mazzer mini cleaning???

by **pault** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 8:58 pm

How often do people reckon a mazzer mini should be cleaned if it's in regular use??

I don't want to sound lazy but I've got it set just right and didn't want to take it apart too often ...

cheers,

Paul.

by **Sunnyfield** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 5:45 am

I brush it clean without taking it apart every 3 months. I grind white fast-cooking rice once every 6 months to get rid of the oil on the burrs.

I never take the MM apart.

by **Raf** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 7:00 am

When I bought it, Henk told me to be very careful when taking it apart, which made me conclude that it was best not to take it apart at all. I see that Sunny came to the same conclusion.

by **Joey** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 8:42 am

Hey, you can take anything apart and reassemble it as long as you remember the correct order!

SCREWS ARE OUR FRIENDS!! :lol:

Have fun
Joey

by **pault** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 10:34 am

thanks for the info - I thought I was being ignored on this thread :wink:

previously I did try taking apart as far as the top burr - gave it a clean but had real troubles getting it to grind again - panicked and thought I'd broken it. The trouble was just that I hadn't cleaned out the threads enough and the unit wasn't screwing in far enough again.

the bottom burr screws are far beyond the strength of this weakling - so I was stopped from doing any damage there ...

so basically, I think it is best just to leave the thing alone and clean around it.

thanks for the idea of the white rice - will give that a go in a couple of months.

all the best,

Paul.

by **Ian** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 4:54 pm

I do a stripdown cleanout about once a month - the Mini is very easy to strip, just remove the hopper, the limiting screw then simply unscrew the adjuster ring. (Pics are in the gallery.) Count the number of turns and note the point where the thread disengages - this will help during reassembly.

The burrs don't need to be removed from the burr carriers for cleaning. Use a toothbrush to clean the threads before reassembly. Easy, I think even my mum could do it.

by **flimbag** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 11:10 am

Ian wrote:(Pics are in the gallery.)

What gallery? Where?

Easy, I think even my mum could do it.

Your mum is probably more practical than I am. I bet your mum wouldn't pour a liter of water into a Mazzer hopper.

by **Joey** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 10:33 pm

flimbag wrote:I bet your mum wouldn't pour a liter of water into a Mazzer hopper.

Please say you didn't :shock:

by **Ian** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 10:54 pm

flimbag wrote:What gallery? Where?

Sorry, http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid3946645 the pics were taken for another reason but show all you need to know.

by **Danny** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 10:59 am

I have not stripped mine down yet, however I get a nice clean air gun every now and then to it. (softly)

By clean I mean propellant free (compressor if you can manage it, otherwise a hand one works well).
By Soft I mean, use it in such a way that the grinds come out of the body instead of into it.

I did take off the doser once to have a look and I noticed that the motor inside was quite free from grounds so I guess it's insulated well.

by **flimbag** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 9:52 am

joey wrote:
flimbag wrote:I bet your mum wouldn't pour a liter of water into a Mazzer hopper.

Please say you didn't

I'm afraid so. I had a full Brita jug that I was just about to use to fill my Euro Jr., when I was momentarily distracted and just poured it all into the Mazzer.

I stripped it down, cleaned it and dried it out and it *seems* OK, but now it grinds two notches on the fine side of the default setting (as opposed to two notches on the coarse side) and makes a rather peculiar noise when it grinds.

Do grinders need lubrication, I wonder?