will this grinder work with oily beans?
820780
Yes. Washed or dry/natural too. Of course as with any grinder, if the bean is "oily or wet," the grinds tend to stick to things. So you may need to tap the glass jar or the grinder just a little to dislodge them.
820781
Not sure. My grinder just got clogged last week for the first time, but I think it was because of moist beans while on espresso mode. We keep our beans frozen, and I think the beans got damp from condensation. I tossed the beans and I've had no trouble since.
820782
Yes, it will work. Any finely ground beans will leave some residual ground inside the grinder, however. Oilly beans may be less likely to build up static in the glass receptacle.
1864606
You can adjust the grind, which is great and I use it in a press every morning. You do have to hold it firm with the non grinding hand to not spill the beans!!! It's great little grinder!!
1071810
Though this machine has a "special adaptor" for oily beans, it can still clog up the works (like with most auto machines). I typically go to the local coffee shop and get a 50/50 blend of their house expresso (oily) and mix it with a full taste drier bean. Also, you can set the grind to a more courser grind (opens up the grinding head a little bit more). Finally, you can take the drip tray cover with a torx screw driver and, carefully, loosen older stuck ground coffee using a bamboo stick.
1907169
It will work if you reduce the air pressure thus reducing the RPM. I use mine for sanding and polishing a lot and do not want it running at it's full RPM because it' to fast. That quickly destroys sanding and polishing disks. I generally use it around 35 to 40 psi which of course requires less CFM. My compressor is very large so CFM is not an issue. I have a small 6 gal pancake compressor for my nail guns etc. I'll hook up the grinder today and report back how it performs.
24431
In a word, No. And it does clog frequently. Sometimes the beans "bridge" and don't drop in mid grind. No way of telling how much you need to grind once you get the beans loose. Would not buy again, ever.
955109
Yes, but it will grind them very finely. I use it to grind both coffee and flax seed, and it does a fabulous job. For things that I want a courser grind, I usually use a small food processor that I have.
1094337
Well I am not sure what your machine requires. Some machines do not recommend using oily beans. That is all I can think of. Besides that, it is all about your taste.
1707986
No, I only tried to grind peanuts, it works great.I do not believe it can grind coffee beans properly, just by looking at the blade mechanism.
224063
Sorry, I can only tell you the unit does well with all coffee beans I have used. This is my 2nd as I wore my first out after 4 years.
146424
The instructions literally tell you not to use it to grind coffee beans, though. But I would not waste my money on it anyway. The blade insertion is kind of wonky and mine keeps getting stuck after turning just a little bit, probably because it keeps popping out of place.
1208789
I use this grinder daily for a coarse french press grind, but I have also installed Orphan Espresso's Lower Bearing Upgrade Kit for it, to stabilize the grind size (http://www.orphanespresso.com/OE-Lower-Bearing-UPGRADE-KIT-for-Hario-Skerton-Kyocera-CM50-Hand-Grinders_p_4066.html). OE notes that if you install their bearing kit you lose the ability to use the grinder for a super fine espresso grind.
876958
I think it might be ok. I used it to grind cardamom seeds and it was great. The grind wheel is adjustable so you should be ok. I don't think it would work for coffee beans or anything of that size
249638
No. Not designed for it. It might possibly work but the ground coffee would probably not feed efficiently thru the grinder.
2026767
No. The grinder operates for a set time to grind a specific quantity of beans. Even if the amount of pre-ground coffee that went through the grinder was correct, the angle of the inlet from the hopper is quite shallow and I doubt the pre-ground coffee would even slide into the grinder.
194125
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!!
1833577
I would think that it would depend on the grind of your coffee. I found that too fine of spice did not work in this.
1870560
although I haven't tried it yet, I did do a lot of reading before I purchased it. It should grind nuts, grains, and dried beans. We purchased it for emergency use. I own an electric wheat grinder.