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C EADO G RINDER R EVIEW
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. It's
important to avoid the rebate the top burr carrier sits
in!
In a few weeks I will check this and again in 3
months time, for any leakage, or lifting of the tape,
but I am not expecting any problems.
The procedure for single dosing the
Ceado E92
The single dosing procedure is not complicated, just
a lot more hassle than I am personally used to, but I
needed to do it, to assess:
• Is the hassle worth it
• Is the grind quality good, without loads of
wasted coffee
With just a few grams left in the burr chamber each
time, I really only need to purge around 4g if the
grinder is left for more than 30 minutes. This almost
guarantees the actual grind that follows will be 100%
fresh coffee.
I place 4g of beans in the small modified hopper and
grind them through, with the grinder set at 15s (or
longer) for a double. This extended time is to
ensure I get about 4g out and gently tapping the
top with the cupped palm of your whilst the
grinder is running is generates small puffs of air to
encourage the coffee out.
I add my weighed amount of coffee....18.5g and I am
looking to get all that 18.5g back out. This can take
from 15 to 30 seconds, depending on how "giving"
the grinder is feeling. It leaves a few g in the burrs
again (for me to purge out next time) and the 18.5g I
get back out is all fresh grind.
I have made a further modifications to reduce
retention in the burr chamber and the time taken to
remove all the coffee. It's 2g or less at the moment,
this is totally acceptable.
The minimum height of the grinder is 440mm,
because of the safety interlock post (2nd photo).
With the "puffer mod", shown in the picture, it rises
to 460mm. With a different black base piece, it could
probably be reduced again to 440mm. As the Ceado
rubber collar (57.5mm internal diameter) has
grooves in it, for the Ceado hopper bean flap, you
have to ensure that these are airtight. So my black
base is mounted on the bottom to a 57-58mm clear
plastic tube that enters the collar to a depth of
around 15mm to create an air tight seal.