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expired Posted by midiman • Dec 3, 2021

Baratza Encore Grinder + $50 gift card for $169.95, no tax, Black or White at Seattle Coffee Gear

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Baratza Encore Grinder
$169.95
Includes a digital $50 gift card to spend at Seattle Coffee Gear
No tax (until Dec 15) and free shipping site-wide over $50

Choose between black or white
https://www.seattlecoffeegear.com...ee-grinder

$50 gift card must be used within 90 days. Hat tip to @Terabyte26

Information about "No Sales Tax On Grinders Through December 15th":
https://www.seattlecoffeegear.com...exclusions

Searched around but couldn't find this posted. Hat-tip to slickdealer0123 for mentioning it in this thread.

Not the greatest deal on this, but it's the best as far as I can tell right now.

I ordered the grinder on Dec 1 and received the gift card immediately after it was shipped, which was about two hours after ordering. Received the grinder on Dec 3.
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Baratza Encore Grinder
$169.95
Includes a digital $50 gift card to spend at Seattle Coffee Gear
No tax (until Dec 15) and free shipping site-wide over $50

Choose between black or white
https://www.seattlecoffeegear.com...ee-grinder

$50 gift card must be used within 90 days. Hat tip to @Terabyte26

Information about "No Sales Tax On Grinders Through December 15th":
https://www.seattlecoffeegear.com...exclusions

Searched around but couldn't find this posted. Hat-tip to slickdealer0123 for mentioning it in this thread.

Not the greatest deal on this, but it's the best as far as I can tell right now.

I ordered the grinder on Dec 1 and received the gift card immediately after it was shipped, which was about two hours after ordering. Received the grinder on Dec 3.

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Original Poster
Dec 4, 2021
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midiman
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Quote from slickmed :
What is special about the virtuoso+ ? Is it just the next level up?
Google is your friend
https://www.beanpoet.com/baratza-...rind_range

I'm a noob to this, but it sounds like the burr upgrade should support a finer grind.
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Jackyhk
Dec 4, 2021
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Quote from slickmed :
What is special about the virtuoso+ ? Is it just the next level up?
Mainly different and better burr. Still not a good unit for espresso because of stepped grind, but it would probably make incredibly delicious everything else.

If you want to do espresso with Encore, I suggest this mod (also M3 to M2 burr but you swap for the microadjustment knob from another Baratza unit): https://www.reddit.com/r/espresso...ild_guide/

Bottomline: if you want to do espresso, burr better be made for espresso, and it's better to have step-less / microadjustment, than stepped.
Last edited by Jackyhk December 4, 2021 at 07:31 AM.
Dec 4, 2021
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dtater
Dec 4, 2021
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In for one after the christopherbean refund. They had the grinder for $112 which is about $50 off MSRP. This is MSRP but with $50 store credit... which I will probably use for coffee.
Dec 4, 2021
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trza
Dec 4, 2021
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Not sure what makes this a good price? You may avoid tax and get free shipping, but you're stuck with a $50 gift card that you are also forced to buy to get the grinder.
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addicuss
Dec 4, 2021
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White seems like an awfully terrible choice for a coffee grinder
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Anyone wanna be super nice and send me their gift card so I can use it to order it, then I'll give you back the one that comes with mine + $5 amazon or something?

I want to order this but I just don't need that gift card... been flip flopping on it all day.
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jeffricks2051
Dec 4, 2021
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Quote from Mo.Abdel :
cancelled mine. im sure they cancelled everyone elses too.
Yeah, they canceled mine too. Then gave me a 40% off coupon. Tried to use it on another grinder. DId not apply. I think it could only be used on their coffee.

They waited a week before canceling it. I think companies do that wear you down. Sucks too, because I can miss other deals in that time. I've been tring to get this grinder for around $100 for 2 years. Keep missing deals or getting canceled.

I will probably pass this deal because 169+ 50 gift card is still 169 since I don't need to buy anything else.

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jeffricks2051
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My understanding is this is the best-for-the-buck grinder for coffee, but it's not made to grind espresso.

Can someone tell me the espresso grinder equaivlant to this? That being best-for-the-buck. Works, reliable, and preferably replaceable parts.
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Only1Z
Dec 4, 2021
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Quote from jeffricks2051 :
My understanding is this is the best-for-the-buck grinder for coffee, but it's not made to grind espresso.

Can someone tell me the espresso grinder equaivlant to this? That being best-for-the-buck. Works, reliable, and preferably replaceable parts.
Get a Sette 270 for espresso.
Dec 4, 2021
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jeffricks2051
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Quote from Only1Z :
Get a Sette 270 for espresso.
I had a half eye on that one, but am not confident with my esspresso grinder knowledge.

Your comment helps. I think that one was on sale last year. I will wait for it to be on sale again.


Do you happen to know anything about the the Breville Smart Grinder™ Pro
https://www.breville.com/us/en/pr...cg820.html

They are made for esspresso machines. I don't know if it's junk, adaquate, or good (for the price). I only ask because I might be able to get that one for $150 instead of the $200 locked price.

Breville makes good smart ovens and milk frothers (the kind that use a spinner). I'm sure they have a few other hits. They also have a lot of 'whatever' products.

Any insight on that grinder would help. People in the reviews like it, but I don't think they are coffee smart people.
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jeffricks2051
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Quote from Bubbles69 :
Here's the previous deal from last week. Not looking good 🥺

https://slickdeals.net/share/iphone_app/fp/681868
OMG. I didn't see that deal. So bummed.
Dec 4, 2021
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BennyB3491
Dec 4, 2021
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Quote from Bubbles69 :
Here's the previous deal from last week. Not looking good 🥺

https://slickdeals.net/share/iphone_app/fp/681868
That deal was an error. I ordered it and it was cancelled.
Dec 4, 2021
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BennyB3491
Dec 4, 2021
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Quote from jeffricks2051 :
OMG. I didn't see that deal. So bummed.
Don't be bummed, everyone's order got cancelled on that one.
Dec 4, 2021
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tolax
Dec 4, 2021
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Ordered as a gift. Any suggestions on what coffee beans to order using the gift card? This would be for a pour-over.

The person has just been using regular dunkin donut pre-ground to date.

Tolax

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alxshanti
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I bought two--count 'em, two!--Baratza grinders in the past week. They were both cancelled. I'm not doing this again.
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