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4. COFFEE BEANS AND THE BUILT-IN BURR GRINDER
Grinding the beans just before brewing will maximize the flavor
and aroma of your coffee. Conical burr grinders are considered
the best way of grinding beans. The slower grinding speed of the
conical burrs creates less heat thus preserving more aroma of
the ground coffee. Following the recommendations below will
make your coffee taste better and your machine last longer.
a. Storing Coffee Beans in the Freezer?
Coffee Stores do not store beans in the freezer or refrigerator!
Coffee will act like baking soda, absorbing all odors and
tastes surrounding it. Coffee beans will stay fresh for several
weeks as long as you keep them in a dry, dark container. (It’s the
ground coffee which will lose aroma rapidly!) If you must store
coffee beans in the freezer, take them out the day before use.
This way they will absorb less odors and have time to thaw.
Important
: If you fill beans from the freezer directly into the
grinder, moisture will seep into the burrs and the feeder channel.
The moisture makes the ground coffee stick in the feeder channel
and will clog it up over time.
b. Finer or Coarser Grind?
The five grind settings (Fig. 4) of your CoffeeTEAM are calibrated
for grinding drip coffee. Choose the coarser settings for darker,
oilier beans. Choose the finer settings for light or medium roasts.
c. Dark Beans versus Light Beans
Your CoffeeTEAM burr grinder is calibrated to work with all
different kinds of roasts. Dark, oily beans will leave some oil
residue in the feeder channel. Over time this can slow down the
flow of ground coffee. For cleaning the feeder channel see page 12.
d. Flavored beans, liquid flavorings, syrups
• Do not use sugar or powder coated beans in the grinder (e.g.
cinnamon, chocolate, vanilla etc). Coated beans can pit the
bean container. The coating might stick to the burrs and, over
time, will reduce the performance of the grinding mechanism.
• Do not add any liquid flavorings or syrups to the beans.
• If you like flavored coffee we recommend buying liquid flavorings
at your local coffee store. Add a few drops into the carafe
before or after brewing.
e. Stones And Beans
Every coffee specialty store will tell you that occasionally small
stones can be found in between coffee beans. Very small stones
will be processed through the burr grinder without any harm
(the stone will end up in your filter - not in your brewed coffee).
However, larger stones can block the burr grinder permanently.
If this happens, the grinder will make a loud noise. Push the
On/Off button to stop grinding and call our customer service toll
free number: 1-800-767-3554. Here is how you can avoid stones
entering the bean container:
• Shake your bean bag thoroughly so that a stone will fall to
the bottom of the bag.
• Before emptying the bottom half of the bag of beans into the
bean container, check to see whether there are any particles
that look like stones, and remove them.
5. PLEASE, NEVER...
(the following voids the warranty):
• Never fill instant coffee into the bean container; it can damage
the functioning of the grinder and the machine.
• Never fill coated coffee beans into the bean container.
• Never fill water or any other liquid into the bean container.
• Never fill anything other than coffee beans into the bean
container (no chocolate, no nuts, no spices).
• Never fill anything but fresh, cold clean water into the water
container.
• Never remove or attempt to disassemble the bean container.
