Clean your coffee grinder

How do you think – do you maintain your coffee grinder well enough? Some regular care and a little diligence will be quite helpful. Here are some useful pieces of advice for you:

• Get the grit out – first of all, you should deal with the tiny particles of coffee. Remove the hopper and start with a good vacuuming. For that purpose, you can use any vacuum with a wand extension. The alternative is to force some air into the spaces by a can of compressed air. You must check if the chute is clogged or coated with coffee. If yes, you should rustle it and loose with a toothbrush or finger. To dislodge any residues, use air again;

• Keep it ungreasy – the plastic surfaces can retain coffee schmutz or oils. So you should remove the bean hopper, then just wipe down the inside walls. However you should do it very thoroughly, if you want good results. If your grinder has a removable chamber, you must rinse and wipe it. Pay more attention to the tough corners because there are usually miniature piles of coffee. Wiping down the hopper’s inside must be with a clean dry cloth, so it will remove oils which will build up and become rancid and sticky;

• Sanitise the burrs – removing burr sets from many grinders could be quite easy if you turn the collared outer ring and then lift the outer burrs outwards. When you hold up the burr set, you will see the accumulated coffee on the ridges of the inner ring. You don't need any special disinfecting equipment (as the one of the domestic cleaners, for example). Here the toothbrush comes, use it to scrub away the dirt on the inside.

• Another convenient solution is the so-called grinder cleaning pellets. Actually, they are ideal for emergency situations, when you don’t have enough time.

• Think long term - if you use professional cleaning services for your home from time to time, then you probably know how to think 'long term'. When it comes to your coffee grinder, remember that burrs will need regular changing, for sure. If they are replaceable, you should change them every three to five years.

When you are done with all those small tasks, maintaining must be really easy, just with some weekly attention to the big stains. You’d better remove chamber and hopper once a week and wash them with warm water and soap. The burrs should be scrubbed a little with a toothbrush and paper towel. That is all. Now you may enjoy your coffee, its taste will be better than ever!