7
Burr grinder vs blade grinder... I ran a test and the numbers shocked me
I did a little experiment with my Baratza Encore and a cheap $20 blade grinder I had sitting around. Ground the same beans from a local roaster in Portland and sifted the grounds through a standard kitchen strainer. The blade grinder gave me about 40% fines and boulders mixed together, while the burr grinder was almost 90% consistent particles. Who else has run a similar test with their own gear?
2 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In2 Comments
mila_mitchell1mo ago
Ah neat test but 90% consistent with a kitchen strainer? Those mesh sizes vary a ton, you probably had way more variation than you think.
3
ben4361mo ago
Oh yeah, my "kitchen strainer" is definitely a fancy word for a colander I grabbed from the back of a cabinet (don't ask what else was in there). I'm honestly surprised it was even 90% consistent, my eyeballing skills are usually way worse than that.
9