How to choose a coffee grinder.

Have you ever wondered how to choose a coffee grinder? Together with Grindie, leading company in the bar equipment sector, we reveal some peculiarities that a quality coffee grinder should have.

A few steps from Milan, more precisely in Garlasco there is one of the most renowned international coffee grinder companies, the DRM owner of the brand Grindie. We went to their factory to visit their production, to talk about their future projects and of course they revealed some secrets for choosing a quality coffee grinder.

Often most of the attention of baristas and roasters is focused on the purchase of a technological and futuristic design coffee machine, while the coffee grinder is treated like a blender. In reality, the coffee grinder is as important as a bar machine, a quality mixture or properly purified water.

So what features should your next coffee grinder have?

We have summarized in five points what you should know to choose a quality coffee grinder.

• As we all know, coffee tends to disperse almost 60% of their aromas after themselves 15 minutes from grinding. This is why it is important that you have a on-demand coffee grinder that you grind the coffee right now. In this way you will be able to offer your customer your precious blend or single origin by decanting the aromatic and sensorial peculiarities.
• You will often have to adjust the grinder size of your coffee grinder several times a day to adapt it to different environmental situations. Most of the on-demand on the market grind by time and not by weight. Grindie's research and development department has developed a integrated weighing system with an accuracy of +-0,1 gr which greatly facilitates the setting of the right dose. In this way you will avoid wasting dozens of coffee to try to get the right extraction.
• Another factor to consider when choosing a coffee grinder is the temperature control. The millstones, rotating and grinding, create friction and heat which is transmitted to the coffee. In addition, the other mechanical parts such as the engine and electrical components also contribute to the development of high temperatures which can adversely affect the aromatic bouquet of the coffee.. Thanks to a ventilation system the coffee grinders Grindie they manage to maintain the temperature of the coffee during grinding within a range of 45 °, limit beyond which burnt aromas may appear.
• Even the most attentive bartenders will have experienced the phenomena of channelling during the extraction of the espresso. This occurs when the coffee powder is not pressed evenly or lumps are present which favor a too rapid passage of the water, generating an espresso with little body or even under extract. To work around this problem, Grindie patented a double sistema anti clumping able to break the lumps of ground coffee before it is deposited in the filter holder arm. In this way you will always have an optimal and channelless espresso extraction.
• The ease of daily cleaning it is undoubtedly an essential criterion for choosing your next coffee grinder. The oils contained in the coffee in contact with oxygen oxidize and give rise to hints of rancid. This is why it is important to have a coffee grinder that is designed to simplify your life when you need to clean it. Grindie has introduced a quick hopper removal system for quick access to the grinders, which can be cleaned using a guided procedure directly from the display.

In the next article Eleonora Bardoni and Daniele Colizza respectively Business Developer and Designer of Grindie will tell us about their Solo coffee grinder and the success they are enjoying internationally..