Brands
Baratza
The grinder company built around repairability, and why its burr sets outlive the machines they sit next to.
The house
- Founded
- 1999
- Country
- United States
Baratza’s defining decision was to sell every internal part individually and publish the repair guides. A ten-year-old Encore is still a serviceable grinder, which is not something most of the category can claim.
Baratza
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Baratza
Baratza Encore
- Burrs
- 40 mm conical
- Steps
- 40
- Motor
- DC
- Built for
- Filter
Baratza
Baratza Encore ESP
- Burrs
- 40 mm conical, M2
- Steps
- 40 espresso / 20 filter
- Motor
- DC, gear reduction
- Retention
- Low, ~0.5 g
Baratza
Baratza Virtuoso+
- Burrs
- 40 mm conical steel, M2
- Settings
- 40
- Dosing
- Digital timer, 0.1 s steps
- Burr speed
- 550 rpm, no load
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