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Post subject: Mahlkoenig Vario
 Posted: Mar 07, 2009 - 10:26 AM
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| Are there any bods lucky enough to have their hands on one of these yet? |
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Post subject: RE: Mahlkoenig Vario
Posted: Mar 07, 2009 - 10:30 AM
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Posted: Mar 07, 2009 - 10:45 AM
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Like to tell me about it then? Or am I blinded by the excellence of my own?
Sum it up in a one liner...........
Best £300+ I have spent since I went to see Dave Gilmour! |
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Posted: Mar 07, 2009 - 10:51 AM
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Ooooh do tell then... BOTH of you  |
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Posted: Mar 07, 2009 - 11:04 AM
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Posted: Mar 07, 2009 - 11:25 AM
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| Teaser! |
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This week, a lil bird said Robur E may be my new toy All I've got is my Aerobie AeroPress | Brummie sold my Espressa Mini (Euro2K Jr) and holding the rest of my kit hostage | 70's Aurora/Brugnetti HX Spring Lever | Mazzer Mini E & SJ (on loan) | Hottop | Nestor Martin (Toto) Gas Roaster | Eva Solo | Moka Pots
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Posted: Mar 07, 2009 - 11:33 AM
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| Is yours a current stock or pre production model? I do not seem to have any problems yet idemtified that learning to use the machine and its ins and outd wont cure. I use a naked pf and the clamp system does not favour that, but it works well if I resort to a plainf pf....so I just use the bin provided. I have not had clumping issues although it does seem sensitive to bean, humidity etc as far as changing grind settings goes. |
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Posted: Mar 07, 2009 - 11:53 AM
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I've got one... with a couple of problems, but i'm trying to sort them now. I still think it's a great grinder, just perhaps not as good as everyone had bigged it up to be... and to be honest, it was unlikely to be that good at the price point.
Testing mine on the aeropress and pot today. |
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Posted: Mar 07, 2009 - 12:08 PM
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| I like a lot about it, I would put one in my kitchen if I drank coffee at home as I don't think anything else with the same footprint comes close. That said I don't (or wouldn't) drink espresso at home and my only gripe so far has been that it seems more calibrated for espresso than for coarser grinds. I am hoping for a way to recalibrate it coarser that won't invalidate my warranty. (Because on occasion I might be guilty of taking things apart and messing with them and stuff....) |
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Posted: Mar 07, 2009 - 12:14 PM
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| Thats interesting King. Of the 10 settings on the right cam, I am on 7 and on the left, 2. If I go finer than that mt Fracino starts to choke up. I do not drink anything other than espresso based but I would have thought that if I can find my espresso grind setting so far from the limit then it may have wqorked in reverse th same way! |
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Posted: Mar 07, 2009 - 01:23 PM
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| Yeh mine is not fine enough, but coarseness is A-OK. |
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Posted: Mar 07, 2009 - 01:27 PM
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Posted: Mar 07, 2009 - 01:40 PM
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Posted: Mar 07, 2009 - 01:45 PM
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Well I sort of fixed mine. Though i'm not sure it's a permanent solution as it could result in the grinder catching on fire..!
I removed the bottom burr and used it to stencil out a a slither of paper. Then cut the paper out with a craft knife and sandwiched it between the burr and the burr carrier. It's made all the difference (about 7 settings on the micro selector), but I am lightly worried about it catching on fire and resulting in the horrific destruction of my entire house.
Unfortunately no other non-flamable material of that thickness is readily available. Plus it shouldn't really be necessary to do it anyway. |
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Posted: Mar 07, 2009 - 01:48 PM
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| Oh and if anyone from Baratza/Mahlkonig is reading this... I didn't really do the above and could I please have a replacement? |
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