Help cleaning Barista burr grinder

Ya, you have to turn the hopper all the way to the front before the
burr assembly will pull out. A few other tips:

I clean my (Solis 166, same design as Barista except for grind
setting) thoroughly, a LOT. I have a good coffee brush (I get them at
Linens N Things), and I turn upside down over the sink and brush brush
brush down inside the burrs. Then turn right side up and push brush
up into plastic part where the grounds come out and brush up in there.
Then, I bang it with my hands on the sides and on the chute to loosen
more coffee (Kyle the Solis guy said it's tough and this won't hurt
anything - he's right).

Then especially if you have been grinding oily beans, oily crud will
appear inside on the white plastic areas and burrs - I use a Q-tip
with some of the cotton removed to make it thinner using alcohol to
scrape this residue off. For the burrs that are down in there (not
removeable) I use a Q-tip with alcohol and wipe over them to remove
any oily stuff. Then lastly, I get some really lighly roasted beans
and run a large amount through the hopper on the coarsest setting
which removes all the rest of the oily residue. I have heard of
people using dry instant rice and unflavored bread crumbs, but some
have had trouble with this. The light beans do wonders for the
inside, only leaves a bit of the usual dust behind which can just be
brushed away.

If you need to clean the removeable part of the burr, it is VERY
IMPORTANT that it be dried immediately, and very well. Finishing it
off with a hairdryer is important as any moisture could cause rusting
(Kyle the Solis guy said this).

Wendy

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*$'s Barista Espresso Machine
*$'s Solis 166 Grinder
HWP Roaster

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Thanks. I got it. The problem was the white ring under the top burr wasn't
turned far enough. When I took off the top hopper, it didn't turn that ring
enough was locking the top burr.

brettr

If you have modified the grinder range you will find that the top burr
remains locked in place after the hopper has been removed. This is because
the position of the adjustment ring has been skewed. I found that this
occurred for me after I had moved the ring more than 6 holes from the
original setup.

Once the hopper is removed you have to reach under the "collar" and change
the position of the white plastic adjustment ring using your fingers and the
two "rabbit ear" tabs. Moving the ring a few clicks (I believe
counter-clockwise in my case) should free the top burr.

Dan

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Don't pull directly on the top burr itself - pull up on the white plastic
frame that holds the burr. It should pull out *easily* - if not, you're
doing something wrong.

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HTH,

Seth Goodman

You can try using one of the little air blaster cans commonly used to clean computer key boards.

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Don't have one around here. Where else could I get such a brush, preferably
online?

and I turn upside down over the sink and brush brush

You mean the brown beans?

Is there a way to tell if my whole beans are oily?

What espresso machine do you use this with, Dan?

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