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Clean the grinding system and grease the adjustment threads: Mazzer Mini and Mazzer Mini Electronic
Before you start
- Tools
- screwdriver, clean brush, clean cloth, small wire brush
- Supplies
- food-safe grease (suitable for food contact; for the adjustment disk threads and underside)
Warnings
- Never clean the grinder with water jets. Source: Mazzer Super Jolly, Mini, Lux instruction manual (EN, SJ11_EN) — covers grinder-dosers and Mini Electronic mod. A/B
- Mazzer's manual assigns periodic cleaning to skilled technical personnel; have a technician do it if you are unsure of any step. Source: Mazzer Super Jolly, Mini, Lux instruction manual (EN, SJ11_EN) — covers grinder-dosers and Mini Electronic mod. A/B
- Threads left dirty can be damaged when the disk is screwed back on. Source: Mazzer Super Jolly, Mini, Lux instruction manual (EN, SJ11_EN) — covers grinder-dosers and Mini Electronic mod. A/B
- Use only clean, disinfected brushes and cloths, and no abrasive products. Source: Mazzer Super Jolly, Mini, Lux instruction manual (EN, SJ11_EN) — covers grinder-dosers and Mini Electronic mod. A/B
- Keep all liquids away from the grinder, inside and out. Source: Mazzer Super Jolly, Mini, Lux instruction manual (EN, SJ11_EN) — covers grinder-dosers and Mini Electronic mod. A/B
Steps
- Unplug the grinder before you start.
From the manual: “DISCONNECT THE APPLIANCE’S POWER SUPPLY BY UNPLUGGING IT BEFORE CLEANING.”
- Undo the hopper's fastening screw and lift the hopper off.
From the manual: “unscrewing the relevant fastening screw”
- Take out the safety screw that stops the adjustment disk from coming off.
From the manual: “Remove the safety screw which prevents the adjustment”
- Turn the adjustment disk clockwise to unscrew it.
From the manual: “Unscrew the adjustment disk by BLADE HOLDER turning it clockwise.”
- Lift out the upper burr holder.
From the manual: “Having removed the upper grinding”
- Clean the burrs, the threads and the whole grinding system thoroughly with a clean brush and cloth.
From the manual: “clean the grinding blades, threads and the entire grinding system thoroughly using a clean brush and cloth.”
- Scrub the grinder threads with a small wire brush.
From the manual: “To clean the threads of the grinder please use a small wire brush.”
- Test the threads: without the upper holder, screw the disk anticlockwise to the end; if it binds, clean again, then remove it. Repeat until the disk turns easily
From the manual: “screw the adjustment disk anti-clockwise without the upper blade holder until the end.”
- Make sure the grind adjustment springs are in place.
From the manual: “Please check that the grinding adjustment springs are on their place.”
- Seat the upper burr holder back in its slot.
From the manual: “Having refitted the upper grinding blade holder in the relevant slot”
- Grease the disk's threads and the underside that bears on the upper holder with food-safe grease.
From the manual: “lubricate, with grease suitable for food contact, the threads of the grinding adjustment disk”
- Screw the adjustment disk back on by turning it anticlockwise.
From the manual: “Screw the adjustment disk by turning it anticlockwise”
- Refit the self-locking screw in whichever of the disk's two holes gives the best adjustment.
From the manual: “put the self-locking screw back in whichever of the two holes on the disk enables the best adjustment”
- Refit and secure the hopper, then dial the grind back in.
From the manual: “having refitted the hopper and secured, adjust the grinding as required.”
Sources
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