It also comes with a portafilter holder so that you can grind straight into the portafilter if you wish. I've had the machine only a month so this isn't an extended test by any means, but so far I'm delighted. I can't claim that from my direct experience, but it is certainly a significant improvement on my previous conical burr grinder both in terms of the fineness of its espresso grinds and its consistency. The grinder is terrific, and some reviews claim that it compares favourably against conical grinders priced at over $1000. New concise design of grinding chamber reduces coffee dust, making the removable burrs easy to clean. Front-mounted pulse button makes it easy to grind directly into an espresso brew basket. I have both the virtuoso/preciso burr and original encore burr to compare, and the only difference between them seems to be that the encore burrs top spiral augers are blunted whereas the virtuoso/precisos are sharp. The encore is relatively inconsistent for french press. The website is informative, with a good range of spares and 'how to' papers which give illustrated instructions on things that you might normally contact a service engineer to do for you. 60 second timer switch for repeatable grinding time. You mentioned that you want to use it for french press.

The grind is now excellent with a very good control of fines.īulletin boards rave about Baratza's customer service and I've got to echo the comments - it is very good indeed. Apparently the burr holder is designed to break if there is a stone or something in the coffee so I bought a couple (only $4 each) and they were delivered by airmail post in about a week. I contacted Baratza (who are based in Washington state USA) and described the problem. Taking out the upper burr, I noticed that the plastic burr holder was split vertically. I bought the grinder from an office that was closing down and I wasn't entirely happy with the consistency of the grind. The main steps allow you to produce anything from very fine grind (Turkish and fine espresso range 1-14), medium grind (filter / drip machines range 16-32) and coarse (press range 34-40). The Virtuoso Preciso has 40 major steps, each of which is divided into a further 10 steps on a separate control. Stepped moves the burrs a relatively fixed amount so is more predictable and quick to set up. Stepless offers ultimate control but can be more difficult to reproduce good results when moving from one grind type to another. The Baratza Sette 30 AP was first released in the 2017 Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) Expo.Initially, it was marketed as a high-quality drip and pour-over grinder. There are two basic control mechanisms for serious grinders - stepless and stepped. There are plenty of answers to the general question, but one thing is clear - if you have a budget of less than £500 to spend on coffee making, more than half the budget should go on the grinder.

Power Rating (Other): 230 V AC 50/60 Hz.Once I became more interested in coffee, I started looking for advice about the kind of equipment that I should use to make it at home.

Power Rating (North America): 110 V AC 50/60 Hz.Aside from expanded grind adjustments the. Each micro range is equal to one macro setting, so youll be able to fine-tune your grind to get exactly what you need, coarser for French Press or finer for espresso. Along with the 40 macro settings, the Preciso offers an additional 11 micro settings. The burr holder was very weak though, and would fail somewhat frequently. The other thing we love about Baratza is they are constantly innovating and improving their grinders.

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