Also reminded, one little Actual Accessibility Lifehack that I had to share!
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I hand grind for espresso every morning and it can get pretty physical. I’ve had wrist problems in the past and after pulling a couple doubles I feel a good deal of discomfort hand grinding for espresso shots. I got tennis over grips and wrapped 3 of them around my 1zpresso JE-Plus. You can find them at any sports equipment store, they’re cheap, and better yet non-adhesive so they can be removed or replaced without any cleaning. This has made it a lot easier when I need to dial in with tighter grinds or lighter roasts. The body of the grinder doesn’t slip in my hand and I don’t need to squeeze so hard.
Sounded worth a try, so I just bought the first cheap pack of overgrips that I saw on sale. Somehat belatedly embracing my inner '80s kid! (Must say I was never really that into the color scheme when neon was absolutely everywhere. 😅) Plus a little piece of electrical tape to hold the end down. Very stylish!
Working great so far, and this approach should be useful for some other things. Between my bitchy bendy joints and the treatment-induced neuropathy in my hands? Grabbing/holding onto all kinds of hard surfaces can get awkward and painful as hell really quick these days!
One overlapping layer seems to be enough for my needs right now, but yeah YMMV with how much to use.
Wouldn't have thought to look to sporting goods for this kind of solution on my own, so thought I would pass the suggestion along.
