Can you use the coffee grinder by itself?
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Yes, You put the whole beans in their compartment, fill water tank with water, set machine to brew.The machine will start the process of brewing you great cup of coffee.
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This drip coffee maker does not have an integral grinder. You must supply your own source of ground coffee.
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No idea, but a darn good question. I have not purchased the grinder yet, but am interested in doing so. This may sway my purchase.Good Luck!!
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Yes, especially if you use a cheaper blade type grinder, if you grind your own beans. To minimize particulates in the bottom you really need to use a coarse grind coffee.
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No. Since it is preground you cannot control the flow through adjusting the grind size. Therefore it will only be "useable" in cheaper espresso machines that have a pressurized portafilter.
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Yes you can. You will need to buy filters the reusable filter did not come with mine. Do not make a full pot of coffee or the grounds will run over as well. Lynn M N
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In my opinion? No. I wound up because of the humidity clogging this grinder not using it for a long time. I was constantly having to shine it up and get the green off from the humidity issues. You really can't adjust the grind on this unit. I wish you could.
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Yes. But It's important to set the amount of Coffee powder you would like to grind. DO this by moving the small selector in front of the device. The lower number, less coffee you will grind, then the machine will shut of sooner
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It's probably not a good idea to let the grinder run much without coffee in it. Metal grinding on metal is never healthy for a machine. You can put extra coffee in the hopper and just set the "cups" setting to the minimum, then only use the ground coffee you actually need.
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Your coffee grinder can be used to grind spices. However, if your coffee grinder is used to grind spices, we do not recommend grinding coffee in the same unit, or vice versa, as residual flavors may affect your coffee or spices.
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Yes. I often have to scrape grounds out of my coffee grinder. I would think this would be bad for automatic grinders.
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Yes, you can I have used it that way. all you have to do is turn it off after it brews...don't add ice so once the automatic blend cycle starts it's only coffee. Hope that helps.
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I have never tried, and I would probably say no because it would be too time consuming. It is not that large of a unit. Try a mini food processor or a real coffee grinder.
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No you can not use your own coffee. The Tassimo reads a bar code on a T-Disk.
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Yes, only pods, however you can buy your own pods and use the coffee you like. Empty pods that you can fill with your own grinded coffee.
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No, you either grind your own beans or use coffee that is already ground. This is the BEST coffee maker I have ever had. It works perfectly, makes from 3 to 10 cups in 3 minutes flat. (I grew up when making "stove top" coffee was in vogue. Yes, I am THAT old!! So I know good coffee and good coffee makers---this Bunn is the best yet!
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Yes you can! And it would be stong, but it would be better with the percolator style coffee pot then an Automatic Drip Coffee maker style...