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Using stale grounds.

Dry_bean.Dry_bean.
edited January 1970 in Have your say
I actually collected the debris over a week or so in the waste tray of my Mazzer Mini, no special treatment, just left em lay where they were till I had enough, when I had sufficient I pulled a shot, you know it wasn't all that bad, I've certainly had much worse that has cost me $3.50 a cup.
Certainly make ya wonder about the processes employed by some commercial establishments. ;)
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  • askthecoffeeguyaskthecoffeeguy
    I use the Old grinds left in the grinder and sweepings off the bench to run a dummy shot through the machine once I've back flushed - even so these grinds are prob less than five mins old and I've been known to make myself a coffee from time to time from sweepings and as you say I've had much worse coffee elsewhere...
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  • Dry_bean.Dry_bean.
    on 1282292514:
    I use the Old grinds left in the grinder and sweepings off the bench to run a dummy shot through the machine once I've back flushed - even so these grinds are prob less than five mins old and I've been known to make myself a coffee from time to time from sweepings and as you say I've had much worse coffee elsewhere...
    We need to encourage a few more intrepid posters from the other side Mate, if we could just get a dozen or so regulars the site would gain a bit of momentum. ;)
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  • askthecoffeeguyaskthecoffeeguy
    Too right mate! I think that just the process of regular posting will build momentum
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  • Dry_bean.Dry_bean.
    on 1282303860:
    on 1282292514:
    I use the Old grinds left in the grinder and sweepings off the bench to run a dummy shot through the machine once I've back flushed - even so these grinds are prob less than five mins old and I've been known to make myself a coffee from time to time from sweepings and as you say I've had much worse coffee elsewhere...
    Sprinkle on the garden and around teh veggies... Helps to keep the snails off   :o
    Not sure about that AM, have been dumping used grounds onto front garden for about 6 years, still plenty of snails but the coffee has certainly helped improve the soil. ;)
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  • askthecoffeeguyaskthecoffeeguy
    on 1282303860:
    Sprinkle on the garden and around teh veggies... Helps to keep the snails off   :o
    Agreed I find coffee grind around the veges keeps both snails and feral pooping cats away!
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  • adminadmin
    I thought i saw something on some sort of scheme for cafes on this [out of Melbourne?] - does anyone know if this got off the ground? A
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  • askthecoffeeguyaskthecoffeeguy
    on 1282716869:
    I thought i saw something on some sort of scheme for cafes on this [out of Melbourne?] - does anyone know if this got off the ground? A
    Yeah we're part of the initiative - it was stared by steve Agi - it was called ground zero, but now it has a new name which escapes me Grinds can be collected once a week  or fortnightly and are recycled into compost - folks can personal message me if they're interested in more details...
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  • larslars
    are coffee grounds definitely ok for the garden. Does anyone know for sure?
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  • Dry_bean.Dry_bean.
    on 1284072886:
    are coffee grounds definitely ok for the garden. Does anyone know for sure?
    You bet they are, been using them around my roses for the past 10 years, they're thriving. ;) http://www.lavazza.com.au/pr_recycle.htm
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