[LukeT]

Finally got home to mine. Only pulled one shot so far on a guess following 18g through it and thrown away and already that was a tasty one, despite a bit of inconsistency showing under the naked pf and a bit of a slow pour. I just tipped into the pf with a jiggle, levelled and tramped. No doubt there's work to be done there but the work flow is so clean and easy.

"Finger tight" it seems to me could give a range of at least 5 units depending on one's interpretation of it. Looks like my interpretation will take me to low teens for an espresso grind on these beans (Foundry Rio Magdalena Columbian). I could've tightened it less on calibrating and still called it finger tight.

 

[J_Fo]

Early days I know but I'd be really interested in people's experience with dialling back & forth between spro & filter!

 

[BaggaZee]

Glad to hear that the retaining nut bears no relation to alignment but it'll drive me mad so I'll have to try & centre it.

First grind I got 1g retention. If, over a few test grinds the total in doesn't equal the total out I'll open it up and look for the retained grinds.

Next I'll make some coffee!

 

[PPapa]

Repost from the madness thread...

Really excited. 4th shot this night was awesome. First two choked DTP at 12 and 16, then backed off at 22 and then back to 21. Nice!

It's so quiet I thought it had some rocks or metals stuck when it stopped grinding.

It certainly looks miles better than in the photos. It's really geeky and satisfactory to see the burrs spinning as well.

I was planning to sink the shot, but it's so tasty!

... is anyone after a Ceado E37s? [emoji15]

 

[BaggaZee]

Ok so I've found the missing grinds by giving the chute a tap.

I've gone from the delivered setting of 20 down to 15 to get back to my usual 45sec shot (8sec 2bar then up to 9 and a slow descent).

Still getting sour shots but I'm wired now so am stopping for now. FWIW I prefer sour to bitter but it's going to take me a bit longer to dial in.

Loving my Black coffee corner but now I need more cupboard space to store all the gubbins previously left on the Mazzer's big tray!

 

[Rhys]

Used mine this morning for my breakfast routine. It's nice to switch it on and let it do its thing while I made my breakfast. Made an Americano for breakfast and a larger one for my travel mug for when I got to work. Can't really fault it tbh, it does what it does.

Does anyone find they don't have to distribute after emptying the cup into the portafilter basket? I've stopped using my Londinium tool and just level the surface with my spinnny thing, then tamp. The bottom of the basket shows a nice even spread of coffee when saturated.

 

[CoffeeChris]

Quick question. Regarding cleaning. After reading instructions would I be right in thinking that we should not use grinder cleaner tablets?

 

[Rhys]

Quick question. Regarding cleaning. After reading instructions would I be right in thinking that we should not use grinder cleaner tablets?

Why? Just unscrew the top and brush out. Screw the top down until finger tight, align the white dot with the calibrate arrow and turn back to whatever settings you had before.

 

[CoffeeChris]

Why? Just unscrew the top and brush out. Screw the top down until finger tight, align the white dot with the calibrate arrow and turn back to whatever settings you had before.

Only ask as that's how I used to clean previous grinder...

 

[Rhys]

Only ask as that's how I used to clean previous grinder...

Know what you mean. My others need with an Allen key or a screwdriver, plus a degree of patience to strip down to clean. Even the Mazzer was a bit of a pain to strip. This is just easy, which is how it should be.

 

[DavecUK]

Quick question. Regarding cleaning. After reading instructions would I be right in thinking that we should not use grinder cleaner tablets?

If it says it in the instructions, I would seriously take notice of the recommendation not to use grinder cleaning tablets/grindz, I am certain the person who put that in knew what they were talking about. Just do it the old fashioned way. However retention is quite low so it does not tend to get dirty as quickly. I would recommend once every 3-6 months....or again whatever it says in the instructions.

 

[CoffeeChris]

If it says it in the instructions, I would seriously take notice of the recommendation not to use grinder cleaning tablets/grindz, I am certain the person who put that in knew what they were talking about. Just do it the old fashioned way. However retention is quite low so it does not tend to get dirty as quickly. I would recommend once every 3-6 months....or again whatever it says in the instructions.

I'm definitely not questioning the instructions. Just wanted to clarify that tablets is on the list of specialist cleaning products. I'm guessing they are

 

[LukeT]

It'll be some time before I get to cleaning....

 

[Headgoboomboom]

I have a question regarding coarse grind. It seems that the grinds are still quite fine even on the coarse setting, and I have to rotate the adjustment another full rotation counter-clockwise to get a coarse grind to use with my Bunn Trifecta. Any other experiences with this?

 

[4085]

Well, the burrs will take a little time to settle down. Today has been espresso but tomorrow for breakfast it is going to be a Clever dripper which needs a fairly coarse grind, so at some point I will report back. At the moment, the grinder is set to 20 for my espresso which suggests plenty of room left even when they settle down, but in the tests done by @MWJB on brewed, there did not seem to be any problem grinding appropriately

 

[ATZ]

So so impressed with this.

From the packaging to the initiative way of calibrating it to the quietness and the grind cup.

My ONLY gripe is the cord storage, this could and should feel slicker than it does in my honest opinion but it seems to work regardless.

Tried a few shots earlier and gave me much nicer flavour in the cup, also didn't need to distribute post grind, just into the PF, quick tap and then tamp.

Overall, very happy.

 

[jaffro]

Been trying mine out today and have to say I love it. I haven't quite got it right yet (trying it out for pourover before spro). Went for 34 in the middle of the filter range, but it was waaaayy finer than I'd usually grind for the kalita. Backed off to 50, but still a little fine. Will have to back off further tomorrow and take another crack

 

[Dayks]

How many people have calibrated their Niche?

Doing it to mine dropped my espressos from mid twenties to mid tens, so this may reflect the numbers being off the guide.

I will reiterate how happy I am with the Niche, has simplified and sped up my coffee routine massively, only downside being that I am drinking more coffee.

 

[RNAV]

... is anyone after a Ceado E37s? [emoji15]

I'm curious to hear your thoughts regarding taste differences between the Niche and your E37s -- how do they compare? Did you use your E37s for single-dosing?

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[Hoggers]

Hello to all,

Am posting from Australia as I am one of the early peps to have received the Niche and user feedback is a bit light on the ground at the moment.

Anyway, I am finding that I am sitting at the 34 mark for espresso, which in itself is fine but just looks odd sitting in the middle of the filter setting for espresso. Reading some of the comments above I was wondering if it would be worth looking to calibrate the grinder?

If so, how do you do it? I have read the instructions but they seem a bit odd given that once calibrated you are supposed unscrew the funnel anti-clockwise back to the chosen grind setting. Surely going in this direction will remove the grind funnel?

I have tried removing the funnel and then screwing back on until finger tight (a few more than 4 turns). The white dot was not aligned to the calibrate mark so I turned the black dial counter-clockwise until it did. Is this correct or have I missed something?

Sorry for the questions but it just seems odd to be so far off the espresso end of the dial.

Appreciate any or all suggestions.

Cheers and happy brewing.

Alastair