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Dan Abel

In article >,
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> Dave Smith > wrote:
>
> >Dan Abel wrote:
>
> >> The problem with all the home burr grinders I have seen is that the
> >> coffee actually comes out sideways. The little plastic containers that
> >> the ground coffee end up in, have a hole in the side. To get the coffee
> >> to come out into a container with the opening on top, the coffee will
> >> have to get diverted down. This creates another area to clean, or you
> >> will get stale coffee next time.
>
> >The other problem is that they also have a locking mechanism that requires
> >you to have that little canister locked into place before it will run.
>
> Yes, it's amazing they let normal people use the grinders in
> grocery stores that have no interlock.

I've never seen a store grinder without an interlock. In fact, the
directions often say to remove bag to shut off grinder (hopefully after
all the beans are ground).

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA