dfk41 Penance Regarding dosing into the pf......the Niche was not designed to do that otherwise Niche would supply that option. Grind into the cup, place the pf onto the cup and turn over, then all the grinds go into the pf!
CoyoteOldMan Penance FWIW, I recently upgraded the burrs on my Ceado to Ceado's own 'opalglide' ones - static and clumping went right up. I had the grinder stall a few times on a bean that the old, uncoated burrs were grinding with ease because of clumping and static within the grinder I assure you that the chamber is normally very clean. This completely blocked the grinder!
Ernie1 Yeah same experience with new burrs here. I wasn’t getting the best results out of the Mazzer with new burrs for probably 10kg. Probably doesn’t take that much but mine definitely improved.
CoyoteOldMan Penance It reminds me a bit of this character: (and you thought Clive Barker had invented pinhead? Hah! Same origin as an espresso!) BTW - I'm joking. It doesn't look too bad for 'direct out of the grinder'.
MediumRoastSteam Penance Not very, about 10mm. I have a taller one on order. From my own experience of 3 years dosing into a porta filter directly, you'll need a funnel that's at least 3cm tall above the basket. Anything less than that will be messy. This is the one I'm currently using: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B086GS7ZC6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Works well. There are ones which are magnetic. This particular one is not.
Penance MediumRoastSteam ive ordered a 30mm, with the current post service i expect it sometime next year 😁
Ernie1 You can get dosing rings that sit over the lip of the PF which will eradicate that issue of the grinds on the edge. I’ll get a pic when I’m home, pretty sure it’s just a cheapo one from Amazon but it’s magnetic and great.
MediumRoastSteam Ernie1 - The one linked above sits on the PF basket, rather than inside. e.g.: You can tamp with the funnel on if that's what floats your boat. 🤣
