Urnex Full Circle Coffee Grinder Cleaning Tablets - 3 Single Use Packets - Removes Coffee Residue & Oils - Perfect for Home & Commercial Espresso Machines

I have the Baratza encore burr grinder and have used it fairly regularly for the last eight years without ever cleaning it. It always seems to work and my coffee always tastes pretty good. If the taste may sometimes be off, I attribute that to perhaps the blend of the coffee or maybe my taste buds just being a little bit off on a certain day. I just never saw any reason to go into any kind of deep cleaning with the unit.The machine jammed once because I neglected to empty the basket while grinding. I was quite intimidated, but found a video that explained how to clear it up and though a little bit of a pain in the neck and a little bit messy, I was able to clear the pathway for grinding.This happened again recently, and although I cleared up the blockage of backed up beans and grime, there was still a fair amount of residue on the parts and I decided to try out these cleaning tablets.It worked! Although it is a somewhat involved process, you have to run a cup of coffee through the machine and then take apart the machine and clean some of the parts, everything now seems sparkling clean.I am not sure if this translates to better tasting coffee or not, I haven’t noticed any kind of magical difference.I am not sure if there is any alternative that is less expensive for cleaning your grinder. This is simply a packet containing a few tablets and it almost looks like it could/should cost just a dollar or two per packet.But it does work and leaves your machine looking nice and clean. The grinder is definitely working better after using the cleaning tablets, faster, smoother and more precise grinding.