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I came here to save money and now I know what burr touch means. This has gone badly.
I only own one of the two, so weight this below the dual-owner reports. Mine has been consistent and easy to clean, but I cannot tell you whether the other one would be better in the same kitchen.
This is a good example of why the exact revision and test history matter. “My Lelit Mara X V2 2024 is bad” produces twenty theories; the measurements above at least give the theories somewhere to die.
good advice. I keep a couple tiny jars now so I can open one before I waste the whole batch on a bad year
That’s a sensible test. I do the same with old cumin and coriander before I blame the recipe.
half the time it’s just the jar getting long in the tooth
I had a similar issue but not the same revision. Mine ended up being embarrassingly simple, so I would keep the easy checks alive until the evidence kills them.
I agree with the main point, but freshness probably matters more than people think. I learned that the hard way with an old jar that tasted mostly like dust and a little lemon. New pepper had the numbing effect right away, old stuff just sort of whispered at the food.
Worth checking before you blame your methodMostly agree, but I would keep one caution in mind
fresh pepper can bully a dish if you use too much, so the main sensation depends on the rest of the seasoning tooConfirmed solution: I checked the exact revision and water/part specification, followed the manufacturer-compatible procedure, then flushed and verified normal taste/operation before changing anything else. I am leaving the original numbers above intact so the next person can see what changed.
Best test is a tiny pinch on the tongue before you waste a whole dish.
if it barely wakes up, bin it
ha, exactly. spices don’t care about our schedule, they just sit there and get older
yeah, whole spice keeps more of the smell and the little numbing hit
pre-ground usually just gives you the ghost of both
i think that’s the strongest case for whole spices here, actually. Pre-ground turns what should be an aroma and tactile effect into a vague seasoning, which…
toasting’s fine but dont walk away from it. Pepper goes from fragrant to sorry real fast
Inference only: because the symptom is repeatable and your listed tests already rule out some obvious causes, I would suspect the narrowest remaining mechanical/setup path before a board-level failure. I would not buy a part from that inference alone.
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