Posts Tagged ‘baratza’Crew Review: Baratza Maestro Plus Redesign
March 25th, 2011
Baratza recently reworked their Maestro Plus grinder, tweaking a few of its design elements and reducing its price. The Maestro has been discontinued and this is now their only drip / press focused grinder. Watch Gail show us its features and demonstrates its grinding magic.  Baratza Virtuoso Preciso Available Now
October 12th, 2010
We finally got our paws on the new Virtuoso Preciso, which gives you 11 micro adjustments within the standard 40 macro adjustments (allowing you to dial in your grind more precisely). It also comes standard with the Portaholder. Check out our video review on this from a couple of weeks ago to learn more about [...] Compare: Baratza Virtuoso, Virtuoso Preciso & Vario Grinders
September 30th, 2010
As we wrote about yesterday, Baratza has a new grinder on the market this October, the Virtuoso Preciso. Gail lined it up against the Virtuoso and the Vario models to see how it performs — both in terms of grind quality and shot flavor. Ahoy! Crew Review: Baratza Virtuoso Preciso Burr Grinder
September 29th, 2010
Hitting the streets this coming October is Baratza’s newest offering, which is a variation on a theme: The Virtuoso Preciso takes it’s basic functionality from the popular Virtuoso grinder, but it’s tweaked a bit with some of the dialing-in features available on the more expensive Vario model. Watch Gail take us through this grinder’s features [...] How To: Baratza Vario Burr Adjustment
September 28th, 2010
The Vario gives you a little more control over your grind than you find on a traditional stepped grinder (like its counterpart, the Virtuoso, or the Rancilio Rocky) because it allows you to tweak the fineness within each step of the burrs. If you find that your Vario doesn’t seem to be going fine enough [...] Grinder Burr Test: Medium Roast vs. Dark Roast Beans
September 13th, 2010
While you won’t find us purporting that cleanliness is next to godliness, you will hear us talk about keeping your gadgets clean for the good of all involved. Because darker roasts (such as French or Italian) bring so much of the bean’s natural oil to the surface, we wondered how this impacts a grinder’s burrs: [...] Crew Review: Baratza Vario Grinder
November 9th, 2009
One of the main questions people ask themselves while they’re researching a grinder is whether or not they want to get a stepped grinder — which would allow for easily changing between two disparate grinds like espresso and french press — or a stepless grinder — which gives you excellent control over very minutely dialing [...] Grinder Grounds Comparison
October 11th, 2009
Shopping around for a grinder, but don’t have the opportunity to see how it grinds? We took a few different models and produced some of their finest and coarsest grinds so you could see how they compare together. Ask the Experts: How Can I Make My Baratza Grind Finer?
June 24th, 2009
Occasionally, a customer will call us because their Baratza grinder isn’t grinding finely enough for them to pull a great shot with their espresso machine. For the Maestro, Maestro Plus or Virtuoso, there is a minor adjustment that can be made inside the machine which will reset the grinder to the finest possible setting. To [...] New! Baratza PortaHolder
December 13th, 2008
Grab a few extra seconds in the morning with the Baratza PortaHolder attachment, made for Baratza Maestro, Maestro Plus or Virtuoso grinders. Insert the PortaHolder into the grounds bin slot and you’ll be able to rest your portafilter there, set the grind time and step away while your espresso is freshly ground. We love this [...] |
