richedie Senior Member Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 683 Location: Pennsylvania Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Tue Feb 13, 2007, 3:47pm Subject: GRINDZ or RICE?
Hey all!
I was using Urnex Grinz product to clean my grinder, but switched to white rice recently. Is there a large difference in how well the product cleans the grinder assuming you use the product once a week? I use my grinder everyday so I try to keep it clean and open it up every few weeks to try and really clean it out.
richedie Senior Member Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 683 Location: Pennsylvania Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Tue Feb 13, 2007, 7:46pm Subject: Re: GRINDZ or RICE?
I thought I read it was bad to use rice. I think a good trhinkg about the GRINDZ is that it is designed to clean the entire grinder well and get rid of nasty oil deposits. No other way to do that...
Posted Tue Feb 13, 2007, 8:41pm Subject: Re: GRINDZ or RICE?
Rich,
Opinions vary on this topic ... below is what I do. It is good that you recognize that regular and frequent cleaning of the grinder is essential to great coffee!
I use INSTANT rice (not the same as white rice) in my Mazzer Mini as part of my weekly and intensive (~once per month) cleaning program. The reason I use the instant rice is because it is much more absorbent of the oils and such. If I don't have time to disassemble the grinder, then I run some instant rice through the grinder and then vacuum it out.
I have never used Grindz and as such, I do not knock the product; others have used it and like the results. The instant rice is a readily accessible and cost-effective option for me.
richedie Senior Member Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 683 Location: Pennsylvania Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Tue Feb 13, 2007, 8:50pm Subject: Re: GRINDZ or RICE?
Thanks, I'll try the instant rice becaus eit is so much cheaper than the Grindz. I think it is an essential step aside form disassembling the grinder. The rice or Grindz is the only way to remove oils.
Posted Wed Feb 14, 2007, 10:33am Subject: Re: GRINDZ or RICE?
I used Grindz for the 1st time yesterday & it really did clean out all old deposits. It's not cheap, & I only grind about 28 grams of coffee a day, so I only plan on using it once every 2 or 3 weeks, as opposed to the manufacturers recommendation of once a week.
clairebear3 Senior Member Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 79 Location: Belgium Expertise: I live coffee
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Posted Wed Feb 14, 2007, 11:09am Subject: Re: GRINDZ or RICE?
I wanted to clean out my old hand grinder with rice but in the local shop here I only had the choice between 'normal rice' or 'minute rice'.
I thought minute rice was the one that every body meant but when I opened the pot it's nearly as soft as fully cooked rice. This isn't right is it? Surely it would just turn to mush inside?
Anybody know of anything else you can find in the grocery store that would work?
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