how do you clean the grinder part of the salt and pepper mill?
395231
I have never cleaned mine, I just keep it in a clean area, free from any food contamination and wash my hands before I use it if I am handling raw meat, or have someone else crack the pepper if my hands are covered in meat juice.
837328
I have had trouble with mine also I would choose another manufacture pepper grinder next time. I also purchased the salt grinder, while both look great it doesn't work well, leaves salt on counter after a grind. For the price was a disappointment.
1375814
That is basically what I do. Not very often, though. This has some pictures: http://bytownbeanery.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/cleaning-your-porlex-grinder/
2085509
The more you turn screw on the bottom of the grinder out (counter clockwise) the coarser the grind should be. To make the grind finer, turn the peppermill upside down and turn the mill slightly back and forth like you are grinding. This will allow the pepper seeds to fall out of the grinding burr and make turning the adjusting screw easy to screw in.
13998
This grinder does disassemble but it is not easy to clean. The small cleaning brush that comes with the grinder is practically useless. We purchased a larger brush to help facilitate cleaning.
1869908
You take the black screw out of the bottom, remove the pieces, fill, replace pieces & screw back together. You will have to reset how fine you want it grinded though. It works like a typical salt or pepper grinder, it just looks like an owl.
1879091
It depends on exactly what you mean, wiping it down is fine. If you want to clean/purge the grinding area the best way is to put through some dry rice and it will clean the grinding mechanism.
1233854
not hard to clean at all. I put the loose parts in dishwasher. Sometimes, I just rinse them off if I think I will need them before I run the dishwasher. I always feel the top part with the grinder works better if it is as dry as possible when you use it.
190164
It takes a while to properly clean the grinder. You could switch beans and grind a little and dispose of the "cleansing" ground beans.
796286
Since I use mine just for coffee, I can only answer for that. After grinding, I unplug it. Then, take a soft brush and brush it out. Then wipe it with a cloth dampened with vinegar.As far as I know the blades are not removable. I've heard some say they take a piece of crusty bread and grind it. This takes care of any coffee residue. IT's a great little grinder, by the way. I love it.
178386
Unscrew the base using the funnel which came with the unit and slowly pour pepper are salt in unit
796293
Blades are not removable. Best way to clean a grinder like this is to use RICE. Put in about 3-4 tablespoons of rice (not cooked) and chop it up. Rice has a neutral flavor and naturally soaks up and clings to any oils, debris and gunk that coffee, spices and herbs will leave. Then just dump the ground rice in the compost. Works like a charm.
818648
You can try opening the little door under the bean Hopper and cleaning the entire shut from the grinder. You can pull the lever next to the door to manually open the door to the basket and push the clogged grinds in. You need to do this at least once a week.
1027254
No, so far the grinder has stayed dry. The grinder does not need to be cleaned every time it is used.
610045
I just hand wash the parts inside or put in dishwasher. I use paper filters so coffee grinds come out easy with filter. Makes good coffee but it's hard to see the water line inside. Hope this helps.
1893833
Sorry, Jessica, Amazon referred your question to me and I bought the pepper mill. That was my confusion about why you were asking about salt. Great grinder though even without the cap.
211953
When this happen to me I replaced them with these from Amazon. I dump out the grinds then rinse them very well after each use. This seems to help at least in my case. I have found that if you let the grinds sit in the filter until the next day it is much harder to get the filter clean.