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I’ve heard of stones, but a nail?!
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I’ve heard of stones, but a nail?!


I never thought the day would come where I get a stone in my coffee, and that day has yet to arrive! This was unexpected this morning though. Burrs seem unaffected, I wonder how much of this nail was there before it went through the grinder.

Quamar Q50E: 1
Nail: 0

by Glittering_Ad_1938

18 Comments

  1. dan_the_first

    If I diamond gets in, burrs would be damaged, but I wouldn’t complain.

    But a nail 😂.

  4. Wooden-Suggestion201

    I’ve had stones, screws, and one time a dime (I do believe the dime was my fault though).

    My roaster, however, has had rings, and bullet casings in green coffee…

  7. VariousShelter8733

    Your grind is way too coarse for espresso if that was able to come out of there.

  9. Square_Sorbet_5947

    That would’ve made a lovely sound in the grinder

  10. Anderz

    You should see the shit the destoner collects at roasteries. Lots of screws and bolts. I assume it’s because a lot of the mills and washing stations use old vibratory equipment combined with laying coffee out on an open patio to dry for days.

  12. ParsnipMammoth1249

    Gonna repeat, with minor edits, what I said earlier in this sub about a similar topic:

    I live in the UK and have been buying coffee beans from specialty coffee shops when I travel, but mostly online from roasters (big and small) across the UK for almost 15 years. I’ve also had several coffee subscriptions from various roasters. A couple of months ago, I bought almost £200 worth of coffee beans to store in my freezer. I’ve purchased dark, medium, and light roasts, even green beans,but I’ve never, ever encountered a stone (or a nail) in the coffee beans I’ve bought.

    Honestly, if that ever happened to me, I’d be livid. I paid good money for my grinder and SSP burrs, and a stone (or a nail) could seriously damage them.

    If it did happen, I wouldn’t just send an angry email. I’d probably be all over the roaster’s socials too. This kind of thing really shouldn’t be shrugged off, it’s a quality control issue, and an expensive one for the customer if it goes wrong.

    At least don’t buy from that roaster again if you can’t be arsed to complain.

  16. Beekeeper_Dan

    You’d think that any ferrous metals would have been removed by any reputable food company. Anything that a magnet can grab should not be in food.