Baratza - Vario Flat Ceramic Burr Coffee Grinder - 886

Sleek design and ease-of- use to help you create your perfect cup of coffee.
Great coffees balance sweetness, acidity and body to create the perfect cup of coffee. The Baratza Vario is a perfect example of a great grinder combining ease-of-use and a sleek appearance with a penchant for bringing out fantastic flavours in your beans. This professional-grade grinder fits anywhere, from your kitchen to your office to your café. While sporting a small footprint, the Vario features an impressive range of capabilities, boasting 230 distinct and repeatable grind settings from fine grind for espresso to course grind for press pot.

The Vario’s unique 54mm ceramic at burrs provide accurate, fast-grinding performance and remains sharp for twice as long as the best steel burrs. The high-torque DC motor and belt drive transmission mean your beans are in for a smooth, cool ride. As always, it’s not just what’s inside that matters; the Vario’s smooth operation carries over from internal to external, with front- mounted, easy-access control units, an 8 oz. grounds coffee collection bin, and Baratza’s exclusive PortaHolder for hands-free grinding into an espresso machine portafilter.

• Belt driven ceramic burrs offer precise and consistent grind
• Minimal heat transfer and no oxidation compared to metal burrs
• Dramatically improved espresso extraction
• Upgraded with new Metal PortaHolder is more durable and stable
• 230 different grind settings using macro and micro adjustment
• Three programmable dosing buttons for more repeatable espresso pulls

Digital Control Panel
The front mounted control panel with LED display is easy and intuitive. Three programmable buttons allow for grind time setting within 0.1 second (about 0.2 gram). Simply press the START button and the Vario automatically delivers precise dosing.

Burrs
The Vario’s 54 mm professional ceramic at burrs produce accurate grinding, high throughput and remain sharp for twice as long as the highest quality steel burrs. The Vario grinds 1.6 grams/second at Espresso and 2.2 grams/second at Press. The broad range of grind (230 microns to 1150 microns) and the narrow particle distribution (lack of fines) are the hallmarks of the superiority of the Vario burrs.

Grind Adjustment
The Vario offers macro and micro adjust for fine tuning with ease. The macro adjust moves from espresso to press pot in 10 distinct and repeatable settings. A secondary micro adjust arm further divides each of the 10 macro steps into 20 distinct settings. These steps enable you to dial in the exact grind for the perfect shot.

Motor
A powerful, high torque DC motor effortlessly drives the burrs. This motor turns slowly resulting in cool, quiet operation and permits long grinding duty-cycles. The circuitry is equipped with an automatically resetting, thermal cutoff switch.

Calibration
The Vario is calibrated at the factory to ensure an accurate range of grind. If necessary, the Vario burrs can be easily calibrated using the special calibration tool that comes with the grinder.

Portaholder
The Vario now comes standard with the Metal PortaHolder. When we launched the Forté-AP with the Metal PortaHolder we got a lot of interest to change out the Vario plastic PortaHolder with the heavy-duty metal PortaHolder. The Vario body needed some minor changes for a perfect, non-slip t of the Metal PortaHolder. All the modi cations have been made and going forward all Vario grinders will be shipping with a Metal PortaHolder. The regular 8 oz. grounds bin is also included.

Cleaning
Burrs are easily removable with no tools, making cleaning very easy.