Table of Contents Burr Grinder Safety ..................3 Important Safeguards ..................4 Electrical Requirements ..................5 Model 5KCG100 ....................6 Burr Grinder Features..................7 Using the Artisan™ Burr Grinder..............8 Before First Use ..................8 Operating the Burr Grinder ..............8 Grind Setting Table ..................9 Adjusting the Cutting Burrs .................10 Adjusting to Provide Coarser Grinds ............10...
Burr Grinder Safety Your safety and the safety of others are very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.
Electrical Requirements Volts: 220–240 Volts A.C. WARNING Hertz: 50/60 Hz NOTE: This Burr Grinder has a grounded plug. To reduce the risk of electrical shock, this plug will fit in an outlet only one way. If the plug does not fit in the outlet, contact a qualified electrician.
Model 5KCG100 Bean Hopper Grind Level Ring Motor Housing Faceplate Grind Screws Control Dial Bin Seal Plate Coffee Bin Switch Bin Platform Coffee Scoop Burr Cleaning Brush Model 5KCG100 Burr Grinder...
Burr Grinder Features Motor Housing Precision Stainless Steel Cutting Burrs Die-cast metal housing is stable, durable, and easy to clean. Large 5.72 cm diameter flat cutting burrs provide long life and superb Bean Hopper grind consistency. Burrs can be 198 g capacity bean hopper adjusted to compensate for wear, or unscrews from the motor housing for calibrated to meet stringent grind-...
Using the Artisan™ Burr Grinder Before First Use 3. Fill the bean hopper to the level desired. At maximum, the hopper Before using the burr grinder, wipe holds 198 g of beans. the motor housing and cord with a NOTE: This product is intended to clean damp cloth.
Using the Artisan™ Burr Grinder 6. Select the grind by turning the 7. To grind coffee, flip the “O/I” grind control dial to the desired Switch to the “I” position. setting on the grind level ring. See the grind setting table below to match the grind level to your brewing process.
Adjusting the Cutting Burrs From the factory, the Artisan™ Burr 3. Rotate the grind control gear Grinder will provide grinds suitable counter-clockwise 1 “click” or for almost all types of brewing. If detent at a time until the you’re an espresso or French Press “clicking”...
Adjusting the Cutting Burrs Adjusting for Maximum 5. Rotate the grind control gear Grind Fineness clockwise 1 “click” or detent at a time until you hear the burrs Adjusting the grinder to provide touching one another – when they maximum fineness will slightly decrease touch, the burrs will make a distinct the grind sizes throughout the grinding “rubbing”...
Burr Grinder Tips 1. Select the correct 3. Ground coffee loses flavor and grind for the aroma very quickly. For the best brew process you results, grind only as much as you are using. 15 intend to immediately use. grind levels are 4.
How the Grind Affects Flavor The flavor of coffee depends on a of soluble compounds will be variety of factors, including the extracted from each. If the grounds quality, freshness, and roast of the vary in size, some will be over- beans, the purity of the brew water, extracted and some will be under- the cleanliness of the brewing...
Care and Cleaning Cleaning the Motor Housing 2. Using a flat-head screwdriver, and Hoppers turn the two faceplate screws counter-clockwise until the • Make sure the burr grinder is faceplate assembly is free. switched to the “O” position and (The faceplate screws have unplugged before cleaning.
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Care and Cleaning 4. Using the burr-cleaning brush, 5. After cleaning, tilt the burr grinder clean the burr mounted on the backward so the front of the burr-shaft assembly and the motor housing faces upward. burr mounted within the motor housing. 6.
Care and Cleaning 7. Once the burr-shaft assembly is 9. After the faceplate screws have in the motor housing, rotate been finger-tightened, use a the assembly until it falls into flat-head screwdriver to tighten place. When correctly positioned, them until snug. the burr-shaft assembly cannot 10.
Care and Cleaning Replacing the Cutting Burrs 3. Remove the burr from the motor housing by turning the two If the cutting burrs are damaged, or burr-mounting screws have reached the end of their life counter-clockwise until free. (usually after grinding 270–360 kg of coffee), they can be replaced easily.
If the problem cannot be fixed switched on, but coffee does with the steps above, see the ® not grind: KitchenAid Burr Grinder Warranty The cutting burrs require cleaning or on page 19.* are worn. See “Cleaning the Cutting * Do not return the Burr Grinder to the retailer Burrs”...
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