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Hello coffee friend.

Thank you very much for buying
my Comandante® grinder!

I have been around the globe hunting excellent coffee forquite some time. To find an extraordinary specialty coffee
and to buy it on the spot, you have to meet coffee producers at their farms and check out what they’ve got.

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Out there at origin you roast a handful of freshly harvested beans and grind and brew your own cup of coffee. Yougotta trust your own brew… your nose and your palate.
In this situation you want the best grinder in your pocket,
right by your side. Trust me – this is not the time to toyaround with mediocre grinder quality or inconsistentvintage grinder models.
Grind performance is key to revealing true coffee
potential. Your grinder has to be your own trusted goldstandard. I was in that exact situation many times. You
want to be fast and certain.

That is why I developed and engineered my own grinder.
A true Comandante® grinder – bold and strong and nocompromise when it comes to quality.

It took a while to make it right. But the results are rocksolid. You just bought one of my babies. Congratulations!
I am sure you will love this grinder. And by the way …
I made it last to last. It’s made in Germany.

Enjoy your journey to new and exciting specialty coffee
frontiers.

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MK4 Nitro Blade ®

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Built for true coffee enthusiasts and specialty coffee
connoisseurs, the C40 (MK4) Nitro Blade® is a robust, highperformance manual coffee grinder with an advanced
burr set design. The selection of the burr material is theproud result of dedicated research and development.
Early on, we chose a very special high-alloyed, highnitrogen stainless steel with a fine martensitic
micro-crystal matrix as our top of the line burr material.

We further refined the geometry and structure of
the Nitro Blade® burr to get the grind performance wewere looking for and the particle distribution which
worked best with brewing freshly roasted specialty
arabica beans. Working with Nitro Blade® steel is aserious engineering task which requires special tools

and machinery, excellent craftsmanship and lots ofexperience. High-nitrogen martensitic steel is extremely tough and wear resistant. But when the burr
is finished, it is highly wear resistant, and has a superior degree of edge retention. That is what we want!

After hardening and tempering a finished Nitro Blade®,
we give it the last engineering kick. We cut tiny microblades on the tips of the Z-teeth to give it an ultra sharpburr entry. The grind result gives you a very refinedparticle size distribution for all grind settings andbrewing methods; from coarse for hand brewing tosuper-fine for espresso and cezve/ibrik.
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not only has a burr made of stainless steel, but also a
stainless steel body, a stainless steel axle, a stainlesssteel crank and stainless steel micro ball bearings.

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For our Classic and Premium Wood products, ourcraftsmen laminate a thin layer of beautiful woodonto the stainless steel body, before waxing andpolishing it with meticulous dedication. Our Classicand Special Coating products use a robust and sleek
powder coating – baked on at high temperature, notjust painted on. Both body surfaces give you a solid
grip for serious crank action.
We love our little masterpiece. It shows our heritage
from Bavaria and the Black Forest – Made in Germany.

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Grind Performance

Comandante® burr sets are always cut from solid metal
blocks by experienced craftsmen.
Burr Geometry has been optimized to achieve excellent
Bean Thruput with a reduced Crank Torque and at
the same time delivering a refined Particle Size Distribution for best brewing results.

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excellent edge retention and wear resistance. NitroBlade® is also extra non-corrosive and shows an excellent cutting performance.

j Please be careful jSharp Burr Edges and Burr Teeth!

Thruput averages 1 coffee bean per turn with a comfortable physical effort.

Please be extra careful when your fingers get close to
any burr edge or burr teeth. Both, burr edge and teeth
are very sharp and can easily cut and seriously harmyou. Please keep your children away from the burr!

Nitro Blade® Burr Set

Highly Inert Burr Surface

The Nitro Blade burr set is the ultimate performancechoice. It “cuts” coffee beans in a very unique way.
The grind result is extremely exact and very uniformwith the least amount of coffee dust.

The Nitro Blade®’s steel surface is highly inert andtherefore performs with absolute neutrality.

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Both ring and cone are cut out of a solid block ofhigh-alloyed, high-nitrogen stainless steel. This
makes the Nitro Blade® very sharp and strong withUnlike typical burr sets, Nitro Blade® avoids prematureoxidation of and reaction with the beans during thegrinding process, preserving the complex flavor andsensory characteristics of high quality coffees.
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make it the top choice for all serious coffee brewers
and baristas.
Try your C40 MK4 Nitro Blade® with salt and pepper orother dry herbs. You may be surprised about thegrind result. Freshly ground seasoned salt powder –extremely tasty!
Just make sure you clean it properly if you use it withstrongly fragrant herbs and spices before you go backto grinding your coffee.

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Nitro Blade® is an excellent grinder for both coffee andtea. Yes tea! The special burr geometry in combina-tion with the highly inert stainless steel blades give
you a tool to discover new flavor dimensions.

Drive Train

The central axle is fixed and supported by two microball bearings for better distribution of force and grind
momentum. Both micro ball bearings are encapsulated with rubber for protection and smooth operation. The crank is made of stainless steel and can beremoved to fill the C40.

The polymer disc on the crank is press-fitted into placewith no need for glue, so it can be adjusted if you like.

"…Comandante® gave me the best particle distribution
for winning the World Brewer’s Cup!"杜嘉宁 Du Jianing | World Brewers Cup Champion �19

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100% Natural Wood

The wooden knob is made by a friend in Germany’sBlack Forest. It is made of 100 % natural oakwood and is mounted with a pushbutton mechanism onto the crank.
You can remove it and click
it back on. The shape of thewooden knob has been designed for a comfortable andsolid feel during grinding. We
love oak’s unique & beautiful
grain structure.

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All wooden surfaces have beentreated with a child-safe, natural
wax-oil.

Food Safe Polymer (BPA-free)

All burr frame parts are made with BPA-freehigh-performance polymers, which are very robustand extremely shatter-resistant. The polymer compounds have been tested by third-party laboratories
and the results have demonstrated that theyare free of estrogenic and androgenic
activity. These materials are verysafe for holding your precious
coffee beans.

Bean Jar

The Bean Jar at the bottom
holds at least 40 grams ofroasted coffee beans.

With your grinder you get abrown glass Bean Jar and aclear polymer-glass Bean Jar.
Both are food safe and have theirown advantages. The Jars are perfectstorage devices and you can easily clean
them with hot water. Please just be careful
not to burn yourself!

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Grind Selection dial

The grind selection dial has been designed like athree-legged star with a proper click action to lock ineach grind setting.
We use three independent, micro steel ball units toassure balanced pressure on the burr cone. This islocated at the bottom of the C40.

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Use three fingertips and turn the star clockwise to geta finer grind or counter-clockwise for a coarser grind.
The click action firmly locks in your preferred grind
setting.

But please be careful with your fingers when you operate close to the burr edges. All burr edges of Nitro
Blade® are extra sharp. You can easily cut and harm
yourself if you are not careful.

Please be careful!

• Please be extra careful when you use this coffeegrinder. The attached glass Bean Jar may breakwhen it hits a hard surface like the floor. Broken
glass is dangerous and can seriously harm you!
• Please handle your grinder carefully – dropping thegrinder from a height may lead to damage.

• Please don’t let children play with this coffee grinder.
It is heavy, it has very sharp blades and a glass Bean
Jar which can break!

j warning jPlease do not adjust or remove the three screws onthe bottom of your grinder. They have been carefully
and perfectly calibrated by our team of production
experts. Doing so could de-calibrate or even damage
your grinder.

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CLICK-ON KNOB

Take the magnetic crank off yourComandante®, fill the grinder withbeans, and reattach the crank.

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2MAGNETIC CRANKBPA-FREE &FOOD SAFEPOLYMER JAR
OR GLASS JAR

How To Use

BEANS INSTAINLESSSTEEL BODYWOODEN VENEER
OR POWDER COATINGCLICKER TO ADJUSTGRIND SETTING

Adjust the grind setting by holding the crank and grinder bodystill with one hand, and turning
the three-legged clicker withthe other.
Clockwise to go finer, anti-clockwise to go coarser.

To keep track of your setting,start with the burrs touching/closed (‘click zero’) and counteach click as you turn anti-clockwise to open the burr.
The higher the number of clicks,
the coarser the setting.

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A guideline on where to start for various brewing methods. Taste and adjust – trust your palate.
*Factory setting when you unpack your new grinder is 24 clicks.
c40 standard Clicks

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30

05

10

Red Clix (optional upgrade)

1540FilterChemexespresso

cezve / ibrik

35

french press

bialetti

cold-brew

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Grind Setting Guidelines

There are many ways to brew a nice cup. What methodology and recipe you want to use is a matter of
personal taste.
To start your coffee making experience, we put someclick-setting guidelines for you on the chart opposite.

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based on your taste experience.

Don’t let yourself be scared bystrict barista expert rules.

We encourage you to find your own coffee making
style … with your favorite bean, your water temperature and your brewing recipe. Grinding and brewing
your own coffee should be fun!

If you have questions or if you need help, speak to afriendly coffee roaster or just give us a call.

We want you to be happy and enjoy your coffee
making journey.

More Info

For care instructions, video-tutorials with tips andtricks, FAQs, and instructions in other languages,
please head to our website.
Other questions or a problem?

Please visit the support sectionof our website and contact us
or one of the Official Support
Partners for your region.

Comandante® has an extensive
range of accessories and spareparts.
We are always happy to help!

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Kapellenstrasse 9 | 82008 Unterhaching | GERMANY

Bean Jar: glass & high performance polymer (BPA-free)Axle bearing: 2x stainless steel micro sealed ball bearing cartridges

Engine-frame: high performance polymer (BPA-free)

Wood surface treatment: natural-based wax-oil (suitable for children’s toys)

Crank knob: 100% natural oak wood (handmade in the Black Forest)

Axle & Crank: stainless steelBody: stainless steel (plus wooden veneer or powder coating)

Bean Thruput average: >1 Bean per turn at < 3,0 Nm

Burr material: high-alloyed high-nitrogen Nitro Blade® stainless steel

Burr geometry: Comandante Nitro Blade® Z15MB-V7LC-DSE-200

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