Coffee Hack: No More Static

Don't act like you don't have a spoon lying around your kitchen...

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[rayman]

I tried a version of this trick where you feed a few drops of water into the grinder and it didn't work. Tried it your way with stirring the wet spoon into the beans. There's barely any static now! Thanks James! You did good!

[SooperFlye]

*_A little unknown scientific-fact:_*_ Electrons build up more easily in dry places. On humid days, shocks are less common because a thin layer of water molecules coats most surfaces, which allows electrons to flow more freely and makes almost everything conductive and static-free._

[billtotman]

@James Hoffmann - thank you for consistently giving credit where credit is due.

[marcusdiddle]

Just came across this video nearly three years after its posting, and all I can say is WOW. The difference is mind blowing. I have a Breville Smart Grinder which is pretty bad with static and coffee grounds end up going everywhere. But using this simple trick virtually eliminated all static. Thanks for the tip!

[roblucchetti]

I used the Baratza Virtuoso for a few years and i can tell you that A) some beans are more susceptible to static that others - especially chaffey beans B) a little shake of the grinds back and forth in the bin vs. pour straight after grinding helps tame it too.

[fairalbion]

Another vote here for this technique. It works.
I live in an area of the US where the winter air gets very dry: electric spark super-low humidity. We had coffee grounds flying onto every kitchen surface, & clinging to the hopper (Baratza Virtuoso) as if stuck with glue.
It needed a tad more water - perhaps 1/8 teaspoon, then thoroughly stirred into the beans with the spoon handle. It did the trick perfectly. Thanks for the tip.

[colinlarkin]

James. Thank you it DOES actually work. After years of putting up with my old small gaga grinder and then more recently the DeLongi -- I was skeptical but it worked like a dream!!!

[philipchau]

Worked for my Macap! It was very random the amount of spray between hopper refills and this hack fixed it!

[luisbalderrama]

I cannot believe I have gone on for years without this.

Thank you James!
-Luis

[BitsOfEternity]

This is a great trick, thanks for sharing! Creating sawdust causes the same problem with static. I run a wire through my collection system that runs to ground, to remove/reduce that static. I had been thinking about trying a similar solution here, with my Encore Baratza, like running a wire from the machine (but might have had to cut into it, to test it) to a ground of some sort, but with this solution, I won't have to worry about that. Cheers!

[txuser]

Also works great on my Hario Slim Ceramic Handgrinder. Great tip!

[crizo]

effin BRILLIANT! I’ve just dealt with static for years. Game changer.

[rafraf]

I tried it today for the very first time and I’m really impressed how well it worked

[andreeiermann]

Yes James, I agree. This is also what we would do in a lab 🥼 to avoid statics. It is a cool hack, backed up by science.

[steveplowman]

I use a small syringe(no needle)put a drop in hopper same static free result. Great hack. Cheers Steve. Great channel by the way!

[paul.mcallister]

Tried stirring the ground coffee with a spoon handle before pouring them into my French press, and it worked. No water needed in my case. Thanks for the idea.

[Lady-Lilith]

I was grinding coffee this morning and it has been particularly dry and staticky here. When coffee grounds flew all over the place I thought to myself "I bet James has made a video about this...." then low and behold it showed up on my recommended feed on YouTube! So clearly Google already has an implant in my brain that's reading my thoughts.

[tld]

Wooo life changed, and I just bought a grinder to boot! Thanks James

[jeffwinzeler]

Thank you, thank you, and thank you! This simple tip saves so much cleanup. Game changer.

[Leonardokite]

I guess "they just don't make them like they used to" holds true for this. I have a Solis maestro that I have had for many years and never had any static issues.
I needed another coffee grinder for my Idaho cabin. My wife got a used Baratza encore at a killer price. It is basically the same coffee grinder as the Solis. But, the static is crazy. Next time I'm at the cabin I will try this trick. Thank you.