Braun coffee grinder repair

Felix,

Yes, I nearly always use Starbucks French Roast which come out of the
bag
glistening with oils.

And I agree, laying around the garage won't make it any better. Just
that it hurts less
if I hang on to it for a few years before tossing it...

So, yes, I am ready for a new one. Are you saying that the Braun 3045
wasn't very good?
I'm far from an aficionado, but I though it worked pretty well for 10
years or so.
What's better in the same price range, about $80 MSRP?

Ed

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Ed has:

and was grinding oily beans ...

It won't do much good there in that condition. After a while, coffee
oil congeals, becoming very similar to glue. Since you have nothing to
lose at this point, consider penetrating oil. That's what I used to get
the discs out of my Ditting.

Compared to most of the grinders people talk about here, this one
didn't work that well when it was new. Time to buy a new grinder?

Felix

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Rice didn't help significantly. Subsequently, I again blew compressed
air threw
it. Some big chunks of caked coffee came out, but still no joy.

My assessment at this point is rice or similar may work if done
regularly,
but it's not going to help remove years worth of cake.

That Grindz stuff is too pricy to play with.

I'm about to retire the little guy to the garage.

Ed

I was able to get a low end (Black and Decker Smart grind ...
# ) burr grinder unclogged by feeding
it rice. I hear minute rice is best, but just used what I had -- long
grain white rice. Some people like a relatively new product, GRINDZ,
for cleaning coffee grinders. Never tried it, but Randy has a positive
review for it on his site. If you try this method, please let us know
how it goes.
Thanks,
Larry

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Thanks, Barry.

It could be that the burrs are worn... probably so. But why would that
make it feed more slowly?
I remember taking apart my old Braun burr grinder when it got slow,
cleaning out the fine, caked coffee in the
passageways, and restoring its previous performance.

Anyway, I always have an urge to fix old things rather than throw them
away. Since the alternative is to throw
it away, trying to get it apart is no loss.

Ed

the burrs are probably worn out.

throw it away.