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Default Uh oh!! Grinder takes more coffee to make a decent cup!

On Oct 27, 10:15*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:
> Just made my third pot of coffee since buying a grinder. Finest grind
> yielded too much bitterness, so I dialed it back to 2/3 finest and
> went from 3/4 cup of beans to 1 full cup, and it's great! But that's
> almost 33% more coffee per pot!!
>
> Good thing I'm a working man again! :-)
>
> Might try my coffee slicer again and see if the grinder is worth it to
> me .
>
> John Kuthe...


Dialed it back? Hmph - I give mine a five second grind, shake the
ginder, and five more. I wonder if maybe your coffee is the culprit,
your grinder or timing.

It's still cheaper than stopping at 7-11, tho, right?