Baratza Vario W Coffee Grinder

Overview:

The Vario-W is a fully integrated weight-based grinder. Baratza's groundbreaking Vario-W uses real-time weight-based grinding with a built-in electronic scale. Set the weight you want, the Vario-W does the rest, weighing the ground coffee to within +/- 0.2 g, while grinding, and stopping automatically.

 

It has all the features of the Vario including small footprint, macro/micro adjustment, 54mm ceramic burrs, broad range of grind, but uses a weight-based dosing approach rather than a time based approach.

 

The Vario-W grinds 1.5g/sec at espresso and 2.5g/sec at Press.

 

The Vario-W uses an easy and intuitive operation panel that includes three programmable dosage buttons, and a digital LCD window which displays the weight value.

 

No more need to manually pre-weigh your beans. The Vario-W weighs the ground coffee then automatically stops the grinder. Ideally suited to about 50-60 cups of coffee a day (about 2 lbs of coffee).

 

Inexpensive way to reduce labor time and increase accuracy.

 

Set up a grinder for each coffee you offer and program in three weights (e.g.#1 chemex, #2 pour-over, #3 siphon).

 

You could have two to three Vario-W solutions for about the same cost as a commercial grinder.

• Burrs - The Vario-W's 54 mm professional ceramic flat burrs produce accurate grinding, high throughput and remain sharp twice as long the highest quality steel burrs. The Vario-W grinds 1.6 grams/second for espresso and 2.2 grams/second for 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-W's burrs.
• Digital Control Panel - The front-mounted control panel with LED display is easy and intuitive. Three programmable buttons allow the user to program in the desired weight (+/- 0.1). Simply press the START button and the Vario-W automatically delivers precise dosing.
• Grind Adjustment - The Vario-W offers macro and micro adjust for fine tuning with ease. The macro adjust moves from fine to coarse grinding 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.
• Grinds Left in Grinder - To maximize freshness, the Vario-W minimizes the ground coffee left in the grinder.
• Brewing Methods - The Vario-W is exceptional for espresso and manual pour brewing methods.
• 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-W is calibrated at the factory to ensure an accurate range of grind. If necessary, the Vario-W burrs can be easily calibrated using the special calibration tool that comes with the grinder.
• Cleaning - Burrs are easily removable with no tools, making cleaning very easy.

• Measurements: 14.17" H x 5.12" W x 7.09" D (36 cm H x 13 cm W x 18 cm D).
• Weight: 9 pounds (4.1 kilograms).
• Power: 110 volts, 50/60 hertz, 1.4 amps.
• Speed to grind: 1.6 to 2.2 grams/second.
• Bean hopper capacity: 8 ounces (227 grams).
• Grounds bin capacity: 5 ounces (142 grams).
• UL/CSA/CE/EK listed.

1. Printable manual can be found here.