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Default Well, I tried it! My new coffee grinder

"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
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>I just ground my first 3/4 cup of Sumatran beans in my new Black and
> Decker coffee grinder. Have it set to about 2/3 towards the finest
> setting and the grounds seemed coarser than what I'm used to with my
> old coffee slicer. But I'm brewing them right now in my Mr Coffee 12
> cup drip machine, so I will see how it comes out.
>
> Seems like a lot more trouble than my old coffee slicer too, what with
> the little clear plastic 2 piece ground coffee bin. Had to wash it out
> after. With my old coffee slicer I'd just dump the sliced up beans
> into my metal filter, whack it a few times to get all the sliced up
> coffee out and go. (I rarely wash my coffee slicer.) Not that much
> quieter either, one of the benefits I heard of of a low speed grinder
> over a high speed slicer.
>
> John Kuthe...


Well, I think I need to set the grind size to finer, maybe finest. My
Sumatran's yummy but it could be stronger.

MUCH stronger!!

Next time: finest grind setting!

John Kuthe...