Homemade coffee bean grinder: create your own coffee grinding tool

Create your own coffee grinding tool

Coffee is an essential part of many people's lives, and freshly ground coffee beans often bring better taste and aroma. In order to meet the pursuit of high-quality coffee, making a coffee bean grinder has become a common goal for many coffee lovers. In this article, we will introduce how to build your own exclusive coffee grinding tool.

Material preparation

First, we need to prepare the following materials:

• Electric drilling rig
• Metal or plastic container (for loading and storing coffee beans)
• Files or other metalworking tools
• Tape or other fixings (to secure the container)
• Nylon mesh or other filter (used to filter out powder of appropriate coarseness and fineness)
• (Optional) Thermometer and hygrometer (for controlling environmental conditions)

After making sure you have the above materials prepared, we can start making the coffee grinder.

Production process

The first step is to fix the container to the electric drill. Use tape or other fixing tools to firmly connect the container to the drill's blade. Make sure the container can rotate stably and is in close contact with the drill's blade.

The second step is to make a small hole at the bottom of the container. Use a file or other metal processing tool to make a small hole of moderate diameter at the bottom of the container. This small hole will be used to control the speed and amount of coffee beans flowing out.

The third step is to make a big hole in the top of the container. Use a file or other metalworking tool to make a hole large enough to pour in the coffee beans and observe the grinding process.

In the fourth step, we can start the initial test. Pour some coffee beans into the container and start the electric drill. Observe the process of the coffee beans being broken and ground into powder, and adjust the speed of the drill and the tilt angle of the container as needed.

The fifth step is to filter out the coffee powder of appropriate coarseness and fineness. Use a nylon mesh or other filter to filter the ground coffee beans. Depending on your personal taste and coffee brewing method, you can choose filters of different coarseness and fineness.

Precautions

There are a few things to keep in mind when making your own coffee bean grinder:

1. Safety first: When operating a power drill, always wear goggles and gloves, and make sure there are no other people or objects around.
2. Control environmental conditions: Temperature and humidity have a significant impact on the quality of coffee beans. If possible, measure and control the environmental conditions before using your homemade coffee bean grinder.
3. Regular cleaning: Since using a homemade coffee bean grinder will produce a lot of debris and powder, it is recommended to clean the container, blades and other parts regularly and make sure they are clean and hygienic.

Conclusion

By making your own coffee bean grinder, we can grind the most suitable coffee powder according to our personal taste and needs. This can not only improve the taste and aroma of coffee, but also allow us to enjoy the fun of making coffee more. I hope this article will help you build your own exclusive coffee grinding tool!