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What is Grindz™ Grinder
Cleaner?
The product is the first ever cleaner for coffee grinders.
What is Grindz™ Grinder Cleaner made of, and what does it look like?
The product is a proprietary formula of grains, cereals, and
pharmaceutical grade binders in a coffee bean shaped tablet.
Who developed
Grindz™ Grinder Cleaner?
The product was developed by the technical team at Urnex Brands,
Inc. It was inspired by a meeting between the owners of Urnex® and
Mahlkönig
when the challenges of grinder care and cleaning were discussed.
Why was
Grindz™ Grinder Cleaner developed?
In pursuit of ways to help customers serve the best tasting coffee,
we have dedicated ourselves to helping eliminate the chance of coffee
oil residue contaminating future brews. Cleaning a grinder has
always been a challenge since water cannot be used on the burrs or
around electric motors. The process of opening a grinder can also
be very intimidating due to the small parts and precision involved
in positioning burrs. Finding a way to clean a grinder without
opening the machine became a valuable product concept.
How does Grindz™
Grinder Cleaner work?
When ground through your coffee grinder, the product gently
dislodges coffee particles while also absorbing coffee oil residue.
Is Grindz™
Grinder Cleaner a chemical?
No. There are only food safe and edible ingredients in this
product. As a result, the product presents no risk if the residue
is consumed, and it will be flavor neutral to your coffee.
How was Grindz™ Grinder Cleaner tested?
Throughout the development process, the team at Urnex® worked very
closely with the technical staff at Mahlkönig
in Hamburg, Germany. Every version was evaluated for safety and
effectiveness on a broad range of grinders.
How do I use
Grindz™ Grinder Cleaner?
Simply take the recommended dose (1 cap-full
for espresso grinders and 2 caps-full for
shop grinders) and drop it into an empty grinder hopper. Adjust machine setting to medium, and operate
as if grinding coffee beans. Once complete, we recommend passing
twice as much coffee through to purge any residue.
What happens if I use a setting other than medium with Grindz™
Grinder Cleaner?
This is not a problem at all. In fact, you may want to experiment
with Grindz™ Grinder Cleaner and different settings on your machine.
We found that medium setting delivered the optimal cleaning effect.
However, this may vary with your equipment and the amount of coffee
residue.
Will Grindz™ Grinder Cleaner remove flavored coffee oil?
Yes. We have found the product to be effective at eliminating the
scent of flavored coffee. It is particularly effective in removing
the odor of flavored coffee when it has accidentally been passed
through the dedicated “non-flavored” grinder.
Why
should I use Grindz™ Grinder Cleaner regularly?
Just as any coffee machine should be cleaned regularly, a grinder
should be cleaned in the same manner to achieve the optimum grinding
quality. Grindz™ is an easy way to remove the coffee residue and
oils deposited on grinder burrs. The regular use of Grindz™
lengthens the time period between one servicing and the next, and
also reduces the need to disassemble the grinder to clean it. Thus,
making maintenance less costly, and more efficient.
How
often should I use Grindz™ Grinder Cleaner?
It is recommended to use Grindz™ for espresso grinders once a week
and for shop grinders once a month.
Why can’t
I just use rice to clean my grinder?
In the past, many people have cleaned grinders with rice. However,
rice carries the risk of locking up the motor of a grinder as it
passes through and is turned into a fine powder. The hardness and
shape of Grindz™ Grinder Cleaner prevents this from happening. Using
rice to clean your grinder also leaves a starchy residue on the
inner mechanics of a grinder that is difficult to remove.
When I use Grindz™ Grinder Cleaner, I am left with a lot of white
dusty particles in my doser.
How do I get this out?
The dust created by using Grindz™ Grinder Cleaner is harmless and
flavor neutral. However, it should be passed through your doser and
brushed out. If you have trouble getting it all out, we recommend
using a vacuum to clean out the tiny areas.
How should
Grindz™ Grinder Cleaner be stored?
It is best to keep in a cool dry place with the lid on.
Can I use Grindz™ on a fully automatic espresso machine?
While Grindz™ will effectively clean the burrs on most any coffee
grinder, we do not recommend use of the product on fully automatic
espresso machines without specific instructions from your
machine’s manufacturer. The reason we urge caution is that the brew
chamber of each fully automatic espresso
machine is different. Although Grindz™ is fully edible and food
safe, the composition of the product gives it a
tendency to expand when put in contact with large volumes of
water. Therefore, when using Grindz™ on
fully automatic machines, it is important
to not accidentally “brew” a shot of Grindz™, as this could clog
your machine. In order to avoid this, ask
your manufacturer how to set your machine
for grinder cleaning. If you have already tried and succeeded using
Grindz™ on your machine, then you’ve figured it out!
Is
Grindz™ a concern for those with gluten allergies?
We feel confident that there are no
issues pertaining to Grindz™ and gluten intolerance. In response to
questions about this subject, the Urnex Brands, Inc. technical staff
created a detailed scientific proof to address the issue. The
findings show that when Grindz™ is used according to directions, the
possible amount of gluten that could ever remotely be found in a cup
of espresso made using a grinder cleaned with Grindz is below 20
parts per million. This 20 ppm level is 90% below the gluten
threshold for a product to still be defined as “Gluten Free” in the
Codex Alimentarius Standard. This standard is an international one
that dates back to the 1980's for Gluten Free Products and is
accepted internationally. Because of the coffee/water ratios used
in espresso vs. brewed coffee, these ppm levels would be even
further reduced when consideration is made for brewed coffee.
A
little bit about the Codex Alimentarius Standard,
and the Urnex Brands, Inc. Proof: The Codex Alimentarius Standard
is based on analysis of the nitrogen content of gluten-containing
cereals. This standard permits a maximum of 200 parts per million (ppm
or mg/kg) gluten in a finished product allows for a cereal-derived
product to be labeled "gluten free" if it does not exceed that
limit. Urnex chose 20ppm as our threshold based on a variety of
factors and our desire to be excessively thorough and conservative.
Some
packages contain “Best Before”, and some do not…why?
As
with any new product, the shelf life of Grindz™ was something that
was not entirely certain prior to launch. In an effort to be overly
cautious and conservative, Urnex chose to print a "best before" date
on each jar during first few months of production and distribution.
However, after 1 year of in-market experience along with simulated
lab stability tests, Urnex has concluded that there is no longer a
need for the “best before” date. We now believe a reasonable period
of storage prior to sale is a minimum of 18- 24 months - if not
longer - assuming a clean, and relatively dry warehouse setting.
For more
information about
Grindz™ Grinder
Cleaner, or
Urnex Brands, Inc. please feel free to email us
at
info@urnex.com.
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