grinder settings: can anyone tell me if fine grind is all the way to the left or right?
775613
I had this issue as well. I emailed customer service at Krups and they said "The settings are fine to coarse, left to right." I decided to see for myself and ground coffee at each of the extremes. Frankly they don't look that different, maybe the right-most setting seems more coarse, but it's not obvious. I'm wondering if my machine isn't working correctly.
1385428
Unfortunately I think the manufacturing tolerances won't allow anyone's settings to transfer over. You just guess at your grind and try it, make a note of the flavor and go both ways. I'm pretty happy with mine at what my memory is of grounds in a can (like Folgers)
2063649
I have noted the grind settings are not perfect. I keep a small bowl to catch the extra grinds. I also set mine to give me slightly less than I need, then I manually top it off.
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.
545939
Very much so . Still , I have found it difficult to adjust precisely the setting in the finer grinds
1635616
Not sure how many settings they have. You can dial from a coarse grind to a relatively fine grind as I am now using. BTW, I don't find these grinders to be a waste of money as one reviewer responded back.
1635617
There isn't a fixed number of settings; there's a little knob on the bottom of the grinder that you turn to adjust how fine or coarse you want your salt/pepper. So yes, you have a full range of options. (By the way, we've had ours for six months or so and *love* it.)
1009691
You should set the grind setting the furthest notch to the left (percolator). French Press grind is the most course coffee grind. If you try to use anything finer, it will produce more sediment in your coffee as the strainer will not be able to catch the grinds.
1780775
I noticed the center grind line near the tip isn't 100% even. It's not a glaring flaw but when you look close it is notable.
1580468
Put what you are grinding in the top and turn clockwise slowly to grind. It will take a little time to grind say 12 cups worth of coffee. To adjust grind corpse ness or fineness remove nut, leaver and locking device. Turn star nut counterclockwise for a corser grind and clockwise for a finer grind. Reinstall locking device, leaver and nut and you are ready to grind. I used this grinder camping and it did a lovely job for us.
1497790
Like the others have said, mine is a full flat grind. The only thing I'm not really that crazy about is the finish--it has a feel similar to sand paper. I'm new to this kind of finish, so I'm not truly sure what the advantages of this are. You can always sand it down with fine grit sand paper, or remove it with some paint stripper if you so desire.
303716
I have noticed that the adjustment knob does wobble abit, but it doesn't seem to be hurting anything. In the manual it does say that the grinders will loosen over time, but that there are adjustment screws that ban be tightened. So far so good, no problems.
1098000
You can set the grinder as to the size of the grind.I put mine right in the middle and it's fine with us.And it is easy to "grind"!
1516590
Hi Zack, To adjust the grind, unscrew the nut at the very top of the handle. Lift off the handle and you will see a tabbed washer that fits into a slotted retainer below it. Lift it until the tab is no longer in the adjustment slots below and turn it either counter clockwise, for a larger grind, or clock wise for finer, and drop it back into one of the slots in the retainer. Replace the handle and nut and test the grind. It's pretty responsive and you will notice a difference from as little as two or three notches in either direction. Keep tweaking until you get your desired grind. Hope this helps, Moses
1494745
There is a screw in the bottom of the grinder with a groove (works fine with a flat-head screw driver) you can turn either direction to adjust the coarse or fineness of your grind. I played around with mine over a large piece of wax-paper until I got a nice mix; partially coarse/partially medium-fine. Good Luck! BTW, I love this pepper grinder. The seasoning of foods with fresh grind is beyond compare!
1172396
Align dot on container with black mark on the grinder. When dots are aligned the container will drop down about a 1/8 inch. Then it meshes with grinder. Now you can turn left to the grind you want. Now turn timer to numbers 1-10 the grinder does the rest. If you need to stop turn ( manually) container back to black mark on grinder. Do not force the timer back.
433603
It's the same mechanism as the Hario Skerton grinder. Unscrew the nut that retains the handle, pull up the stopper that keeps the adjustment where you set it & turn the screw left or right for coarse or fine. Good video instructions can be found by googling "Hario Grinder Adjustment."