Burr Coffee Grinders
Grinding your coffee right before you make it is one of the most important factors in making great coffee, right next to buying fresh roasted coffee. There are two basic types of grinders. Blade grinders have a fast spinning blade that chops the coffee beans. The centrifugal force of this design can create very inconsistent particle sizes, with both finely ground powder and coarsely chopped pebble sized grinds. Coffee that is ground too fine will overextract, tasting bitter, and coffee that is ground too coarsely will not impart the full flavor of the coffee bean.
The other type of coffee grinder is designed to create a very consistent grind size. Burr grinders crush the coffee beans between a rotating burr and a stationary surface. This gives you grounds that are uniform in size and shape, from which the sweet, smooth flavors of the bean can be extracted reliably.
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Baratza Virtuoso Coffee Grinder
$229.00The well-named Virtuoso will provide the grinding performance your fine beans deserve. -
Baratza Vario Coffee Grinder
$449.00The Vario offers professional level espresso grinding with the option to easily grind for a press or coffee maker. -
Breville Smart Grinder
$199.00Breville has designed an easy to use burr grinder with a digital readout of grind setting. -
Baratza Encore Coffee Grinder
$129.00An entry level burr grinder that is both sturdy and user-friendly. -
Baratza Vario-W Coffee Grinder
$549.00Baratza's groundbreaking Vario-W uses real-time weight-based grinding with a built-in electronic scale.



