This becomes part of the overall procedure but must be done right after frothing and not postponed.
Those are some gnarly burrs.
Yeah, the Niche is a dinky little 150W brushed DC motor. On ultra-light roasts you can actually make the thing stall (I've seen it happen!).EDIT: I just looked up that Mazzer KonyS and it seems like you can use that monster as a wood-chipper!
450Watts?
An 80W AC motor according to this:
Sooner or later this will happen with coffee, I know of 2 stones that have made it into my grinders over the last 20 years, there could be others that just got ground without me knowing. I've not had burr damage when it's happened.
Different types of steel, and any coatings applied to the burrs will affect life, some fancy burrs claim very long life, my hand gridner claims the following.
I've checked mine - it's a DC motorAn 80W AC motor according to this:
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I have no idea what his engineering backround is, but overall he seems fairly happy with it:
As he says at the end, the Niche is designed for home use and,unsurprisingly, isn't built to the same standard as some of the commercial grinders that cost 5 or 6 times the price.
I've had mine for about a year now and I'm very pleased with it. It seems conistant and it's reasonably quiet. My previous bean-to-cup machine made a horrible high pitched whining whilst grinding; to the extent I would press the button then leave the room until it had finished.
And so is this one actually.
Coatings? Really? Yum...
Most high end grinders use coatings, the Eureka @dfuller just bought has optional coatings available, burrs made by SSP and many others have a variety of different coatings available, they make them harder, and change the friction for the coffee.Coatings? Really? Yum...
I made the mistake of purchasing a 4-figure watch that had black DLC (Diamond-Like Coating). Few years of daily use wore-off the DLC all around the edges. The watch shows no abuse, no nicks or scratches << DLC; never again!
I've always been dubious about those coatings on drill bits etc.; surely that would just wear off the cutting edge pretty quickly.I am coatings-averse but only based on my experiences with 'coatings' that may (and do) leach out.
Coatings are a pretty clever 'protective' layer, if you are talking about paints (as coatings) on a vehicle or homes.
But as I would not consume a shot of chromate (neither stirred or shaken), I have always avoided 'coatings' (non-stick/teflon?) on cookware and utensils.
I don't much care if my food sticks to a pan but I do care if a 'coating' is gonna be a sticky issue upon swallowing it.
I have never been certain what these coatings are really protecting: Certainly not my innards,ifwhen they chip off and enter my food-chain.
When I am in doubt, I abstain!
PFAS, anyone?
I made the mistake of purchasing a 4-figure watch that had black DLC (Diamond-Like Coating). Few years of daily use wore-off the DLC all around the edges. The watch shows no abuse, no nicks or scratches << DLC; never again!
I still haven't figured out what "Titanium coating" really does for a drill-bit, other than possibly spinning faster because - as everyone knows- titanium is lighter than steel.
Duh!
Sorry for the rant!
Don't know about drill bits, but platinum coated razor blades last longer than uncoated, in my unscientific testing.
Hey BB,
Ceramic cutting edges, cobalt and high speed steel are common and have their uses in machine shops. I've used all three extensively when wiring up/manufacturing heavy duty machinery and the cobalt in my opinion is the best all around for general use on stainless steel and T1, T2, T3 and T4 steel. I've been advised that ceramic is as good or better than cobalt but because I have only used ceramic on milling machines and lathes I'm not sure how it is for working in drills and out in the field.
They're not PTFE or similar coatings, think electroplating or vapor deposition instead. Usually some kind of titanium or titanium alloy (e.g. Titanium Aluminum Nitride), or Diamond-Like Carbon coating meant to lengthen burr life with a harder top layer, as well as (with some of them) lowering surface friction - though that's a side benefit that might or might not actually do anything vs bare tool steel.Coatings? Really? Yum...
It isn't.
Didja just pull the victim card from the deck??
Ha. No.Didja just pull the victim card from the deck??
(In a good way.)
