Rocky....To Dose or Not To Dose?

Mister Moo · 11-16-2010, 12:19 PM

(Mazzer doser filler) Not wanting to keep a mess of ground coffee in a doser? See here a 9-oz Solo drink cup, with six slots cut out of the rim, resting upside down atop the dosing vanes. It acts as a filler to keep the dosing segments from getting loaded up; cleaning requires a 2-second swipe with a 1" soft brush to get the last of the grounds out the chute and into your... whatever it is you do with the last bit. Works like a charm for prepping small amounts (from one espressos to 12-T for a large press) and removes in a blink if you want to grind a mess of coffee. This particular cup has been in regular service for about 10-years.

Love the doser. Wouldn't be without.

floydpink · 11-16-2010, 04:31 PM

You can also keep a hand vac for getting out the grinds.

I've also heard guys saying they put a little tape under the vanes to really catch the last grinds, but that seems a little obsessive in an already obsessive sport.

I modded my Macap to hold a paintbrush, but a chopstick would also work and I do a quick sweep after a grinding session. (I'll take a pic)

Supposedly, the Macaps sweep better than most, but as pictured, there's always grinds left over.

I may try Moo's mod with the plastic cup. What a genius.

I modded the "beauty ring" as well, painted it silver, and put magic marker marks to where my favorite espresso setting is and go from there, so it looks like magic markers and plastic dixie cups are all you really need once you plunk down the big bucks for the holy trinity in grinders.

I wouldn't go doserless as i have read many reports of clumping without the Thwacking....

floydpink · 11-16-2010, 04:52 PM

The amount of waste, I would guess, is maybe 1/2 pound a year with a doser, so that's no reason to go doserless.

Just look in the grinder and once a triangle of vane is full, you have a shot ready, but I go a little extra to be safe.

Again, I have heard many say they don't like the doserless because they get clumps in the portafilter where they don't with the doser breaking up the grinds.

11-16-2010, 12:19 PM	#1
Mister Moo I barely grok the obvious Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Lizard Lick, NC Posts: 1,417 Trading: (3)	Re: Rocky....To Dose or Not To Dose? (Mazzer doser filler) Not wanting to keep a mess of ground coffee in a doser? See here a 9-oz Solo drink cup, with six slots cut out of the rim, resting upside down atop the dosing vanes. It acts as a filler to keep the dosing segments from getting loaded up; cleaning requires a 2-second swipe with a 1" soft brush to get the last of the grounds out the chute and into your... whatever it is you do with the last bit. Works like a charm for prepping small amounts (from one espressos to 12-T for a large press) and removes in a blink if you want to grind a mess of coffee. This particular cup has been in regular service for about 10-years. Love the doser. Wouldn't be without. __________________ "I hope you had the time of your life."

11-16-2010, 04:31 PM	#2
floydpink crazy diamond Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Pete Location: Orlando Posts: 1,955 Trading: (17)	Re: Rocky....To Dose or Not To Dose? You can also keep a hand vac for getting out the grinds. I've also heard guys saying they put a little tape under the vanes to really catch the last grinds, but that seems a little obsessive in an already obsessive sport. I modded my Macap to hold a paintbrush, but a chopstick would also work and I do a quick sweep after a grinding session. (I'll take a pic) Supposedly, the Macaps sweep better than most, but as pictured, there's always grinds left over. I may try Moo's mod with the plastic cup. What a genius. I modded the "beauty ring" as well, painted it silver, and put magic marker marks to where my favorite espresso setting is and go from there, so it looks like magic markers and plastic dixie cups are all you really need once you plunk down the big bucks for the holy trinity in grinders. I wouldn't go doserless as i have read many reports of clumping without the Thwacking.... __________________ "If we weren't all crazy we would go insane" Last edited by floydpink; 11-16-2010 at 04:46 PM.

11-16-2010, 04:52 PM	#3
floydpink crazy diamond Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Pete Location: Orlando Posts: 1,955 Trading: (17)	Re: Rocky....To Dose or Not To Dose? The amount of waste, I would guess, is maybe 1/2 pound a year with a doser, so that's no reason to go doserless. Just look in the grinder and once a triangle of vane is full, you have a shot ready, but I go a little extra to be safe. Again, I have heard many say they don't like the doserless because they get clumps in the portafilter where they don't with the doser breaking up the grinds. __________________ "If we weren't all crazy we would go insane"