230 distinct and repeatable grind settings from fine grind for espresso to course grind for press pot.
One touch dosing is made easy using three user programmable buttons.
The 54mm ceramic burr set is manufactured in Germany by Mahlknig and provides accurate, fast grinding performance, remaining sharp for up to twice the lifetime of the finest steel burrs.
The high torque DC motor and belt drive transmission insure smooth operation with minimal heat generation.
It also includes both a ground coffee collection bin and also Baratza's exclusive PortaHolder for hands free grinding into an espresso machine portafilter.
The Baratza Vario is a professional grade coffee grinder suitable for use at home, at the office or in your caf. The Vario has a small footprint with impressive features including 230 distinct and repeatable grind settings from fine grind for espresso to course grind for press pot. One touch dosing is made easy using three user programmable buttons. The 54mm ceramic burr set is manufactured in Germany by Mahlknig and provides accurate, fast grinding performance, remaining sharp for up to twice the lifetime of the finest steel burrs. The high torque DC motor and belt drive transmission insure smooth operation with minimal heat generation. All controls are mounted on the front of the Vario for easy accessibility. It also includes both a ground coffee collection bin and also Baratza's exclusive PortaHolder for hands free grinding into an espresso machine portafilter.
This review is from: Baratza 885 Vario Espresso Coffee GrinderI agonized for a long time before spending over $400 on a grinder. I started off thinking that I would spend no more than a quarter of that amount but after reading numerous reviews, I came to the conclusion that the cheap grinders just don't work very well. The Vario is so new that I didn't find any meaningful reviews but I took a chance based on its specifications. I'm very satisfied with it. It looks good, it grinds extremely fast (at least compared to anything I have used before, 20 sec. for enough coffee for a 32 oz French press), there are lots of different grind settings (macro and micro giving lots of combinations), and there are no static problems to throw grounds over the kitchen worktop. The grind appears to be uniform as far as I can tell. I use it for grinding coffee for a French press. I find setting it a little finer than filter gives the right results for my tastes -- I don't know whether that means its pre-settings are too coarse or whether I just prefer a rich, dirty cup of coffee (I think probably the latter as I'm a Greek/Turkish coffee fan as well as a fan of French press). I have tried it for Greek/Turkish coffee on its finest setting but it did not get it fine enough for that purpose -- that does not matter to me as I already have an Athena brass hand-mill. I use the Vario twice a day to make coffee for my French press and it works just great albeit I set it finer than the manufacturer's setting for French press....
This review is from: Baratza 885 Vario Espresso Coffee Grinderi like to drink expresso and have bought two cheapish electric grinders (hardly any available in the shops in Japan) and both were useless for my purpose, ok for drip coffee. anyway i've also got a $30 hand grinder that i eventually had great success with expresso with, but i find it rather tedious hand grinding 4-6 times a day, hence my desire for an electic grinder. like the previous reviewer, i really didn't want to spend so much on a grinder, but bit the bullet. i've only had it less than a week, but it seems very well built and very functional. the first couple of cups were perfect, but i've not been able to duplicate them since then. the taste of the expresso is better than hand ground, but the water passes quickly through the coffee on the expresso machine and there's no light tan creamy stuff on top of the expresso, which is what i'm really looking for. i'm currently playing around with the fine adjustment for the grind (there are two leavers for grind setting, one on each side, one a coarse and one a fine adjustment). anyway i rate this grinder very highly and i hope it will last for 10 years at least, which will make the initial expense justified...
This review is from: Baratza 885 Vario Espresso Coffee GrinderI spent way too much time looking for a good burr grinder and decided in the Breville Smart Grinder. As detailed in my review of the Breville, one of the contenders was the Vario, which I borrowed from a friend to try out. I loved it, but the price was a bit too steep.Low and behold, I got a Vario as a gift! Absolutely love it, but now that I've been using it side-by-side with the Breville for a few weeks, there are a few trade-offs:Build quality: Both are good, but the Vario feels more substantial. Less plastic, more metal. I uploaded a picture of them side by side.Burr quality: although the Bre...
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