Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions CEADO E37S AND E92 A CLOSER LOOK © Bella Barista Bella Barista, Nene Court, The Embankment, Wellingborough, Northants, NN8 1LD Tel: 01933 273275 e-mail: claudettep@towability.com Ceado Grinder Review v1.5.
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions INTRODUCTION & SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................. 3 Finish and Packaging ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 QUALITY CONTROL ..........................................................................................................
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions Introduction & Specifications Ceado manufacture a number of grinders at various price points. This review is limited to the two high end "on demand grinders". Bella Barista are looking to fill a gap in the top end of their range and these two grinders were selected as potential candidates. The E37S is an 83mm flat burr grinder and the E92 a 71mm conical grinder.
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions CEADO E37S (83mm flat burrs) This grinder is particularly small in the body and not very deep. It does come with a ridiculous sized hopper which almost doubles the grinders height to around 550mm. Using the Mazzer Mini small hopper, it comes out at a far more kitchen friendly 43.5cm, with a depth of only 290mm (right to the tip of the grounds catcher tray).
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions Another minor issue was the piezo electric beeper, an audible indication whenever a function is pressed. On the E37S it sounded like a weak cats "meow", on the E92 it sounded normal. If I had only had the E37S for test I might have thought this was how it was meant to sound, although I have heard enough beepers to know the one on my E37S is not right. them. That's up to you to decide, because you will be the one spending a lot of money on an E37S.
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions The grinder will sit in this "paused mode" until it's switched off, or the particular shot button is pressed to reset the timer. If you have not noticed, when you next grind, you will not get a correct dose and have to part dose the remaining portion of the grind. Then remember to press the particular shot button again to reset the dose....
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions Dosing The grinder itself is easy to use, the dosing system works well and is fairly accurate with only a small dose variance. Even when the level of beans in the hopper is fairly low e.g. just visible at the neck of the grinder, it doses well, with little "pop-corning". This surprised me a little as the grinder has a smooth domed nut and no auger.
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions In the photo below after single dosing, bushing the chute and pulsing the chamber until empty approximately 2 g of coffee is retained (verified by removal and weighing). This volume occupies around 38% of the burr chamber. Dose Accuracy This was very good and consistent, even when very few beans remained in the hopper. I didn't notice much difference when pulling the last full double shot from the grinder. On my scales, accuracy was to within 0.
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions The actual espresso crema is an even rich colour with the extraction being very even throughout the pour, gradually changing from dark to light. There is nice dark flecking, with no sign of uneven extraction. Taste is excellent for both single origin coffees and blends (which can be tricky), flavours come through clearly and are not muddy in any way.
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions What could be improved This grinder is good, but nothing is perfect and there are some improvements Ceado should consider.
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions The Hex socket machine screw, shown below, is a far better choice. There is only one shape of hex socket (a hexagon), it comes in different sizes and an incorrect size fit is immediately obvious. This is a fairly standard type, but they come in many head shape variants including countersunk. The slotted head machine screws used in the grind adjustment mechanism (see earlier photo of damaged head), should also be replaced with hex socket machine screws.
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions Clearer numerals for grind settings Perhaps I'm getting old, but the numbers on the collar are hard to see, black on black, doesn't show up well. Highlighting these in white would help a lot. It's something I'm even considering doing myself as a modification. Dimensions(with Mazzer Mini hopper) 125mm Longer non commercial warranty WARRANTY This product has been manufactured to a high quality standard.
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions Ease of use CEADO E92 (71mm Conical Burrs) This grinder is also particularly small in the body and not very deep. It does come with a ridiculous sized hopper for home use, which almost doubles the grinders height to around 630mm high. Using the Mazzer Mini small hopper, it comes out at a far more kitchen friendly 51.5cm, with a depth of only 290mm (right to the tip of the grounds catcher tray).
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions Coffee tipped into the hopper won't stale very fast at all and can happily be there all day or longer. The main problem is grind retention and the difficulty of getting reliable shot, due to stale coffee in the burr chamber, mixing with fresh coffee. Grind Retention The burr chamber space that holds the ground coffee for the sweeper arms to push it out, is small for this class of conical burr grinder.
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions This means, that only after 37g have been purged is your double shot, likely to contain very little stale coffee. To put this in perspective, if you pull 5 double shots a day, you will to have to purge around 185g of coffee, which will go in the bin. In the home environment, 5 doubles in one day will use around 280g of coffee....
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions It can be made even smaller by using a modified hopper (next photo). This was made from the top half of a tea brewing device. Now the grinder will easily fit under standard height cupboards, without any problems. I don't think you could say that about any other powered 71mm conical. Also if you look carefully you can see some blue tape on a fixed metal post, indicated by an arrow.
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions Ceado E92 Modification Removal of this flap definitely eases the potential compression of grinds in the lower burr chamber, personally, I could see absolutely no adverse effects after doing so. More importantly it allows you to get much more of the coffee out of the lower burr chamber after single dosing.
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions I was very surprised, the retention couldn't be more than 1 or 2 grams. Virtually no coffee was left in the burrs. However, I did notice where ground coffee had been escaping the burr chamber, in front of the rubber bar. This was caused by the puffs of air to get all the grinds out. So I made my final small modification. A small piece of electricians tape across the gap.
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions It's a 3 position collapsible camera lens hood (58mm fitting) inverted with a cap on the smaller top hole. This cap I will permanently glue, at the moment it's taped on from inside. I have the lens hood collapsed to the 2nd (middle position) so their is a bit of spring back and simply lightly tap the top, with the grinder running, but after the beans have gone through the burrs.
Information Technology CEADO GRINDER REVIEW Solutions Single Dosing Grind Quality (post modification) E92 or E37S...it's a really difficult one for me. In a word, superb, the grinder comes into it's own when used this way in the home. Pre modification it was a hard to adjust, massive retention, difficult to use grinder. Now, it's simple to adjust grind, the effects of which are seen immediately and the burrs are always empty, so you can adjust the grind without needing to run the grinder.
