Dreamfarm Grindenstein Knock box

Dreamfarm Grindenstein Knock box, “what?” Ok let me explain what a knock box is; basically its used to remove spent pucks from the portafilter, of your espresso machine. If you don’t have an espresso machine you don’t know how much of a pain it is to get the puck out of the portafilter, its not fun, and most methods don’t work. Well why do you need a knock box, Just try swashing it out at the sink or trying to shake it out either way it’s a big mess, a knock box is an easy way to remove it, just give it a good bang and out it comes. The main problem with knock boxes is they just don’t last, they cant take the constant abuse dished out to them, though you would think the designers would know better. Most are made of medal with a rubber coated plastic or medal bar that you bang the portafilter on, sounds ok right? Nope often after a couple of months the rubber tears off leaving only a medal bar which will only destroy the portafilter and the rivets/grommets that hold the bar in place give-up, leaving you having to rig it so you can use it, or in some cases the medal will began to rust, though only if it is not stainless steel. Now there are others that will stand the test but they are pricy like those from Rattleware your looking at 35+ the Grindenstein Knock box is 23 and can be found for 19.99.

How long will it last? Well I have had mine for about 9 months with daily use of 3+ espressos a day. Capacity? About 6 58mm pucks. What about cleaning it? It cleans easily just toss it in the dish washer. Will it slide around my counter? Not if your counter is dry it has non slide ring on the bottom that covers the circumference. Any negatives? Yes. Time for a bullet list:

1. Its kind of small, it does hold 6 58mm pucks but that means I have to empty it once daily
2. Its short, if a puck is wet and if you hit it hard it will splash out
3. It will slide around if your counter is wet.

Over all, its a great tool to have and at a great price.

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