And let the latter be the reason that when the Bodum broke down due to a simple part, and the endless broken 'customer relations', I went looking for another brand. Baratza is a well-known brand of coffee equipment and is renowned for its high quality grinders and its customer-friendliness. This is where the difference between a broad brand and a brand that focuses specifically on something is very noticeable. But a coffee grinder must above all ensure a well-ground coffee bean, and the Bodum lags far behind. To the eye, the Bodum is better, it's just a nicer design and available in a variety of colors. The Bodum is nowadays almost as expensive as this Baratza. The closest we can get is the Bodum Bistro burr grinder. I can compare the Baratza Encore with different devices. Because the small differences in grinding degree can be tasted very well due to the excellent consistency, you can continue to tinker with that perfect coffee, where the flavors that are often described with coffee beans can be easily extracted. In addition, what I think is the tastiest brewing method 'french press' is also incredibly cheap. It is not for nothing that they say that you should not save on the grinder. But for a coffee lover with a small budget, this is the grinder you want to have at home. It is an entry-level model, so I expect a Virtuoso, for example, to do a little better with espresso. In addition, you can easily adjust the grinding degree for all brewing methods. The Baratza grinds very consistently for the price you pay for it. When you open the box, this device shows itself immediately, well packaged, simple but effective instructions, and the device itself is heavy and sturdy. You will save more money and time this way!. If you are on the espresso budget side, definitely think in this one.īuy it in cool blue, it's worth your eight euros. I think it's a magnificent machine for the price. I find the brush is usually enough even for the oily beans mentioned before.Ībout all. The box comes with a useful brush and some special tablets to clean it. I also stopped using the middle button, it just makes you tired. It is to my surprise not messy at all after some practice. I stopped using the box to catch the coffe and grind directly on the portafilter which is better in order to avoid channeling. The machine is not extremely noisy, but it will make your cat run out of the kitchen, and the simplicity of the function is a plus. Remember the really oily beans are basically just OLD coffee. Since I changed it I had no problems whatsoever with any kind of beans(except the really bad ones and only because I became spoiled with good beans). There you can download the PDF with instructions. It was very simple but you will have to take the box that covers the inside the machine. If you are not planning to prepare filter coffee this is highly recommended.ĬHANGING THE GRINDER THIS WAY DOES NOT VOID THE WARRANTY!. I visited the baratza website and they had instructions to change the calibration and make it work better with this kind of beans. In another hand if they where too dry, the grinding got a bit coarse for espresso. This beans will get trapped in the machine and I had to take the machine apart and clean it. I found out that it worked great for freshly grounded coffe, but the packed beans from the supermarket suffered a lot. Before that I had a manual grinder, excellent, but my arm was very tired after a few weeks. I was able to change the size of my grinds easily depending on the kind of beans I was buying. At the beginning my grinder worked great and I managed a couple of good espresso shots. They where immensely polite and professional.īesides this first moment of frustration i am very happy to have bought this grinder. There where holidays on Monday.Īs always, coolblue people are great with non Dutch native speakers. I called the service people next day, but unfortunately they couldn't do anything. I visited the website of coolblue on friday at 11:45 pm.and i got my grinder next Tuesday because there was a mistake with my bank and the payment was only done at 12:00 pm. I bought this coffee grinder 3 months ago to pair it with my gaggia classic machine. See my review to find the instructions directly from the factory. You have to change the calibration to make it work with all kinds of beans.
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