Kitchen Catastrophe A bit of coffee grounds got into the safety mechanism of my coffee grinder, and now it doesn't work! WTF??

You need one of those K-cup machines

Nooooo!!!!! I am something of a coffee snob and little tubs of pre-ground coffee do NOT cut it!! I'm gonna have to learn how to use the burr grinder I bought about two years ago and never took out of the box.

I guess that makes me a coffee nerd I can't bother making one cup of coffee unless its k-cup stuff.

the k-cups aren't bad! sure better than instant! **shudder**

I will do without rather than instant

brush or blow it out? Can you take an artist's brush and brush it out? Or maybe a turkey baster/blow dryer/canned air and blow it out?

Here's what you do.... Go out to the pick-up truck and get the tool box out. Roll up the flannel sleeves of your shirt, and turn down the Melissa CD, you need to focus. Now take the damn thing apart and fix it. Don't worry about spilling a few coffee grounds on the floor, the dog will lick them up. Crisis solved. Happy independence day.

the brush or blow method sounds alot easier.

maybe she can use her shop-vac to clean it

or a little duct tape !

Duct tape is how the west was won.

your right. the shop vac should do the job.

Huzzah!! Actually, the tool box is in my kitchen already....

that happened to me once I just ran that part under the water tap. Fixed no problem that was last year. Speaking of coffee snobbery have you ever tried a bit of espresso with the beans? Very good if you like rich coffee. Of course use less beans when adding espresso.