Sure. Been thinking about filing a report but with my second grader attention span every time I come here I get distracted.
First, this is definitely not a travel grinder. Rather it is a handsome, heavy duty professional grade grinder that just happens to eschew the power grid in favor of a little elbow grease. Lido arrived assembled and ready to use. Quality is very high. The brushed stainless steel and glass components look very good. The look fits right in with my modern kitchen. If you have a more traditional kitchen you may want to keep it in a cabinet when not in use. The grinder burs are steel and easily the size of what you find in most heavy duty home electric burr grinders. The first few times I used it spinning the handle was a little difficult. This is consistent with the manual which says the steel burs require a break in period before optimal grinding ease. Three weeks in grinding is much more smooth. I expect it will get even easier as I continue to use. A big plus with the larger size than Hario and similar grinders is you have to twist it less. Lido has infinite settings from very fine to coarse. Changing setting is easy. There are two stainless steel rings. A large one that adjusts the burs and a smaller lock ring. First grind I set it at the OE recommended setting for pour over. This turned out to be somewhat too coarse for the beans I use anyway. I made some micro adjustments the next few grinds until I had it just right. Saturday I bought some different beans (new Brasil harvest is showing up at local stores) that required some adjustments. Making the micro adjustments is easy. One thing I might want to change is the glass grind catch jar. With winter's low humidity hanging around there is a lot of static. The ground coffee clings to the side of the jar something fierce. The glass is thick. Still, I fear I will manage to break it. It would be nice to have a stainless jar, although the look would be a little less clean. I fully expect the Lido will outlive me. It is meant for the coffee nut. If you are one of us, highly recommended. On Sunday, March 23, 2014 7:46:41 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Matthew, > > Would you mind sharing a report of your experience with the Lido 2 so far? > My wife is thinking it makes sense as our home grinder, in large part > because the reports I've read say it is much smoother and easier to > operate, and less fiddly than the Hario et al. (though at 3 pounds and 12" > tall x 3" wide I won't be taking it on the bike -- I'm thinking the Hario > mini with rubber bands so it fits directly into an Aeropress for that). > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Thursday, March 6, 2014 7:51:38 AM UTC-7, Matthew J wrote: >> >> A good electric grinder will easily cost several hundred dollars. >> Commercial grinders go neat $1k if not over. >> >> I much prefer a manual as personally I would rather not use electricity >> if there is a feasible alternative. The problem with many of the less >> expensive manual grinders is they either cannot adjust or if they do it is >> more rube goldberg than what you get with a good electric. Adjusting the >> level of grind is important if you brew coffee in different ways as well as >> experiment with the type of beans and roast. >> >> The Lido in concept will have the same precise grind control one gets >> from the high end grinders without using electricity. I just wish the darn >> things would come in stock so I can try one out. >> >> On Wednesday, March 5, 2014 9:42:48 PM UTC-6, David Banzer wrote: >>> >>> For folks that like lighter roast coffees, a blade grinder just simply >>> doesn't provide anywhere near a consistent grind. Will a blade grinder work >>> to make a cup of coffee? Absolutely. Some folks, myself included, will tell >>> you that's better cup of coffee can be made with a consistent grind that a >>> burr grinder provides. >>> Manual, hand-powered grinders also mean you can grind beans anywhere >>> you'd like, which is wonderful for making coffee outside, which a lot of >>> folks seem to be interested in these days when combined with bicycle >>> journeys of any length. >>> David >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
