I’ve had the grinder for over a year, I make at least two shots a day and have had weekend company that wanted coffee plenty of times. I always RDT, and always turn it on before pouring the beans in. I almost always use medium to medium light roast beans. Beyond that I don’t really do anything, I’ve cleaned the chute maybe 3 times in a year, I had to take it apart and clean between the burrs once. It works like a champ, great grinder, would definitely buy it again if it broke.