Six samples were tested from each grinder representing various grind settings coarse medium fine and two degrees of roast light and.
Virtuoso coffee grinder not grinding.
Cleaning the grounds bin hopper and burrs hand wash only.
Not grinding consistently or does not have a full grinding adjustment range.
Gb2 0 gear only replacement encore virtuoso preciso duration.
In simple terms that covers the fine grind needed for good quality espresso machines to the coarse grinds used with a french press as well as anything in between from drip coffee.
Or if you d like to have baratza service your grinder you can learn about their grinder repair program here.
Broken paddles produce clogs.
The virtuoso coffee grinder by baratza has 40 stepped grind settings that range from 250 to 1200 microns.
Do not immerse the grinder housing in water.
Grind consistency test results for the baratza virtuoso grinder based on laser particle size distribution analysis by horiba instruments.
If the burr does not lift out ensure that the grind adjustment ring is turned fully counterclockwise.
Zero grind retention is a bit of a holy grail here at coffeegeek and the virtuoso does not fit that bill.
It leaves up to 1 5g of usable movable ground coffee inside between uses and up to 3g ground coffee in total inside the grinder.
When using cleaning tablets we recommend setting your conical encore virtuoso grinder.
Also the grind comes out a bit clumpy for espresso especially when grinding directly into a portafilter covered more in the issues section below.
You can read our detailed blog here.
Do not wash the burrs with water.
As the video and blog can apply to many other grinder types we d like you to give some additional information specific to baratza grinders.
The grinder sounds normal but no coffee is passing through.
Less common issues part installation.
When buying a coffee grinder you want to make sure that it covers a wide range of different coffee types.
Still this isn t an espresso primary grinder it is a multipurpose grinder that can grind for espresso and it s much improved over the original virtuoso in that regard.
The virtuoso is fine for most homebrewers needs drip french press etc but doesn t grind fine enough for turkish coffee.
One issue with the grinder is grind retention.
Baratza has parts available and some great documentation to get that grinder back in business.
Remove the ring burr by lifting it straight up out of the grinder by the lifting tabs.
Not grinding baratza encore test 1461 kanen coffee llc.
Is your baratza virtuoso preciso not grinding consistently or struggling to grind fine enough for espresso.
Let s delve into these a bit.
Cleaning your coffee grinder part 2 the baratza encore.
