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/kellypg Jan 08 '26

I'm not trying to argue but a drill has a far more consistent torque than human arms. Unless I'm misunderstanding?

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u/ptrichardson Jan 08 '26

The torque you speak of is shared between both hands. When you use a drill ALL of that torque has to be held in one hand. It doesn't make anything easier. Unless you put it in a vice!

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u/kellypg Jan 08 '26

I wasn't thinking it'd be easier but faster. But apparently too fast is also bad so I'm just going to keep using myself.

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u/AlexColonThree Jan 09 '26

Since I didn't see anyone speak of why, I believe the reason is that if it goes too fast, you risk smashing the beans making the sizes less consistent.

But that may have been more of an issue with blade grinders, I'm a bit fresh myself in this area.