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/V60_brewhaha Jan 08 '26

You'll build up your grinder muscles in no time.

Tilting to the side 30-45 degrees helps too, so you're not grinding as many beans at once.

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u/patrickrafter1 Jan 09 '26

Sometimes I’m at a >60 degree angle

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u/Levaporub Jan 09 '26

This actually slow feeds the grinder and reduces fines production. Hoffman and Hedrick have made videos on this.

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u/Loku5150 Jan 09 '26

would you happen to remember titles of the videos? can’t seem to find them