Baratza Vario vs the big boys?

Postby **nixter** » Jul 02, 2009, 12:23 pm

Just wondering if any of our intrepid experts are planning a proper head to head of the Vario with some of the big boys? If there's already been one then I apologize and please point me to it!

Thanks

Postby **JonR10** » Jul 02, 2009, 12:28 pm

nixter wrote:If there's already been one then I apologize and please point me to it!

Click this: http://www.coffeegeek.com/forums/espres ... ers/418092

Postby HB » Jul 02, 2009, 1:42 pm

In addition to Jon's Texas Shootout, there's a couple direct comparisons later in Nicholas' Baratza Vario Grinder - Second Look. For those who don't want to read the preamble, skip ahead to here and here.

Postby **Endo** » Jul 02, 2009, 3:08 pm

I'll summarize based on everything I've read:

Feel free to copy and paste this summary as many times as requested. :lol:

Postby **another_jim** » Jul 02, 2009, 4:43 pm

I think that's a fair summary, at least of my experience.

Postby **nixter** » Jul 02, 2009, 4:48 pm

Wow! I didn't expect those kind of results from the testing. I have a question about the calibration upgrade/adjustment. If my Vario can easily clog my Oscar then I likely don't need the adjustment correct? I currently have it set to 3 clicks down on the right and 5 clicks down on the left.

Postby **ddr** » Jul 02, 2009, 8:33 pm

nixter wrote:If my Vario can easily clog my Oscar then I likely don't need the adjustment correct?

If you can grind for the way(s) that you like to prepare, then you do not need to adjust. In my case I was sliding the right macro adjustment more than half way down to get coarse enough for espresso and I could not get coarse enough for French Press, so I made the adjustment.

If you do want to make the adjustment just search the forum, I posted Kyle's instructions.

Postby HB » Jul 02, 2009, 9:29 pm

Here you go: Recalibrating the Baratza Vario [photos].

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Baratza Vario vs the big boys?