Hi all,

How often do you find stones or foreign objects in your coffee?

Just went to brew a late evening coffee and spotted a stone in my dose of beans, thankfully I saw it before allowing it to destroy my Ode burrs.

Would you say anything to the roaster? Or is this seen as something out of their control and I should just forget it and move on?

Thanks

I’d probably move on if no damage to the burrs. You could always try the non confrontational email approach though where you complement them on their brand and say you are just making them aware incase it is something they need to look into. I bet they’ll send you a free bag of beans for this.

I used to do something similar when I moved every year as a student many moons ago. I would send an email to hagandaz and Ben and Jerry’s to make then aware of an air bubble that I had invented in my ice cream. Two vouchers posted out to me every time 💪. They ask for serial numbers now I think when writing to them but I doubt that’s because of me 😂

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I would definitely get in touch and let them know, depending on their packing setup it might get them to buy a destoner or check that it is functioning properly. Also most roasters will happily send a replacement bag anyway so it can be worth reaching out

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Yeah there was no harm done thankfully, it’s a big roaster so I would hope it’s a one off that’s made it’s way through their system. Which I assume includes ways of reducing the chances of dense objects such as stones getting into bagged coffee

I’ll let them know incase they need to double check the functionality of any kit they use to remove FOD!

Sometimes even if they have a destoner, should the density of the object be low, it can still go up with the coffee e.g. if that’s a light chalky stone. It’s more common with natural processed coffees and often comes from the drying patios.

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