The fracturing and friction of coffee beans during grinding generates electricity that causes coffee particles to clump together and stick to the grinder. Researchers report Dec. 6 in the journal Matter that coffee beans with higher internal moisture produce less static electricity, which means less coffee is wasted and there is less mess to clean up.
That will jack up your carbon steel grinder, so be aware if that’s you.
Use a mister bottle and give your beans one(1) spritz per 20 grams. In those cases the amount of water should be small enough that it will completely dry before rust can develop
Burr grinder 4 lyfe.
Hear hear! I used to grind beans with a regular old blade grinder, and the resulting grounds were always really inconsistent; half of it would end up really dine, almost like a powder, and it would take forever to brew and would sometimes clog the filter. The burr grinder I picked up cost more, but it was worth it. I’m never going back, blade grinders suck.
We got literally the cheapest one off Amazon for like $40, and it’s brilliant.