Built with 40mm conical steel burrs, the baratza encore can grind from french press to espresso (with a pressurized portafilter). On the coarsest setting, the Encore had a few fines with the coarser grounds. Can you use a burr grinder for espresso? Espresso grind needs to be a fine grain and blenders won’t do the … Read more
Set the grind size to 5 , this is the number Breville recommends. You probably won’t need to change this number. What grind size should my Breville be on? Set the grind size to 5 , this is the number Breville recommends. You probably won’t need to change this number. What is the best grind … Read more
grind adjustment: Setting the distance between the burrs dictates the particle size The closer that the burrs are set from one another, the finer the grind, the further from one another, the coarser the grind, similar to a standard pepper grinder. How do you adjust grind particle size? Grind Adjustment: Setting the distance between the … Read more
single dosing is the practice of only putting in enough beans in a grinder to make a single shot of espresso The idea is that you decide what coffee you want to drink, how much you want in a given dose, you measure it out, put it in the grinder, and grind getting exactly the … Read more
Generally, when dialing in espresso, you want to keep your coffee dose constant. According to Breville, the two-cup basket is designed for approximately 16-19 g (0.62-0.67) of ground coffee. The common practice would be to start with a dose somewhere in the middle of the recommended range, which in this case is 17,5 g What … Read more