Rancilio Rocky Doserless Coffee Grinder
The advertisement for this grinder indicates that is has a removable bean hopper. Can you buy additional hopers to easily change different beans?
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Improving upon the Rocky is not an easy task. The Rocky has been one of the top home espresso grinders for years. The addition of the doserless model gives you a fantastic grinder with a chute in place of the doser. The chute reduces the amount of wasted coffee as well as the amount of stale coffee often left behind in dosers. Grind only what you need directly into your portafilter. The doserless Rocky looks almost identical to the stainless steel Rocky with the obvious lack of a doser. A main p
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Gary DeShazo
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at 05-02-2013 3:49pm
I have had my grinder since 2008 and have not had any problems with it. Paired with my Gaggia Classic, I have been a happy espresso drinker for many years. I would recommend the grinder as a reasonbly priced machine for the espresso officianado. While the majority of time and depending on the bean, I keep the setting at between 13 and 7 to get the 25 second "pull". However, I am now interested in grinding coffee for a french press. I am hoping that you can provide me some guidance on what range of grind settings I should start with for this grinder. Based on your experience, if you can get me in the ballpark I will take it from there. Thanks
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DanielCulver Gary, grinding for a French Press is often a conundrum. Many beans require a very fine grind and a lessened steeping to get the best flavor, but many people (myself included) are wary of consuming too many fine coffee grounds that you would get with the French Press using a very fine grind. One way I deal with that is to preheat my cups and that allows time to let the drink settle a little. Of course, this means handle your drink carefully so as not to stir up the grounds as you're drinking. I hope this helps.
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Gary DeShazo Daniel, thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I had not thought about using a french press in that way given the size of the screen mesh of the filter. Reminds me of the turkish coffee I used to make many years ago in a pan on the stove. That was before all of the stuff we have available to us in the US market today. think my take away here is to set the grind to a setting the yields the preferred taste so I think I will take that approach and enjoy trying all the different grinds. Thanks again.
James Eichler
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at 05-02-2013 3:05pm
Rancilio Rocky Doserless Coffee Grinder
Great grinder, I have had mine for years. My only complaint is that it does not come with a container to catch the grinds. Directly into the Portafilter is a bit messy and requires clean up after each use. I use a container from an earlier grinder i had which fits perfectly underneath and easily...
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Dean Dahlstedt
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at 03-16-2013 7:14am
Rancilio Rocky Doserless Coffee Grinder
This is my first "real" grinder. I am amazed at what at difference it makes to the taste of the coffee.
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mjackson ♦ Dean,
I agree on thing that makes great improvements in your espresso is to get a great grinder. It will really make a difference that is easy to notice.
Nathaniel Osgood
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at 01-15-2013 6:00pm
Rancilio Rocky Doserless Coffee Grinder
Powerful! This grinder does not have a cheap motor that will burn out quickly like so many other grinders in the <$100 range. My previous grinder was the Bodum Bistro, and that grinder clogged all the time with the oily beans that I use, and it would only grind in 20 second intervals. This is due...
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Michael Rosso ♦ The Rancilio Rocky grinder is one tough grinder. The Rancilio Rocky grinders use the same Burrs and motor as the commerical Rancilio MD40.
Rancilio Rocky Doserless Coffee Grinder
I have a 10-year old Rocky (doserless). It has been great once I learned how to dial in for variation in beans, taste, etc. Unfortunately, it suddenly stopped working completely, suggesting some sort of electrical fault. I have removed the bottom of the unit and can identify the main electrical parts. Trying to figure out what tests I can do to identify the faulty component. I have a multi-tester and a bit of knowledge but want to make sure I am barking up the right trees. Really miss my morning espresso!
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Sanfam ♦ As far as the Rocky is concerned, it's basically just a large, AC-Driven motor with the output shaft connected to the lower burr plate. Unfortunately, I am not familiar enough with the motor's design to give you a solid idea of where to begin, but I would suggest researching AC Motor repair online. If the unit simply failed outright, it could indicate a fault with either the rectifier, the windings on the stator, or the rotor/shaft. As these motors can only be purchased as a single unit--Replacement of the entire motor/burr assembly is typically the best option.
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DrSteel Thanks for the input. I agree that it may be a motor failure. However, the drawings show a starter capacitor plus other components in addition to the motor. If the motor has failed, replacement cost suggests buying a whole new unit. If it is a simpler part (resistor, capacitor, switch) maybe it will be a much cheaper repair. Just not quite sure on how to determine the faulty component. Not sure how electrical motors fail, but there was no differences in sounds or performance before it just stopped working.
Pamela Bennett
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at 01-02-2013 1:33pm
Rancilio Rocky Doserless Coffee Grinder
While trying to choose a grinder, this machine was highly recommended to me by my equally espresso-snob cousin. Later, another friend stated he had been using the Rancilio Rocky or the past 10-years without a problem or glitch, and was able to very precisely grind coffee for various types of...
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Karen & Kevin Walker/Lehman
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at 12-10-2012 10:34pm
Rancilio Rocky Doserless Coffee Grinder
We've had our Rocky doserless grinder for about five years. I also have a much less expensive burr grinder. The Rocky is so much better. It's consistency is remarkable. As others have said, oilier beans can cause it to get clogged, but it's easy to disassemble and brush clean. We've cleaned it...
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Michael Rosso ♦ Karen the Rocky is a great grinder as you say. It uses the same motor as the Racilio Commercial MD40 grinder, and I suggest your try using Urnex Grindz to keep your grinder clean (free of oil and stale coffee) and running like a champ.
Chris Cesar
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at 09-24-2012 12:01pm
Rancilio Rocky Doserless Coffee Grinder
Hi,
I just purchased an Expobar Office Lever Plus fro Whole Latte Love and I love it. However, I am finding that my 13 year old Rancilio Rocky (manufactured in 1999, with about 500lb of beans through it) needs work.
I just replaced the burrs, and it is grinding much better. However, I would like to remove the fork, and the doser is having problems in that the ratchet/pawl mechanism does not always catch in the next position, and the doser gets stuck in an in-between position.
I am confident that I can diagnose/fix the problem with the doser if I can disassemble the unit, however, I cannot seem to remove the base in order to access the screws that hold the forks to the bottom of the doser. When I flip the unit over, there are two Philips/flat head screws in the middle of the base (left and right sides) that are easily removed. However, there is a third screw at the center back position with some sort of specialty head that seems to be the final screw holding the base on. The screw head looks like it has external splines, and I have been unsuccessful locating any tool to remove this screw. There are not other fasteners visible on the bottom of the unit, unless they are under the rear rubber feet.
How do I get the bottom off?
Also, It appears that newer Rockys have a shorter base with a separate catch tray. Can I replace my old one with the new style?
Thanks
Chris
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Michael Rosso ♦ Chris...Thank you for your posting to our Super Wall. Please contact our Technical Support Department directly at 1-888-411-5282 option 3, for the best help with your Rancilio grinder questions. Thanks.
Rancilio Rocky Doserless Coffee Grinder
Thanks Mark! I am looking forward to the upgrade replacement for this grinder and will retire Rocky to evening decaf duties :-)
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techkathy It does have a removable bean hopper. But there ate 3 screws that hold the hopper in place. The hopper is also open at the bottom. If the hopper were removed and still had beans inside they would spill out of the open bottom of the hopper. Other grinders (Mazzer, Ceado, etc) do have a hopper designed to be removed easily to switch beans.
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