An interesting new grinder coming our way in Aug 2008.



Info from:
http://www.baratza.com//products.php

Vario
digital, ceramic burr grinder

Mahlkönig 54mm ceramic flat burrs:
* Stay sharper longer. Ceramic is 10x harder than carbon steel.
* Keeps the coffee cool by limiting the amount of heat transferred from the burrs to the grinds.

Innovative dual-cam grind adjustment:
* The right hand lever let's you choose what type of grind you'd like.
* The lever on the left lets you fine tune the grind within the range you've selected for a perfect extraction.
* Over 150 grind settings available.

Programmable digital controls with LCD display:
* The grind duration is set using the up/down arrow buttons.
* Three, user programmable grind time buttons with LED indicators for Espresso, Filter, and Coffee Press.

Super quiet operation using belt drive.

Powerful DC motor turns slowly resulting in cool, quiet operation and permits extended grinding time. The circuitry is equipped with an automatic reset thermal cutoff switch.

Available in August 2008

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Ah, right here. Funny I had read about it but had forgotten about it until I saw the image on the Baratza site.
http://www.coffeegeek.com/opinions/showreports/05-05-2008

Very curious about this indeed. It could stall my DIY Grinder project.

Mark

It's also interesting that the bigger Mahlkönig K30 Vario seems to be sitting next to it, (29 seconds). Can't afford the K30, still hoping to see some reviews of the Baratza....

mark

At least someone has used the prototype:
http://coffeecollective.blogspot....vario-grinder.html

Mark