Anyone Here Using this Coffee Grinder?

[HankBates]

My Baratza Encore is loud. They're kind of known for it but it's just two dogs and me down there at 0630hrs. and the coffee is worth the noise. Besides, my hearing isn't the best from my years as a cop and surfing NJ in the winter most of my life(Surfer's Ear...it's a condition), so a loud coffee grinder, well, it's not as loud to me.

My wife hates the sound from our Baratza Sette 270wi……
Until she tastes the lattes that are made with the beans that are ground in it.

 

[David-B]

capresso infinity is fairly quiet and favorable reviews, the encore is loud but probably the best selling in the higher end coffee world and parts to repair are available

 

[Jay D in Jersey]

My wife hates the sound from our Baratza Sette 270wi……
Until she tastes the lattes that are made with the beans that are ground in it.

I can't blame her for not liking that sound. The Sette is a solid machine. My humble Encore sounds like an A320 spooling before takeoff.
But to your point, the coffe that it produces is worth it.

 

[Jay D in Jersey]

capresso infinity is fairly quiet and favorable reviews, the encore is loud but probably the best selling in the higher end coffee world and parts to repair are available

True. Something I didn't know when I bought it but was pleased to discover. Nothing has failed but I did replace the silicone funnel ring as a PM thing and the Baratza site has almost every crucial replacement part available for all of their machines. I learned they were purchased by Breville. Capresso is owned by Jura. It seems the only small players in the coffee business are local roasters.

 

[LMichaels]

Yeah, another thing I have noticed (I think due to the much more precise grind) IOW there is very little "dust" or "fines" everything is VERY consistent whereas with the flat burr KA my "medium" grind I could find to work best with the Moccamaster was kind of "all over the place" so I had to shoot for an "average" but there were still plenty of large pieces and lots of more "powdery" pieces. This OXO I don't see any of that to speak of. Everything is VERY uniform. And IDK if am imagining it but my brew tastes "richer?" but not the bitterness you might think. This may have opened up a whole new taste sensation for my coffee. Gotta say I am impressed as I did try the grinders "back to back" and the coffee from this is VERY nice.

 

[Jay D in Jersey]

Yeah, another thing I have noticed (I think due to the much more precise grind) IOW there is very little "dust" or "fines" everything is VERY consistent whereas with the flat burr KA my "medium" grind I could find to work best with the Moccamaster was kind of "all over the place" so I had to shoot for an "average" but there were still plenty of large pieces and lots of more "powdery" pieces. This OXO I don't see any of that to speak of. Everything is VERY uniform. And IDK if am imagining it but my brew tastes "richer?" but not the bitterness you might think. This may have opened up a whole new taste sensation for my coffee. Gotta say I am impressed as I did try the grinders "back to back" and the coffee from this is VERY nice.

I had a similar experience with the flat burr grinders I used for about 2 years before I blew the dust off the Baratza sitting new in my garage. They produced a generally uniform ground size but at a cost of dust and grounds flying all over the place. Although, I replaced the catch bin with a stainless cup that was shorter than the cheap plastic bin pictured. For sure an upgrade big time from ground coffee in a can, but learning is part of the journey 🙂

 

[LMichaels]

You know another couple things I noticed today that at first I thought I was imagining at first? First off "aroma". My ground coffee is MUCH more "aromatic" than from the KA grinder. I thought it was just me but did a back to back. Amazing difference. Secondly, my Moccamaster seems to "like" the grind from the OXO much better than from the KA.
When I first got the Moccamaster some may recall me asking about why the bed of beans did not look fully "wetted" and I tried all sorts of things and other than doing a full on "bloom" cycle (IOW letting it brew with no pot until about 1.5 cups) and then letting it sit a bit, then installing the pot and letting it finish.
Now (perhaps because the grind is so "consistent"?) the bed of grounds is fully wetted and settled. Without anything like that. Which I think is what is helping account for the much richer flavor I am getting and less bitterness. I mean to say my coffee has gone from good to "mmm-mmmm gooood" as Andy Griffith used to say. Just outstanding.
I think I found a "keeper". Now I just hope it lasts and holds up as well as the more robustly built KA