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expired Posted by socalkevina • Jun 18, 2020
Jun 18, 2020 5:19 AM
Baratza Encore Conical Burr Coffee Grinder
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Regular "burr" grinders and traditional cheaper blade/chop grinders are very inconsistent and produce a ton of "fines". These way too fine ground pieces make your coffee bitter / off. Instead of chopping, this has two blades that almost look like gears interlocking and crushes the coffee much more consistently. How close together these burrs are determines how finely it gets ground.
The lack of consistency in the grind in general means the amount of coffee extracted with vary a ton, changing the way your coffee tastes along with it.
As for why more expensive - the burrs are more expensive, mostly. This one is great because they WILL wear down (with any grinder) and you can replace, upgrade, or repair them. This is the gold standard entry level conical burr grinder. Google "Best coffee grinder reddit" for a ton of additional info on why.
Hope that helps.
For those who don't know, Baratza offers parts for their grinders - they are meant to be repaired! You can also buy an upgraded burr (the M3, I think) and this grinder will perform just like their next model up. The only practical difference is the cheaper plastic housing and the extra $80 or so in your pocket. All the grinding guts are the same. this is more or less a Buy it for Life type of product.
Ive used mine for a week, and the grounds are so much more consistent than any of my previous grinders. And that's without the burr upgrade. The motor doesn't bog down in the least while grinding beans. It would be nice to have a timer to shut off the grinder while I'm doing other things, but whatever. It works so well that I don't really care all that much.
If you have a budding coffee nerd in your life, or just want to buy once this is a great grinder.
Unfortunately it does not have enough adjustment steps or consistency at the super-fine grind settings to make great espresso with a non-pressurized portafilter setup. Their Sette line is much better if espresso is your thing.
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Unfortunately it does not have enough adjustment steps or consistency at the super-fine grind settings to make great espresso with a non-pressurized portafilter setup. Their Sette line is much better if espresso is your thing.
I've made many a cup with it but recently, for no reason, the coffee demons denied me a good cup. I used it the same as always and let it run for the same amount of time to get the correct amount of grinds for a cup as always but the finished cup looked more like weak tea rather than a black cup of coffee.
A friend of mine uses a different grinder that costs a lot less than this one. It's silver. I'll have to look it up. He says it's a champ. He's an espresso fiend.
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It is a fairly easy process and yields good results. I have the virtuoso and it is going strong on ~9 years. The maintainability and flexibility of these is a real selling point IMO.
For those who don't know, Baratza offers parts for their grinders - they are meant to be repaired! You can also buy an upgraded burr (the M3, I think) and this grinder will perform just like their next model up. The only practical difference is the cheaper plastic housing and the extra $80 or so in your pocket. All the grinding guts are the same. this is more or less a Buy it for Life type of product.
Ive used mine for a week, and the grounds are so much more consistent than any of my previous grinders. And that's without the burr upgrade. The motor doesn't bog down in the least while grinding beans. It would be nice to have a timer to shut off the grinder while I'm doing other things, but whatever. It works so well that I don't really care all that much.
If you have a budding coffee nerd in your life, or just want to buy once this is a great grinder.
They support their products and have all the parts for them which is a breath of fresh air compared to modern tech companies.
I love the fact that there's a less expensive DIY option, especially for anyone who already owns an Encore, but I'm leaning towards getting the Virtuoso in this case.
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If you want an all in one, this thing is great, but don't expect good espresso grind quality from this. Pour over, french press, drip, aeropress, cold brew are all perfect with this though!
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