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Do you single dose with the K10?
How is the retention?
Did you mod the doser as described by many?
Is it easy to clean? c
If the courses were open in WI, I'd say come play a round and play w/ my K10.
-I always single dose.
-Retention is almost nil, since I leave the grind chamber alone and there's no more nooks and crannies for the coffee to be retained.
-I modded the chute leading into the doser, but not the doser itself; it sweeps cleanly enough for me. And I use a cut-down rubber spatula to bump up against the sweeper arms while the grinder is on, to clean out the chute.
-I maybe shouldn't admit it, but I never clean mine. My theory is that whatever stale coffee there is in its innards will stay there and not co-mingle w/ the fresh beans being ground.
I went from a Macap M4, which may be close to the K3, and noticed more open-ness, nuance and detail in the shots. Also, I don't have any pre-shot rituals, other than a couple taps to settle the coffee and a couple swipes to level it; no WDT or other helpers, and no channeling/spritzers.
Where have you looked, and what sort of prices are you seeing for the K10?
I like things w/ motors, but he HG-1 intrigues me. Have you considered that?