Crew Review: Ascaso i-Mini Grinder

Gail shows us the ropes on the Ascaso i-Mini grinder.

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Howto & Style

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• ascaso
• i-mini
• burr grinder
• comparison
• review
• demonstration

[mimorrison]

I purchased the i-Mini last week. Unfortunately, the hopper unfastens itself during grinding. Is there a solution? It is a capable grinder otherwise.

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@mimorrison I have not heard of this or a solution; perhaps another purchaser has ...? - Kat

[liquidribs]

@SeattleCoffeeGear This grinder arrived at my doorstep today. However my Delonghi ec310 seems to choke to a drip even though I have adjusted to the most coarse settings.. What am I doing wrong!? please help

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@liquidribs This should get coarse enough for your machine, I'd check the burrs to make sure they are calibrated correctly - Kat

[lionheart35000]

hi, thxs so much for your vids, great help !!! i just got a ascaso dream (first one) and have a Krups Expert, GVX231, i want something better but dont have a lot of space. Is this a good enough stepup and if i upgraded later to the RANCILIO SILVIA, would it still be ok??

many thanks in advanced

alex from london uk

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@lionheart35000 This would definitely do the job, but the longevity on these is not as good as we'd like to see for the price. If you can get into a Baratza or Rocky that would be ideal; but this will work, definitely, for your setup. - Kat

[craigdamico1]

very cool.. and a reasonable price

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@Person62 Well, that's true of almost any grinder -- you will have to dial them in if you change beans, so this isn't necessarily a drawback on this model, just grinding in general :) - Kat

[Person62]

I have this grinder and it's kind of a pain because if you switch brands of beans which i do every once in a while, then trying to get the right grind requires a lot of testing.

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@metaspherz Ha! Or maybe just enough :) I adore Lovecraft -- definitely one of my long time faves. :D - Kat