Exactly how do you adjust the fineness of the grind and how can you tell what grind it is set for, other than trial and error?
177826
There is a white wing-type nut under the main body. You remove the cylindrical canister at the bottom and you'll see the white nut attached to the top part. Unscrew it for a coarser grain and engage it for a finer grain. Begin with the nut completely screwed in then back it off. You will feel clicks... just count the clicks and remember the number of clicks compared to the grind. I would start by backing off about 10 clicks and adjusting from there. Just grind a couple of beans to check, make any adjustments and grind another few beans. Hope that helps
177827
The grinding cones get pushed together by tightening the big square thing on the bottom; that makes the grind more fine. The problem with this grinder is that if u tighten it too much, the cones actually grind against themselves and break; trial and error is the only way to figure this out. I broke one set of grinding cones trying to get a very fine grind, i can't find a new set of cones and had to buy a whole new Porlex JP-30. The company is Japanese and don't seem to respond to requests; i haven't been able to find a way to order just the grinding cones. Lastly, i set up my cordless drill onto the top instead of the grinder, just for the speed. The grinding cones get pushed together by tightening the big square thing on the bottom; that makes the grind more fine. The problem with this grinder is that if u tighten it too much, the cones actually grind against themselves and break; trial and error is the only way to figure this out. I broke one set of grinding cones trying to get a very fine grind, i can't find a new set of cones and had to buy a whole new Porlex JP-30. The company is Japanese and don't seem to respond to requests; i haven't been able to find a way to order just the grinding cones. Lastly, i set up my cordless drill... » Read More The grinding cones get pushed together by tightening the big square thing on the bottom; that makes the grind more fine. The problem with this grinder is that if u tighten it too much, the cones actually grind against themselves and break; trial and error is the only way to figure this out. I broke one set of grinding cones trying to get a very fine grind, i can't find a new set of cones and had to buy a whole new Porlex JP-30. The company is Japanese and don't seem to respond to requests; i haven't been able to find a way to order just the grinding cones. Lastly, i set up my cordless drill onto the top instead of the grinder, just for the speed. « Show Less
177828
1. you rotate a screw that moves bottom burr in and out.2. trial and error. i screwed it tight and then backed it off 3 clicks (you can't hear them, you feel them) to get my espresso grind.
177829
Remove the bottom half (where the grinds are caught), turn the knob right or left. It clicks as you turn it. Grind a few and look at the size. Compare that to the size you were using before and be happy because now your coffee tastes better!
177830
Please see my detailed review, "Simple, Elegant, Awesome!" from July 31, 2013. It gives the way to adjust and the number of clicks.
935045
I use a near-fine grind. It's the second lowest setting on my burr grinder. But lots of people have different opinions on what's best and depending on your method. Kaffeologie's site has some tutorials too you could check out.
1262424
I don't have it near me, but there are approximately 10-12 settings. You can get the desired gring for almost anything I can imagine. You dial the desired grind, tell it how many cups worth of beans are in the grinder and simply push the "on" button. The grind goes for the correct time - it's idiot proof and it eliminates debate with other people as to how long you should grind beans for the intended use.
853493
The amount of time you depress the button on top of the unit determines the coarseness or fineness of the beans used. I grind about ten (10) seconds to get a medium/fine grind. You get the picture?
2085509
The more you turn screw on the bottom of the grinder out (counter clockwise) the coarser the grind should be. To make the grind finer, turn the peppermill upside down and turn the mill slightly back and forth like you are grinding. This will allow the pepper seeds to fall out of the grinding burr and make turning the adjusting screw easy to screw in.
449658
The grinder is adjustable by a thumbscrew on the shaft directly under the grinding head at the bottom of the grinder unit. It's easy to adjust and you can get from fine to coarse bits. However, with the salt grinder, within a few weeks the thumbscrew got corroded on the shaft and adjustment was not possible afterwards.
778490
You can adjust it to grind at different degrees of coarseness, and it is very consistent at whatever degree you choose. It is smaller than I expected, but otherwise very nice. I prefer it to the electric grinder when I am making less than a full pot. It takes too long to use for a full pot since you have to refill it 3 or 4 times.
2282899
You would realy have to look atthe grinder model you have, does it have a switch for different speeds? Does the model label state the RPMs if it is fixed? If so is the speed(RPM's) higher than the ratings of the polishing disks?
817438
The grind is adjusted by tightening (finer grind) or loosening (coarser grind) the finial on top, but I have found it to be pretty limited in terms the difference in grinds you can obtain. Not a big problem for me and the price was right.
1585696
No adjustment is necessary. It all depends on how long you run it. I use a medium to fine grind and I count to 10 when I run it. I've used several burr grinders that are far more expensive and they tend to clog and some of the grind is fine and some course in the same batch. Right now I'm using a grind-n-brew coffee pot from Cuisinart that my kids gave me but I don't use their grinder. I use this one.
705449
I don't see a problem with that. You control the fineness of the grind by how long you hold the grind button. You can always stop it, scrape the coffee a bit, and then grind more.
1101541
If it can, they aren't telling how. I would have liked to adjust the grind size to a real "fine" but without possibly destroying the unit I couldn't figure out how to adjust the grind sizes. I have a stand-alone grinder and it came with directions as to how to make its grind finer than the factory setting. Similar directions from Capresso would be nice, but with all the other deficiencies I have just gone back to using a Melitta style filter. Easier to control and the coffee comes out as strong as I like.
83438
There are no settings to select, you manually press the button and grind until desired coarseness of the coffee is achieved. It works fast and is easy to get beans down to desired coarseness.
111407
This model has an adjustment knob on the bottom which adjusts grind levels from fine to coarse.
2214978
Gary, to adjust the grind, there is a large slotted screw head in the bottom of the mill (accessed from underneath ) that adjusts the grind. It works well. I have had this mill for well over a year (and ground a lot of pepper). The grind size remains very consistent for a given settng.
1145483
I've only used a few settings in the medium to coarse range and they've been fairly consistent. It does grind a little finer than my old Cuisinart when used on comparable settings.
1585691
There it's not a specific adjustment, but I control the grind by how long I grind the coffee. I use 10 pulses for regular grind; more pulses for finer coffee and less for coarser grind.