expired Posted by nman142 • Feb 28, 2022
Feb 28, 2022 7:00 PM
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expired Posted by nman142 • Feb 28, 2022
Feb 28, 2022 7:00 PM
Baratza Coffee Grinders: Sette 30 $209, Virtuoso+ $189, or Encore (Refurbished)
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Baratza [baratza.com] has Baratza Encore White Coffee Grinder (Refurbished) for on sale for $119.99.
Shipping (~$13 UPS Ground) + tax are charged in my location.
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A few years back, I upgraded to Niche Zero and never looked back!
I ordered an Euroka Filtro and hope it lasts more than 3 years.
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I ordered an Euroka Filtro and hope it lasts more than 3 years.
Top notch customer service, in my experience.
A few years back, I upgraded to Niche Zero and never looked back!
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Encores are known to last forever and be servicable if ever needed. Sette 30 has plastic gears and some people say it breaks easy. I believe it is vulerable to people experimenting with too fine of settings which break it fast, and also very dark coffees which stress it much. Stay with Medium-light-dark roasts, and start grind size too big and go down, opposed to starting grind size too small (stresses machine) and go up. Stay away from stressing the machine unnecesarily and I 'believe' it will go a long time.
I have the sette 30 refurb from a SD deal a few months ago, which lasted about 30 min. So if you want one of these I'm guessing you also have to hurry. I'm very happy with my sette 30 purchase. It has ad an admirable grind for such a cheap price point.
The Sette 30 has a 'stepped' grind deal. meaning it clicks in intervals. Stepless is perfered for unlimited grind tweaking. But more important is to have a grinder that grinds well. The sette 30 can be upgraded to the grind selector of the model above which essentially is stepless. But that costs extra money.
The stepped sette 30 is fine. If you want nuance you can adjust the gram amount and tamp pressure to 'dial in' closer.
Watch youtube videos on how to 'dial in' espresso if you want any hope of getting a good espresso. God knows most coffee shop 'baristas' know how to make a good one, at least around here.
Short version is it should take about 20-30 seconds from first drop to finish. Watch youtube videos. Much better.
frugal noob quick advice: Can make some great espresso drinks with a good grinder, exact-temp capable gooseneck kettle and an aeropress, or pour overs (with v60 for example), and some reading and video watching.
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