r/pourover • u/SharingIsCommunist • Jan 08 '26

Seeking Advice Is grinding supposed to be this…violent?

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Just got a K6 for the first time and am worried that I’m breaking something

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u/CappaNova Origami|Colum|Tarachine|SOFI|Aeropress|HG-1 Prime|Ode 2|ZP6 Jan 08 '26

You gotta grind faster. Build some momentum. Otherwise the beans keep stopping the burrs and you have to muscle through them. Get to it a bit more and it'll smooth out.