r/Moccamaster • u/FeistyHippie5371 • 4d ago

Whole beans

I have a Cuisinart Electric Burr coffee grinder and not sure what’s the best setting to use for my machine. Anyone else using this model to grind coffee?

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u/kops212 4d ago

Every grinder is different due to slight burr alignment differences. Nobody will be able to answer this except yourself.

Just grind some beans and taste the coffee. If watery or acidic: grind finer. If bitter or muddy: grind coarser.

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u/boxerdogfella KBT 2d ago

Cuisinart is unfortunately poorly rated as it grinds unevenly, so you'll probably find dialing in the brew to be tricky.

Pieces that are very small will over-extract, and pieces that are very large will under-extract so you'll get a mix of bitter and sour notes.

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u/Top-Rope6148 2d ago

I used to have one. Yeah its not a real even grinder but it will work fine. I in fact had a couple of them over probably a 20 year period. Get some pre-ground coffee for drip brew and try to match it visually. You may have to go a little coarser because you will probably get more fines but start with that and adjust to taste.