Great video. This is the 1st time I’ve cleaned my Encore since I bought it 1.5 years ago. Never had any issues with grind quality, but I decided to give it a good clean anyway. The Encore is surprisingly free of buildup compared to a lot of other grinders I’ve used.
Hi great thorough job. Just as heads up another video I watched used vacuum hose to suck up grind after all just pull out removable items. Worked quick. Not long vacuum time. Didn't need air can. Thanks
Great video - I have had my grinder for 2 years. I was starting to grind at "8" for an Italian Coffee and the very fine coffee keeps clogging the grinder. Never had the issue before at "20" or "28" which now makes sense.
This and the companion cleaning video are excellent. Using compressed air is a great help, as suggested but not demonstrated in the videos. Particularly useful as a test of whether or not the "hallway" is open. Using a finer Allyn wrench was also very useful as I have misplaced the brush that came with the unit originally. Using a dental floss brush was also useful but not as much as the Allyn wrench. A vacuum might also have been useful. One must be patient in fiddling with the "hallway"--this took me quite a long time before I was satisfied everything was really clean. According to company literature the more expensive Virtuoso model does not require all this but whether it's worth another $70 on top of the steep price of the Encore depends on the customer's pocketbook and willingness to trade occasional DIY projects for greater convenience.
Yea on that last part, in the past couple years I've progressively gotten into nicer grinders, and I have to say ... it's very worth it to buy up a level or two if you're into the craft of your coffee (spend $200-400 on your grinder). The Encore at the beginning looks expensive, but after awhile - and especially if you can try some more expensive grinders - you notice where it's lacking (especially when it comes to consistency and uniformity of grind).
I use a narrow, flexible aquarium tubing brush. Flexible enough to get into the nooks and crannies, bristles stiff enough to gently scrub those hard to reach places clean
Hi! Nice video :) 2:55 => that red mark is intentional and always aligned with a little square hole in the black adjuster ring, 3:01 you are pointing at it :)
I wouldn’t use canned air. The outer ring, outside of the ring that forms the lower part of the grind chamber, could lead to the inside of the machine, rather than down the chute. Blowing coffee stuck there, inside where the motor and electrical parts reside, doesn’t sit well with me. The inside of the plastic ring that contains the rotating burr and forms the lower part the grind chamber, is accessible enough to be wiped with a paper towel, no brush or Q-Tip needed. I usually vacuum to get the already loose stuff out, knock stuff loose with a brush, and vac again. There is less chance of coffee getting into the machine internals this way, and no need to shake the machine upside down since the vac will pull the crud out with more force. The Seattle Coffee Gear video also uses a vac. Finally, I also brush and stick a wadded paper towel up the short chute, from the underside where it empties into the bin. The corners of the chute’s square shape are hard to reach, but brushing and wadding a paper towel so it wedges into those corners does a good enough job. The chute is usually not too dirty but that depends on when the machine was last cleaned.
@@Coffeeloversmag Any kind of vacuum is a better choice than compressed air. When I was in the computer business, I would see a system once or twice a month where the owner opened the case and used canned compressed to clean the insides. This quite often led to a ton of grief for the customer and an unhappy customer for me as they would think I was scamming them. I would hear, "it worked fine for my buddy!", and that would be true. It was a crap shoot at best and losing the bet meant some (usually) expensive repairs were needed. Please, don't use compressed air to clean anything you value.
So today the one from work just stopped, my coworkers asked me to see if i could revive it... After I had to (carefully) scrape all the packed coffee from the bottom of the inside grinder I vacuumed it and blew out the rest with my blow dryer... OMG yours is so clean compared to ours... we had caked on coffee at the bottom. Crazy...
I would wager part of the cleanliness is that I use primarily lighter roasted coffees. They expel less oil, and tend to cake less than dark roast coffees. But yea I also tend to clean every 6 months or so.
yea i get the feeling i'm going to end up making a couple more cleaning vids in the future, each time adding something i probably should have (canned air, shop vac, etc) :P
I suggest buying the brush kit (Item#90631) from Harbor Freight. The brush with bristles pointing straight out comes in handy for cleaning all sorts of thing. It should work well for cleaning the area you didn't get to since you didn't want to remove the bottom burr. Also an attachment like the Fenum Vacuum Cleaner Dust Dirt Remover Universal Attachment Interface Tool on Amazon would probably be useful for tight areas like that, depending on the grind size.
Well missing parts will definitely put a damper on your day there. You can get all the Encore parts here - www.baratza.com/product-category/parts/encore/
Missing the wing nut is a red flag. Yes, it’s a missing part, but where did it go? Did it get left off at the factory? Probably not. Maybe, but unlikely. It could have fallen into the grind mechanism, forcing the unit to not work, to possibly ruin the burrs, even burn out the motor in the worst case. After two months, I’m sure this person’s questions have been answered. But I was a bit taken aback when all that was offered was a link to replacement parts.
My Maestro Plus was really clogged. The outside O ring/gasket looks like it has shrunk as it does not stick out. Does it need replacing. Neither are there ANY paddles. Also, instead of the cone gasket you have mine has a thin circular felt gasket which is hard to reset.
Hard to say ... i'm not sure I can picture too well what you're experiencing. however it shouldn't be too challenging to replace the gasket, and that sounds like it maybe the simplest answer.
I tend to do a quick clean every month - just using a brush, knocking out loose grinds that sort of thing. Every 3-4 months I'll do a bit more, use the Grindz. That process seems to be working well for me.
Probably not often enough lol. Maybe once every 6 months or so. When switching coffees I usually purge with a handful of the new grounds. I'll also take the top off and knock out loose grounds periodically (dont have a schedule on that). This all goes for any grinder really.
I'm really surprised by how many people infrequently clean their grinder. I clean mine after every use with a brush. I do not store beans in my hopper (just measure and use what I need), so just brushing and tapping the hopper gets it clean. I brush the blades every use. I get all of this done while my water is heating. Once a week, I take my vacuum cleaner hose and stick it around the blade assembly (fits great), and suck out anything that got trapped inside. I switch between 3-5 coffees on a weekly basis, according to what I'm in the mood for, and don't want one type of bean to affect the taste of another in the least. I freaked out when you opened your machine. I guess I'm a little obsessive-compulsive. But in defense, I ran restaurants for half of my life and we couldn't leave any equipment not cleaned.
Pasta. Grindz is great in a commercial environment where employees need a repeatable process.but u pay for that…at home? Us broken up pasta…uncooked…small in size like coffee beans.
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The cleaning brush that comes with the Encore is a very good tool.
Great video. This is the 1st time I’ve cleaned my Encore since I bought it 1.5 years ago. Never had any issues with grind quality, but I decided to give it a good clean anyway. The Encore is surprisingly free of buildup compared to a lot of other grinders I’ve used.
Hi great thorough job. Just as heads up another video I watched used vacuum hose to suck up grind after all just pull out removable items. Worked quick. Not long vacuum time. Didn't need air can. Thanks
Are can sometimes have other things in the mix
Thank you so much for this! It worked like a charm and exactly as you showed!
Great video - I have had my grinder for 2 years. I was starting to grind at "8" for an Italian Coffee and the very fine coffee keeps clogging the grinder. Never had the issue before at "20" or "28" which now makes sense.
This and the companion cleaning video are excellent. Using compressed air is a great help, as suggested but not demonstrated in the videos. Particularly useful as a test of whether or not the "hallway" is open. Using a finer Allyn wrench was also very useful as I have misplaced the brush that came with the unit originally. Using a dental floss brush was also useful but not as much as the Allyn wrench. A vacuum might also have been useful. One must be patient in fiddling with the "hallway"--this took me quite a long time before I was satisfied everything was really clean. According to company literature the more expensive Virtuoso model does not require all this but whether it's worth another $70 on top of the steep price of the Encore depends on the customer's pocketbook and willingness to trade occasional DIY projects for greater convenience.
Yea on that last part, in the past couple years I've progressively gotten into nicer grinders, and I have to say ... it's very worth it to buy up a level or two if you're into the craft of your coffee (spend $200-400 on your grinder). The Encore at the beginning looks expensive, but after awhile - and especially if you can try some more expensive grinders - you notice where it's lacking (especially when it comes to consistency and uniformity of grind).
I use a narrow, flexible aquarium tubing brush. Flexible enough to get into the nooks and crannies, bristles stiff enough to gently scrub those hard to reach places clean
that's a nice idea, i'm gonna have to check out one of those
Great Video. How can I clean the Part under the Container? There is a little opening on which holds the container (sorry for the bad English).
Hi! Nice video :)
2:55 => that red mark is intentional and always aligned with a little square hole in the black adjuster ring, 3:01 you are pointing at it :)
thanks :D
excellent job, thank you very much.
I wouldn’t use canned air. The outer ring, outside of the ring that forms the lower part of the grind chamber, could lead to the inside of the machine, rather than down the chute. Blowing coffee stuck there, inside where the motor and electrical parts reside, doesn’t sit well with me.
The inside of the plastic ring that contains the rotating burr and forms the lower part the grind chamber, is accessible enough to be wiped with a paper towel, no brush or Q-Tip needed.
I usually vacuum to get the already loose stuff out, knock stuff loose with a brush, and vac again. There is less chance of coffee getting into the machine internals this way, and no need to shake the machine upside down since the vac will pull the crud out with more force. The Seattle Coffee Gear video also uses a vac.
Finally, I also brush and stick a wadded paper towel up the short chute, from the underside where it empties into the bin. The corners of the chute’s square shape are hard to reach, but brushing and wadding a paper towel so it wedges into those corners does a good enough job. The chute is usually not too dirty but that depends on when the machine was last cleaned.
looks like sound advice! The vacuum approach seems like the most popular.
@@Coffeeloversmag Any kind of vacuum is a better choice than compressed air. When I was in the computer business, I would see a system once or twice a month where the owner opened the case and used canned compressed to clean the insides. This quite often led to a ton of grief for the customer and an unhappy customer for me as they would think I was scamming them. I would hear, "it worked fine for my buddy!", and that would be true. It was a crap shoot at best and losing the bet meant some (usually) expensive repairs were needed. Please, don't use compressed air to clean anything you value.
Canned air also contains a bitterant to prevent huffing. NEVER EVER use canned air on a coffee grinder.
So today the one from work just stopped, my coworkers asked me to see if i could revive it... After I had to (carefully) scrape all the packed coffee from the bottom of the inside grinder I vacuumed it and blew out the rest with my blow dryer... OMG yours is so clean compared to ours... we had caked on coffee at the bottom. Crazy...
I would wager part of the cleanliness is that I use primarily lighter roasted coffees. They expel less oil, and tend to cake less than dark roast coffees. But yea I also tend to clean every 6 months or so.
Thank you - this will help us better maintain our grinder because we serve a LOT of beans at our coworking space!
Yea probably good to do a weekly maintenance at least, especially if you are dealing with darker roasts.
IT WORKED!!!! Thank you.
nice work
Informative video! Thanks.
NEVER wash the ring burr in water or get it wet in any way. It will get rust almost instantly.
Can confirm 😂. Though not enough to cause any real issue for me. But I have ceased washing since.
Thanks much. 🎉
thanks for sharing idol
A small shop vac would serve you well, does for me ☕️
yea i get the feeling i'm going to end up making a couple more cleaning vids in the future, each time adding something i probably should have (canned air, shop vac, etc) :P
I suggest buying the brush kit (Item#90631) from Harbor Freight. The brush with bristles pointing straight out comes in handy for cleaning all sorts of thing. It should work well for cleaning the area you didn't get to since you didn't want to remove the bottom burr. Also an attachment like the Fenum Vacuum Cleaner Dust Dirt Remover Universal Attachment Interface Tool on Amazon would probably be useful for tight areas like that, depending on the grind size.
Thanks!
I'm trying to fix my sister's grinder and it doesn't have the wingnut. She said the grinder has only worked once.
Well missing parts will definitely put a damper on your day there. You can get all the Encore parts here - www.baratza.com/product-category/parts/encore/
Missing the wing nut is a red flag. Yes, it’s a missing part, but where did it go? Did it get left off at the factory? Probably not. Maybe, but unlikely. It could have fallen into the grind mechanism, forcing the unit to not work, to possibly ruin the burrs, even burn out the motor in the worst case. After two months, I’m sure this person’s questions have been answered. But I was a bit taken aback when all that was offered was a link to replacement parts.
@@henryshebitz7690 I don't have any affiliation with Baratza, there's little more I can do here.
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My Maestro Plus was really clogged. The outside O ring/gasket looks like it has shrunk as it does not stick out. Does it need replacing. Neither are there ANY paddles. Also, instead of the cone gasket you have mine has a thin circular felt gasket which is hard to reset.
Hard to say ... i'm not sure I can picture too well what you're experiencing. however it shouldn't be too challenging to replace the gasket, and that sounds like it maybe the simplest answer.
Cleaned out my burr because coffee got jammed up in it. Then I used the cleaning tablets and now my coffee grinder is jammed with cleaning tablets
What grind size do you use to grind the tablets
Pretty much I always just use the last grind size I had the grinder at.
Dude use vacuum its alot easier
My beans started jumping around and going nowhere 😢- has to be a maintenance issue since it has never ever been cleaned!!
How long has it been, before cleaning it?
I tend to do a quick clean every month - just using a brush, knocking out loose grinds that sort of thing. Every 3-4 months I'll do a bit more, use the Grindz. That process seems to be working well for me.
Where can we get extra rubber gasket
How often do you run grindz through?
Probably not often enough lol. Maybe once every 6 months or so. When switching coffees I usually purge with a handful of the new grounds. I'll also take the top off and knock out loose grounds periodically (dont have a schedule on that). This all goes for any grinder really.
Hi, where did you buy your brush from ?
I don't recall. Quite honestly probably I got it at a coffee trade show some years ago.
I'm really surprised by how many people infrequently clean their grinder. I clean mine after every use with a brush. I do not store beans in my hopper (just measure and use what I need), so just brushing and tapping the hopper gets it clean. I brush the blades every use. I get all of this done while my water is heating. Once a week, I take my vacuum cleaner hose and stick it around the blade assembly (fits great), and suck out anything that got trapped inside. I switch between 3-5 coffees on a weekly basis, according to what I'm in the mood for, and don't want one type of bean to affect the taste of another in the least. I freaked out when you opened your machine. I guess I'm a little obsessive-compulsive. But in defense, I ran restaurants for half of my life and we couldn't leave any equipment not cleaned.
Two words; Minute Rice
Pasta. Grindz is great in a commercial environment where employees need a repeatable process.but u pay for that…at home? Us broken up pasta…uncooked…small in size like coffee beans.
I've heard bad things about using things like pasta and rice. I would only recommend grindz, which is easy enough to get and does a darn good job.
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