How to open and clean Kingrinder K6?

[@andrewlambert5095]

Please don't wind your k6 grinder past it's zero point. Coming from Kingrinder themselves, the zero mark IS the true zero point. The extra wind back is to protect the burr set. They also recommend you don't turn grinder with th setting lower than 15 clicks or you may damage burrs. I have emailed them and got those answers.

[@mycoffeeshow111]

@@andrewlambert5095 thank you very much! I will remember that.

[@andrewlambert5095]

@@mycoffeeshow111 no problem, after watching you video I learnt to dismantle and clean. I turn mine out to largest setting which is five clicks from zero on fourth round and leave it there. After reassemble it was set as per new. I brush it out after each use and it seems to get most grinds out as when I pulled it apart there was very little missed. I emailed the company after accidentally turn tighter than zero to clean when I thought I was turning it to open it to largest setting (4am coffee moment 🤦🏻‍♂️) and was concerned that I had done damage. The first strip down and clean showed all was good as they said should be as I hadn't tried to turn burs

[@veronica9634]

thank you for this video! i spent the last week researching grinders. your video was very helpful!

[@mycoffeeshow111]

Thank you for watching!

[@JMWexperience]

Thanks - I have that exact same grinder. It does a good job for me. I use it exclusively for my espresso coffee.

[@mycoffeeshow111]

Thx for watching. Great grinder to have. At some point I plan to compare it with one of my electric grinders. Should be interesting.

[@stevenqc17]

Thanks so much! This video helped me a lot! greetings from Costa Rica 🇨🇷

[@mycoffeeshow111]

@@stevenqc17 glad to help. Thx for watching!

[@Mastrenich]

Take a look at the 3 inner bearings when cleaning your grinder, there is a good chance that there is a lot of rust on them after a few months of use.. Speaking from experience

[@mycoffeeshow111]

Thx for the info. Do you use RDT alot ? One would expect this grinder to last a bit longer than few months.

[@Mastrenich]

​@@mycoffeeshow111 About RDT is something I usually do, not always, but 1 spray is part of my workflow when I grind for espresso. It seems as if the chrome coating comes off on some areas in the first place for no reason, and that's where the rust starts to grow on the steel underneath. That shouldn't happen indeed, even the manual itself says you can use RDT as long as you do it in an external container before adding the beans to the grinder. It is probably a good grinder with cheap bearings, and it's sad because I was very happy with how it was working..

[@mycoffeeshow111]

@@Mastrenich well, they had to cut their costs somewhere but that is still disappointing.

[@jimawhitaker]

Very helpful. Thank you very much...

[@mycoffeeshow111]

@@jimawhitaker thx for watching!

[@harveyjones5027]

if you are using this grinder daily to grind lets say one single and one double espresso amount of coffee, how often do you think it should be disassembled and brushed?

[@mycoffeeshow111]

I wouldn’t worry about it that much. If I used it daily I would probably done deep cleaning every couple of months but I would use the brush after each use to remove any visible coffee dust.

[@harveyjones5027]

@@mycoffeeshow111 thank you

[@Andres-tr5sg]

Thanks for the video. Have you ever removed the black ring off the lid? If so, any tips on that? It came super attached to the lid

[@mycoffeeshow111]

@@Andres-tr5sg Thx for watching. I haven’t tried that but normally I use a dentist tool (with metal hook on top) to remove things like that.

[@mg9009]

Is there a grinder that is much easier to clean....all I want it for is french press....could I just bash the coffee in a molcajete and then put in frencb press water?

[@mycoffeeshow111]

@@mg9009 Tbh, if it wasn’t for the video I wouldn’t bother to clean it up at all, especially if you use it on coarse settings.

[@mryoyo7741]

Have you try it with drill machine?

[@mycoffeeshow111]

I only own an electric screwdriver. Maybe I should try it?

[@coentenham6638]

I have, works great! Though I would recommend to hold the grinder sideways and let the beans in slowly. My K6 stalls when I use a drill machine and hold it upright

[@mryoyo7741]

@@coentenham6638 yes stalled with me. I try espresso set

[@mycoffeeshow111]

@@coentenham6638 thx for the info!

[@zakariyabaker874]

Hi! I bit and bought the K6, and wanted to ask when your burrs stop touching from zero? My burrs stop touching when I spin it at around 7 clicks and I'm not sure if that Is normal

[@mycoffeeshow111]

Hi, it sounds very normal. You never grind at such a low settings anyway.

[@Corylescavage1998]

What do you mean when you say “zero point” and why is the “zero point” just not at zero?

[@mycoffeeshow111]

@@Corylescavage1998 well in the case of this particular grinder by 0 I meant that you can’t move the dial any more. My grinder go over that point if you look at the numbers on the side. Some, like K Ultra you can calibrate so it always stops at 0 but not this one.

[@Corylescavage1998]

@@mycoffeeshow111 I see what you mean. Interesting, I have the k6 and mine is 0. Maybe I got lucky

[@carlosalmeida6279]

Interesting that I have never seen anyone remove the second part of the blade set from any Kingrinder grinder.

[@mycoffeeshow111]

I have never even thought about it myself.

[@carlosalmeida6279]

​@@mycoffeeshow111In the case of an exchange due to a defect or other reason, no one knows how to do it.

[@carlosalmeida6279]

​@@mycoffeeshow111But I have an idea of how it can be done: Under the rubber where we hold the mill, there should be two screws, one on each side. I suppose that by unscrewing both, the fixed part of the blades comes loose.

[@NeverMind353]

The manual says you shouldn't remove the static part of the burrs for precision reasons and you should never be in a position where you have to remove them. I assume it's going to be hard to reinstall them perfectly centered and your grind is going to be inconsistent.

[@mycoffeeshow111]

@@NeverMind353 thx for the info.