Cleaning The Burrs; Removing The Bean Hopper And Upper Burr - Baratza Forte Operation Manual

and then lift the bean hopper off of
the grinder housing. Remove and
wash the grounds bin, hopper, and
hopper lid in warm soapy water,
then rinse and dry.
Caution
Do not put the bean hopper, hop-
per lid, ground coffee bin, or porta
filter-holder in the dishwasher.
Hand wash only. Do not immerse
the grinder housing in water.

Cleaning the Burrs

If the grinder is used daily, the
burrs (steel or ceramic) should be
cleaned at least every few months
with a stiff brush. Proper cleaning
enables the burrs to achieve the
most consistent grind possible.
Cleaning also removes some cof-
fee oils which will stale and de-
grade the flavor of the ground cof-
fee. Do not wash the burrs with
water.
Removing the Bean Hopper
and Upper Burr
Note
The icons and arrows on top of
Baratza Burr Tool indicating the di-
rection to turn. Rotate the Hopper
Guard so it is CLOSED, then press
the START button to run any re-
maining beans through the grinder.
Remove the hopper by twisting it
with both hands (with the lid on) in
a counter-clockwise direction until
it stops (about ¼ inch, 4 cm) and
then lift the bean hopper off of the
grinder housing. Using the Baratza
Burr Tool included with the grind-
er, rotate the metal burr carrier
clockwise until it can be twisted
free by hand, then lift the burr carri-
Turn burr clockwise to remove
Steel burr mounted on burr carrier
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