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Topic

Grinding and particle size

Burr geometry, alignment and distribution, rather than the micron number on the dial.

Scope

Burr geometry and alignment, particle size distribution and how it is measured, fines and boulders, retention, and the difference between a grinder setting and the bed it produces.

Articles (6)

  1. 1Zpresso’s microns per click are burr travel, not particle size

    1Zpresso’s manuals and comparison page attach microns per click to axial burr travel (8.8 µm on J-Max; 22 µm on K-Max / K-Pro / K-Plus), while the manufacturer’s Coffee Grind Size Chart tabulates those increments under MM per click and…

  2. Weber’s “5 micron stepped adjustment” is not one attachment

    Weber Workshops’ EG-1 and KEY product pages both brand a “5 micron stepped adjustment,” while the EG-1 instruction manual attaches “each tick adjusts by 5 microns” to grind numbers it also describes as meaning larger particles, and the KEY…

  3. The E65S GbW brochure attaches 180–600 µm to two indicating claims

    Mahlkönig’s May 2022 E65S GbW product brochure attaches the same 180–600 µm grind-adjustment range to a Disc Distance Detection indication precision of 0.001 mm and, separately, to an 80-step indicating scale on an ultrafine thread, while…

  4. The same 200–400 µm band names particle size and burr gap

    One manufacturer page applies the same 200–400 µm band to unnamed espresso particle size and to Disc Distance Detection burr gap, while a measured traditional espresso powder in Mo et al. 2023 sits outside that band by d[3,2] and inside it…

  5. Field alignment microns map to four different published figures

    Commonly repeated “alignment micron” figures map onto four published figures — unnamed-component tolerance, axial dial pitch, patent description sensitivity language, and a qualitative marker contact pattern — and none of those sources…

  6. Mazzer ZM’s espresso µm range moves with the burr SKU

    Mazzer’s ZM product documents attach micron grind settings to burr distance, while the manufacturer’s indicative grind-settings chart publishes espresso Recommended Range [μm] as 190–280 on K151B and 260–350 on K151I — and does not name a…