Natural Bristle Coffee Brush - Boar Hair, Solid Wood Handle

Natural Bristle Coffee Cleaning Brush

A round-head brush with natural boar hair bristles and a solid wood handle, for sweeping grounds out of burrs, hoppers, portafilters, and group heads.

Boar hair or synthetic?

Natural bristles are softer and finer than synthetic ones, so they pick up fine coffee dust more readily and won't shed plastic fibers into your grinder. They're also gentler on burr coatings. Synthetic bristles are stiffer, which some people prefer for scrubbing a group head, and they handle getting wet better. For dry brushing a grinder, boar hair is the nicer tool.

Keep it dry

Natural bristles don't love soaking. Use this one dry for grounds, shake it out after, and if it needs cleaning, a quick rinse and air dry bristles-down is plenty. Leave it wet and it'll go floppy over time.

Why brush at all

Grounds left in the chute and around the burrs go stale and rancid, then come out mixed into tomorrow's dose, dulling a cup you otherwise did everything right on. A weekly sweep if you grind daily, or between bags if you switch beans often, is enough.

• Bristles: natural boar hair, soft on burrs and coatings
• Handle: solid wood, matte glaze finish
• Head: round, for targeted cleaning
• Use on: grinders, hoppers, portafilters, group heads

It's a brush. But it's a nice brush, and it looks like it belongs on the counter instead of in a drawer.