out and weighing amounted to .9g. No biggie. There is clumping, but it's minimal and I'm not convinced that all types of clumping are a problem anyway - most break up with a tap of the PF on the bench and I'm not getting any channeling. I'm looking forward to the holidays so I have some time to tear down my Londinium and give it a service and throw on some of the upgrades Reiss has sent over. At the same time I'll be playing with timed dosing and learning the software of the grinder. Hopefully that means it will be a very caffeinated christmas!

Kevohere

Please find enclosed my nomination for joining the LCGOC. The hopper was way to big and had some unsightly wear and tear marks that I could do without. Might have been a bit severe with the reduction though. I didn't think the lid would fit a partial reduction in height because the top was recessed in diameter for the lid. So I went as low as funnel start to ensure a fit. From the user point of view, I noticed a big improvement with the pour over the Mazzer Mini after a few setting corrections. One thing that I found different was that no matter what I did, I couldn't grind fine enough on the mini to get a good pour of the Monsoon Malabar/ With the BNZ I almost choked the Strega! :o

cosmic_couple22

now that's one short hopper Kevohere, maybe just a little radical :pan Chester

Kevohere

Yep, maybe a little on the radical side Chester, but it will still hold 150+gms with the lid on. Can't see myself making that many coffees in one session too often. As I said earlier, the hopper had several noticeable scuff marks around it and the size sort of took the eye away from the Strega. 😉 And with the LEDs and mirror to the side, above and back of it........ well, it was an easy decision to make IMO. Kev

Koffee_Kosmo

I think it looks pretty good Kev - A small blue hopper skirt would have been ideal but you do what needs to be done under the circumstances :thumb: KK

Kelsey

Lamkin Lane has recently upgraded from Roburs to the new Compak E10 Conics, in the 'Master' configuration - so pretty much the same as mine but with a slightly faster motor. They've given me some invaluable advice and I've now switched from single-dosing to just filling up the hopper (which is wrapped in aluminium foil to prevent light-spoilage). I've programmed the #1 dosing option to grind for 1.9s and I've found that every five notches on the grind adjustment ring requires a commensurate change of about .1s to accommodate the change. Works beautifully. A tap on the on-demand button and I get a 1.9s grind that half-fills the PF and a few taps to collapse the super-fluffy grinds. Another 1.9s, another tap before tamping and we're good to go. The grinder seems to throw right for me, and now that I've discovered that it's making a lot less mess.

Brett_H

A dosing funnel would solve your problems Kelsey! Pretty good bang for buck given the cost!

Kevohere

Brett H wrote:

A dosing funnel would solve your problems Kelsey! Pretty good bang for buck given the cost!

The current condition of the AU$ against the US would make buying one from OE a bit pricey ATM. I had bought an OE dosing funnel to overcome the MMM (Mazzer Mini Mess) only to find it wouldn't fit under the dosing lever when operating. Although it does fit under the BNZ, my current routine finds it easier dosing into small round glass dish (to check the weight) then using the dosing funnel on the pf, tip the grounds in, one or two taps to settle in the basket, then tamp. And, like others in this club, and with almost 2 weeks of using the BNZ, I am noticing a substantial quality/taste improvement in the cup. 😛

Koffee_Kosmo

Kevohere wrote:

The current condition of the AU$ against the US would make buying one from OE a bit pricey ATM. I had bought an OE dosing funnel to overcome the MMM (Mazzer Mini Mess) only to find it wouldn't fit under the dosing lever when operating. Although it does fit under the BNZ, my current routine finds it easier dosing into small round glass dish (to check the weight) then using the dosing funnel on the pf, tip the grounds in, one or two taps to settle in the basket, then tamp. And, like others in this club, and with almost 2 weeks of using the BNZ, I am noticing a substantial quality/taste improvement in the cup. 😛

Hi Kev I made a chute with some thicker but still easily bendable aluminium You need to remove the bottom plate and mould it to shape and then refit the bottom plate When the bottom plate in screwed in it also holds the alloy chute in place KK [attachimg=1]

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