Posts Tagged ‘commercial grinders’
Food Service Grinders
Food service grinders offer a wide range of grind settings from course to Turkish powder. Food service grinders are found in restaurants, coffee houses, fast food restaurants, delis, pizza restaurants, and fine tea houses. They are also found in hotel restaurants and high end short term convalescent care centers. These usually have long-lasting burr grinders that are dependable work horses, yet economical. These grinders come in one, two and three portion hoppers. This allows the server to brew select portions of, say, a fresh ground decaf, a fresh ground light roast and a fresh ground dark (robust) roast coffee. Burr grinders also grind flavored coffees as well without creating a burnt flavor or taste. Most food service grinder companies offer a 3 year warranty.
Commercial Retail Coffee Grinders
Retail Grinders Retail grinders are those you find at the grocery store or a specialty store where you can grind your own coffee by the pound. Usually they have one or two, sometimes more, different brands of coffee beans already in a sack that you can empty into the hopper at the top of the grinder. This way you are grinding a select amount of coffee; 1 or 2 lbs. The grinders offer a number of click-stop grind settings. The best grinders offer settings from Turkish powder for espresso machines to course grinds for percolators and French press coffee makers. Many grinders today have safety and ETL sanitation ratings and are RoHas approved, which means they do not have any toxic metals in the manufacture of that commercial grinder. Grindmaster offers a four year grinder warranty on parts (or 30,000 lbs.) of ground coffee, whichever comes first and one year labor; all other parts are 2 years with 1 year labor.
In Italy where this grinder is made they call it “Rocky,” which means it’s a champion. The Rancilio Rocky, designed specifically for espresso, enjoys the reputation of being one of the toughest, most durable grinders on the market. Based on the engineering and innovations developed from Rancilio’s commercial grinders, the Rocky has set the bar for other grinders competing in the home espresso market. In addition to being a tough, durable grinder for the home market, the Rocky is one of the best built light commercial coffee grinders for the commercial market. More about that tomorrow…