Is my Comandante misaligned or is this normal behaviour?

Is my Comandante misaligned or is this normal behaviour?

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The Slingshot Chalice Puts a New Spin on Espresso Dosing

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Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the previous week. Here are this week’s stories. Mon, 16 Jan World of Coffee Dubai 2023 attracts more than 12,000 visitors from 48 countries. The event, which was held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, also included over 180 exhibitors and 36 […]

Is my Comandante misaligned or is this normal behaviour?

The Color of Coffee Collective Symposium Returns for Its Second Year

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U.S. Coffee Championships 2023 Denver Qualifiers Reach New Heights

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Is my Comandante misaligned or is this normal behaviour?

Is my Comandante misaligned or is this normal behaviour?

Is my Comandante misaligned or is this normal behaviour?

minimum dose size?

I use the Hario switch to brew my coffee and am trying to reduce my caffeine consumption. Hence I would like to brew smaller cups of coffee. I am currently using 10g of coffee with 160g of water. (1:16 Ratio) I am wondering if there is a minimum amount of coffee...

Is my Comandante misaligned or is this normal behaviour?

Hi,

I've noticed that recently grinding for pourover on my Comandante MK3 grinder results in a weird distribution in grind size. Most of the particles are rather small, but there are quite a lot of outliers which are rather bouldery. It's also worth noticing that usually, the boulders are grouped on one side of the collecting jar (see in the photos – there, I ground at 20 clicks with the default axle, not the red clix one). This happens quite a lot when I grind at over ~16-17 clicks. I read their FAQ where they say that the grinder is considered aligned if the burrs don't touch each other at over 7-8 clicks (can't remember which exactly). In general, I don't notice any burr touching, but every once in a while, I finish grinding a batch of coffee at let's say 20 clicks and I can hear some sort of touching of the burrs for some time (if I rotate the handle with the grinder empty for another 30 seconds, the first 20 I can hear it, but if I lightly smack the grinder from the side, it stops).

My question is, does this look like a normal grind result to you or should I look into sending the grinder to comandante to maybe realign it? I know that no grinder is perfect and I don't expect 100% consistency and I expect the inconsistency to get worse I as grind coarser. I've also noticed this with multiple coffee beans from different roasters, so I don't think it's something specific to a certain coffee batch. I do clean my grinder often and it should be reassembled correctly, since I followed the tutorial from comandante on how to clean it and put it back together.

Thank you

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