NobbyR Senior Member Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Posts: 1,608 Location: Germany Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Thu Aug 9, 2012, 12:20am Subject: Re: My first grinder: Frustrated and Confused with my Baratza
Good to hear that your Virtuoso is finally able to grind fine enough for espresso. However, you might still encounter the problems I discribed with its steps being too wide.
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Intrepid510 Senior Member Joined: 30 Dec 2010 Posts: 303 Location: California Expertise: I love coffee
Posted Thu Aug 9, 2012, 2:02pm Subject: Re: My first grinder: Frustrated and Confused with my Baratza
NobbyR Said:
Good to hear that your Virtuoso is finally able to grind fine enough for espresso. However, you might still encounter the problems I discribed with its steps being too wide.
If they are using it for milk drinks a few seconds either way is not going to ruin their drink, imho.
Glad to hear you got great service from them. While their grinders at times have their trip ups due to the nature of making an affordable home grinder, it's real peace of mind knowing that if you need to talk with them they are there and willing to help you beyond measure.
Markarian Senior Member Joined: 27 Jun 2012 Posts: 474 Location: Seattle Area Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Thu Aug 9, 2012, 5:02pm Subject: Re: My first grinder: Frustrated and Confused with my Baratza
Nobby, I'm mostly using it for lattes, though sometimes I have a straight espresso. Either way, I think the grind consistency I'm getting from the Virtuoso is at least as good as my Skerton, which I was pretty happy with. Interestingly enough, the clicky step mechanism can be easily removed for a more precise, stepless adjustment. I haven't felt a need to do this yet, but it can be done. What do you think?
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