"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:20:46 -0800 (PST), Sheldon >
> wrote:
>
>>> ?I had one of those millstone coffee grinders but it was one of
>>> those that stored the unground beans above the grinder whereas
>>> the best thing to do is to freeze them for keeping. I'll admit
>>> that the grinder did a good job of producing varied grinds when
>>> it did not jam.
>>
>>My Solis coffee mill holds only enough beans for 4-5 full pots so I've
>>no concern they'll degrade in less than a week. The reason your mill
>>jams is because freezing beans causes their oil to exude to the bean
>>surface and cold oil is sticky, your beans clump and don't enter the
>>grinding mechanism. Let your cold beans come to room temperature out
>>in the open, stir them a bit, and then place in grinder.... if they
>>clump the next time you grind give then a stir with the handle of a
>>wooden spoon with the grinder off My Solis is certainly not the
>>finast coffee mill, nor is it very costly (about $140 in 2001), but
>>it's a thousand times better than those ridiculous whirly blade
>>thingies.... I just don't see the point in spending the money for
>>costly coffee beans only to ruin them by chopping the bejeesus outta
>>them with those toys r us outboard props.... then you may as well use
>>instant.
>>
>
> We get 99% of our coffee from Boca Java.
>
> http://www.bocajava.com/
>
> It comes UPS once a month. Some of the roasts are quite oily and will
> occasionally jam my Delonghi grinder. A little shake takes care of
> it. The beans are never frozen. My grinder was much less than yours
> but I will agree it's much better than the whirly gig thingies.
>
> Lou

Better in what way?