Hario Mini Mill Slim coffee grinder how to and review

[KnqsX]

Good info. You got me wondering... my boss is from the Midwest and he says "exspecially". He's educated, (his wife has a Masters in education and is a teacher) but for the life of me I could never figure out why he couldn't say "especially". Maybe it is a regional thing. Thanks for the thorough review. Cheers!

[talent2k]

@KnqsX yes I would agree it has to be a midwest thing. Right now I am in Phoenix and I do sound different out here. People can tell just from talking I am not from around here. Thanks for watching and thanks for your comment. Take care.

[88LJohnson]

Hi! I know a lot of these grinders are also useful for grinding spices and whatnot. I have a bunch of dried cayenne peppers from my garden last summer that I want to grind into cayenne powder. Do you know if this grinder would work for this? I love how small it is.

[talent2k]

@88LJohnson Hello, thanks for the post. I have never used it for spices but yes I would think it would work perfectly. Each size has a perfect uniform grind I think I am going to try that. Thanks again.

[MrSuperjiva]

hell from Croatia, espreeo going to fast, maybe 10 sec.....20 sec is ok, but this is more wather then strong espresso,

[talent2k]

@MrSuperjiva Hello my friend that was 17 seconds, but I did stop it early so you could see the crema. For this cup I could have run about 7 to 8 seconds longer.The video was to focus on the grinder not the espresso pull. I am planning on doing another video just to show the pull from the machine. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[modz9636]

No, I want to mod it really soon. I will probably start with the steam wand and then the portafilter.

[talent2k]

@modz9636 let me know how it works out. I would love to change the steam wand.

[modz9636]

@talent2k So I just purchased a new steam wand tip and it is so much better than what came with the espresso machine! from Orphan Espresso, the Brooklynshot-Single-Hole-Steam­-Wand-Tip They only had brass available and I don't have any plumbers tape, but for now it works really well! I also ordered a new basket and will have to make my portafilter bottemless.

[talent2k]

@modz9636 Awesome i am going to look into that right now. As a matter of fact I just made an espresso like 2 minutes ago lol.

[modz9636]

It worked a lot better, I used the lighter tamp, thanks! Have you considered modifying your machine? 

[talent2k]

@modz9636 Awesome glad it worked. I have thought about it but never did yet. Have you modified yours?

[modz9636]

I have a Delonghi EC155 and the mini mill and tried setting 2. Did you tamp prior to pulling your shot? The first time I tamped, the shot choked and only tiny drips came out. I tamped lighter the second time and the shot came out light in color. I am going to try again today to see if I can get it to pull a nice shot.

[talent2k]

@modz9636 Hello, thank you for watching. I did tamp but really light maybe like 3 pounds of pressure. A normal tamp is 30 pounds. But since this machine has a pressurized portafilter the tamp has to be really light. Also the dosage scoupe that came with the machine I find works best if it is exactly full and not over filled at all. Please let me know if this helps. If not I will post a full video with showing how I tamp, etc. Thanks again and Happy New Year.