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What to look for in each, and the safety and freshness points that come with grinding.",{"primary":15,"secondary":16,"intent":21},"commercial coffee grinder for roastery",[17,18,19,20],"industrial coffee grinder uk","grinding coffee for retail bags","coffee grinder burr replacement","qc grinder cupping","commercial investigation","2026-10-09",6,{"figure":25,"kicker":26},"Burrs","Grinders",[28,36,44],{"key":29,"slug":29,"category":7,"title":30,"excerpt":31,"readingMinutes":32,"updated":22,"cover":33},"coffee-packing-lines-and-heat-sealers","Packing coffee: heat sealers, fillers and packing lines","Packing is where a growing roastery loses the most hours. When to move from a scoop and a sealer to a weigher, and from a weigher to a packing line, and what each step costs in accuracy and flexibility.",7,{"figure":34,"kicker":35},"Bags\u002Fhr","Packing",{"key":37,"slug":37,"category":38,"title":39,"excerpt":40,"readingMinutes":23,"updated":22,"cover":41},"production-cupping-protocol","quality","A cupping protocol for production, not competitions","Production cupping answers one question: is this batch the same as the reference? A simpler, faster method than full scoring, with the controls that keep it honest.",{"figure":42,"kicker":43},"8.25 g","Cupping",{"key":45,"slug":45,"category":7,"title":46,"excerpt":47,"readingMinutes":32,"updated":22,"cover":48},"roastery-extraction-and-ventilation","Extraction and ventilation in a roastery: fumes, dust and fire","The roaster's exhaust carries smoke and chaff out; the room still needs air for the burner and protection for staff from roasting fumes and dust. The rules and the practical design points.",{"figure":49,"kicker":50},"0.02 ppm","Air and safety",[52,54,56,80,82,84,86,88,90],{"p":53},"Many customers buy ground coffee: offices, filter cafes and home brewers without a grinder. Grinding in the roastery adds a step that affects quality, freshness, safety and labor. Choose equipment for the volume of ground coffee you actually sell.",{"h2":55},"Production grinding",{"table":57},{"head":58,"rows":61},[59,60],"Feature","Why it matters",[62,65,68,71,74,77],[63,64],"Throughput in kg per hour","Match it to your ground volume per week; a small shop grinder will overheat on bulk work.",[66,67],"Burr type and size","Larger burrs grind faster with less heat; flat and conical burrs give different particle distributions.",[69,70],"Grind settings you can repeat","Marked, lockable settings for each grind size you sell (filter, cafetiere, espresso).",[72,73],"Heat","Heat during grinding drives off aromatics and, per HSE, raises diacetyl release; cool beans before grinding.",[75,76],"Cleaning access","Easy burr removal for cleaning and allergen changeovers.",[78,79],"Metal detection or magnets downstream","Burrs wear and can shed metal; many roasteries treat foreign body control as a critical point.",{"h2":81},"QC and cupping grinder",{"p":83},"A separate grinder for cupping and quality control avoids contaminating samples with production coffee. It should give a consistent, repeatable grind, be easy to purge between samples and be calibrated on a schedule. See [production cupping](guide:production-cupping-protocol).",{"h2":85},"Freshness and packing",{"p":87},"Ground coffee stales and releases carbon dioxide much faster than whole beans. Pack ground coffee promptly, in bags with one-way valves, and consider shorter best before dates than for beans. If you grind to order, schedule it into the pack run so ground coffee does not sit open.",{"h2":89},"Maintenance",{"checklist":91,"title":96},[92,93,94,95],"Daily: brush out burrs and chute, empty retained grounds","Weekly: check grind against a reference sample with a sieve or particle analyser if you have one","By weight ground: replace burrs at the maker's recommended interval","Record burr changes; the date matters for metal control","Grinder care",[98,101],{"q":99,"a":100},"Can I use a cafe grinder to grind retail bags?","For small volumes. Cafe grinders are designed for single doses and overheat on continuous work, which harms flavor and wears burrs.",{"q":102,"a":103},"How often should burrs be replaced?","Follow the maker's interval by weight ground, and watch for slower grinding, more fines and inconsistent particle size.",[105,109],{"target":106,"label":107,"note":108},"page:sales","Grind options on orders","Each order line carries its grind, so packing gets it right.",{"target":110,"label":111,"note":112},"page:storefront","Grind choice in the shop","Customers choose whole bean or a grind for their brewer.",[114],{"name":115,"title":116,"url":117},"Health and Safety Executive","Exposure to diacetyl vapour in food and drink 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