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Baratza Virtuoso Coffee Grinder

The Virtuoso, is the first in a series of new grinders that boasts all-new upgraded components, higher performance and sleeker style. With the Virtuoso, it’s now easier than ever to make professional quality coffee, whether at home, the office, or your cafe. The Virtuoso has all of the winning features of the Maestro Plus. In addition, the use of commercial grade components makes the Virtuoso perfect for personal, semi-professional, or commercial applications.

A 40 mm commercial-grade conical burr was specially designed for accurate grind and long use. This specialized burr procedures very precise particle distribution in the ground coffee. The powerful, high torque, 480 watt DC motor grinds effortlessly, staying cool even during extended periods of grinding.

• Precise, commercial-quality burrs: Manufactured in Italy, the Virtuoso’s burrs are of the same material and durability as the industry’s highest-quality line of commercial conical burr coffee grinders. The burrs rotate slower than those of most grinders minimizing the heat in the beans, to preserve the flavor.
• Innovative burr calibration system: The range of grind and the accuracy of the settings is truly impressive. The Virtuoso has 40 distinct settings of grind from Espresso to French Press. An innovative calibration system allows all the manufacturing tolerances of the grinder to be eliminated, resulting in identical, accurate performance of each grinder. Furthermore the Virtuoso ring burr is supported on three points, providing a stable platform for a more accurate grind. Whether in commercial, semi-professional or personal applications, exact grind is imperative to a high-quality extraction and, therefore, a better cup of coffee!
• Superior anti-static: The Virtuoso boasts an enhanced anti-static design, which minimizes messy coffee dust. While no coffee grinder is completely dust-free, the Virtuoso sets a new standard for minimal dust in this class of coffee grinder.
• Efficient electric motor: The Virtuoso houses a powerful DC motor that produces more than four times the output of a standard AC motor, found in most grinders in this class. The motor spins at less than one-third the speed, making it much quieter and lower in pitch. Extremely well-made, the motor is built to handle long-duty cycles. In addition, it possesses a thermal safety device that protects the motor from overheating and automatically resets once the motor cools.
• Remarkable durability: The coffee powder is tightly controlled in the grinding chamber for trouble-free operation of the grinder.
• Attractive top casting: Primarily an aesthetic attribute, the additional weight of the top casting increases the stability of the grinder. It also provides further sound and vibration isolation making for a quieter, smoother-running coffee grinder. Altogether, the Virtuoso by Baratza is clearly in a class of its own, making your coffee experience ultimately more satisfying. We hope you enjoy!
• Easily adjustable burrs can be calibrated to ensure accurate grind range from espresso to French press in 40 separate settings.
• Nickel plated satin finish metal top and base lend quality look and feel.
• High efficiency motor is powerful and spins slowly resulting in cool, quiet operation.
• Burrs rotate at only 450 RPM, ensuring that the beans drop into the burrs without ‘hanging’ in the hopper.
• Special gear reduction to 600 RPM, along with new anti–static device insures extremely low static.
• Timer switch for repeatable grinding time.
• Front-mounted pulse button makes it easy to grind directly into an espresso brew basket.
• New concise design of grinding chamber reduces coffee dust, making the removable burrs easy to clean.
• New grounds bin that is easy to slide in/out.
• Newly designed rubber pulse button for perfect alignment with the micro switch and requiring minimal activation force.
• Newly designed gears for reliability and accurate grind.
• Quality crafted by small manufacturer in Taiwan.

Espresso Coffee Grinder Warnings:

• Roast Profiles: Espresso grinders sold by 1st-line Equipment, unless specifically indicated on the grinder page, are manufactured for coffee beans that have Italian or espresso roast profiles. Lighter roasted coffee beans may clog the grinder or not grind fine enough. Darker roasted coffee beans, such as French roasted or oily coffee beans, may clog the grinding chamber and/or the grinder chute where the ground coffee exits.
• Changing grind settings: It is very important to only change grind settings when the unit is powered on and the burrs are in motion. If you do not do this, the burrs will ‘gunk’ up and render the grinder to only produce very coarse grinds or no grinds at all. To remedy this, you will have to open up the grinder to get access to the grinding burrs. This issue will be considered operator error for lack of following directions, and not be classified as a defective grinder.
• Electrical cord: For most grinders, the cord is placed between the packaging (foam or cardboard) and the underside body of the grinder. During shipping, it is normal for a bend or insignificant blemish/slice to damage the cord.
• Finding coffee grinds in a new grinder: Most manufacturers test their grinders with coffee beans before they leave their facility. Unfortunately, they are not always able to get every trace of coffee out of the grinders after testing. As a result, you may find coffee beans or grinds inside your grinder, or there may be grinds in the packaging.
• Static issues: There are static issues with all grinders, even the highest-quality models. We firmly believe that the static comes from the coffee beans. If you are having static problems with your coffee grinder, try using a different blend of beans.
• Electrical: To avoid electrical damage (which is not considered a manufacturer's defect), please acquire and install a single-outlet surge suppressor rated at 1080 joules or higher. A surge without protection can damage a grinder at the power switch, the capacitor, the motor, or the wiring.
• Burr cleaning: For routine maintenance of the grinding burrs, we recommend using grinder cleaning agents. We do not recommend any removal of the burrs or the burr carrier for cleaning (unless necessary) as re-assembly can cause damage. If the grinder chamber is dis-assembled, the warranty is voided for any damages that result. It is important to always remove all coffee grinds from the threads of the burr carrier and the grinding chamber.
• Replacing burrs: NEVER use a flat head screwdriver and hammer to wedge UNDER the burrs for removal. This could badly damage your grinder.

• Instruction Manual
• Quick Start Guide
• Parts Diagram