Brilliant Hack to Remove Static in the Coffee Grinder at no cost 

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Agree, this teaspoon of ground powder for each spin is a huge waste of time--I have to have good coffee, but down to one cup a day from all this nonsense--quality is OVER in every brand copied and plastic thrown together in China for Amazon, same deal for irons, remember those? I sew tote bags and checked out all of the big 4 brands, Proctor -Silex/Sunbeam/Black&Decker and more, all identical inside (I sent through Dane thing early 2000s with cordless drills, chop saws and ended up buying my small tools at commercial stores that contractors use, worth it, they never break, wish I could conquer the coffee grinders same way. Btw, I will NEVER toss any kind of appliance that I found again online and ordered again, I will hold onto it until I can find a grandpa to fix it. I was given a corded electric drill about 25 years ago, kept leaving on bench for bigger and better battery models all through the years--it won't break. On a lark, next time one heats up and stops, don't care the type hedge trimmer, elec.drimmel copy...open it up,melted plastic fly wheels. Just saying, our Dad's bought one of each of these in their lifetimes, replacing only saw blades, bits.. now even a box of deck screws or mystery metal alloy hex bolts, can snap off like chalk. There us no way to prepare a vintage carpenter who has helped say replace wood on a roof 60-80 years rafters and see how hard it us to remove those fantastic hand-driven nails, and you have provided him expensive, even Teflon coated screws that snap crumble.

Thanks for the tip👍

Yes..also no paper waste and much more elegant. Edit: tore a small piece of paper towel off sheet and used it to squeeze 2 or 3 drops of water directly in hopper with beans. Worked 95% better than with spoon....BUT...was stirring spoon in bowl of beans and then adding them to hopper which might have defeated purpose. But this worked so well I’m sticking with it. ☕️

Yes! That works and is safe, like you said 😊

It really seems like the grounds can make all the difference. I tried spoon on one decaf batch. Perfect. Tried to repeat (right after) with two regular of the same brew. Nope. Static explodey craziness.

I noticed that too. Darker roasts have more oil on the surface of the beans (web search)

That why it's a Brilliant Hack :). Enjoy your coffee!

Thanks. Enjoy your coffee!

Thanks. Enjoy your coffee!

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Great to hear!

Thanks :) Enjoy your coffee!

It's not a ton of water. It's just a very small amount of moisture to reduce the static buildup. But you should clean your grinder more often when using this technique.

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how do you ground it exactly? what kind of equipment?

+BrianH Thank you for great feedback. I personally don't have this issue since I use this technique for a while. But we test it in New Mexico which is very dry state. Idea is quite simple to add only 2-3 drops of water (no more). Beans will absorb it and while grinding water don't have direct contact with mills.

Yep, oils from the beans should "season" the burr grinders and prevent the rusting.

The burrs are high carbon steel, which is great for durability but susceptible to rust. I suppose the answer is to make sure you dry off the burrs with a paper towel afterwards.

+Ian Bamberger Thanks for watching!

+Ian Bamberger I hava a Baratza Preciso and it is a HUGE issue. After a few days my counter around the grinder is coated with coffee. I'm going to keep a spray bottle next to the grinder. Problem is I keep the hopper full and I don't think this is going to work.

+Bruno “Richard” Bronosky Sorry to hear it. I did tried it with full hopper as well and it actually works very well. Hope this helps.

HUH?

For small amounts just dump your finger (wash your hands of course) to water and mix the beans with it. It should be enough. Hope this helps.

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TM1Alan my bodum grinder with a glass jar had tons of static. There are a lot of variables that determine how much, if any, static you have while grinding. Type of bean, how it was roasted, humidity in the air, etc. You may need a little more than a few drops. Or you could try a cheap spray bottle with a fine mist setting. I squirt the bottle just over a foot away from the beans I'm going to grind spread out on a tray before putting them in my new ROK manual grinder. The bodum died.

+leenicole995 Thanks. Yes it will make everything easier. We use Coarse setting for French Press. What Brand of French Press do you have?

+French Press Coffee.com thanks for replying. I have the good old Bodum french press.

Nope it will not. Make sure just add 1-2 drops only thought. Hope this helps.

You should store your beans in something other than your grinder. They're not really great for keeping your beans in as they aren't sealed. Only put in the amount of beans you need in your grinder for one brew and add the drops of water.

Nope, having a quality grinder will give you a more consistent grind size.