Lido Basic Coffee Grinder Instruction Manual
If you have read the Quick Start Guide you have most of what you need to successfully operate the Lido Basic Grinder. Here
we will expand the information, give some tips, and set you on the way to making the best use of your Lido coffee grinder.
Parts of the Grinder:
Always turn the handle clockwise for grinding!
The Lido Basic arrives fully assembled, you have only to screw on the glass jar and you are ready to grind coffee.
The Lido Basic has 2 reference marks - one is on the burr carrier with a small dot (Fine), and a large dot (Coarse). Use this
reference point when setting the grind adjustment. The Adjustment ring has a painted line to be used as a reference to keep
track of your grind setting. To adjust you will turn the adjustment ring and monitor the number of marks as they pass by the
reference on the burr carrier.
Grind setting out of the box will be at a reference mark of approximately zero. When you receive the grinder loosen the locking
pin on the adjustment ring, and turn the ring about ½ revolution (8 marks), tighten the locking pin (DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN),
then grind a few scoops of coffee. This will lubricate the grinding burrs.
To unscrew the catch jar, grasp the adjustment ring & hold it still while unscrewing the jar.
You will note the ability to set the adjustment ring ‘below’ the referenced zero - there will be burr rub at or below this point. There
is no artificial stop installed to prevent moving the adjustment below the reference zero. You can continue to turn the adjustment
ring in the Fine direction until the burrs lock together. This will not damage the burrs, but you can’t grind much coffee at this
adjustment level.
A “True Zero” is when the burrs are locked together. The Lido Basic system is designed to use a ‘Referenced Zero” and all
settings are relative to this. Also, over time, as the burr is seasoned through grinding coffee, there is a better & better mating
of the cone & ring burrs, as well as some lapping of the machined edges, so the “True Zero” will be finer & finer, and further
from the Reference Line on the Burr Carrier. Once the burrs are fully seasoned you can remove the paint line, and remark
the adjustment ring if you want!
Handle
Hopper
Ring Burr Carrier
Reference Marks
Lower Bearing Holder
Adjustment Ring
Grounds Jar
Upper Bearing Holder
Knob
Locking Pin
