Baratza Maestro

by espressogrinders on August 10, 2010


My Baratza Maestro conical burr grinder grinding Jones Coffee's Madison Roast, a Vienna & French Roast blend of Guatemalan beans. The roastery is in Pasadena, CA. It was roasted to the "30" setting, somewhere in the range of a French Press coarseness. Approximately 10 grams of coffee.

Tagged as: Baratza, Coffee, Conical Burr Grinder, French Press, French Roast, Guatemalan, Maestro, Pasadena Ca, Roastery, Vienna

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jakeorch August 10, 2010 at 5:59 pm

Oh ok! Thanks for the info. Is there any way you could do a video showing how fine this grinder can go? I’d love to see. My espresso machine is lower end, and the pressurized basket can actually take a bit bigger grind. The very fine grinds actually clog the basket.

Thanks!

Tecnica222 August 10, 2010 at 6:40 pm

yes, and it works very poorly. The maestro lets you adjust it to a finer setting, but even that doesn’t work to pull an even-close-to-being-decent espresso. This grinder works great for a french press or a pour over, like a Chemex I use.

For espresso, you’ve really got to upgrade to better equipment. I’ve got a Mazzer Mini for espresso, and the two are incomparable. The Mini costs about six times as much, but is what is used at world class espresso bars.

Good luck!

jakeorch August 10, 2010 at 7:12 pm

Hi, I was curious if you have tried this with espresso?

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