Sette 30 Conical Burr Grinder

For starters, we are typical coffee drinkers, but by no means experts. We have owned a few much cheaper grinders(blade) and the sette 30 is miles ahead of them. As burr grinders are so expensive, I see the sette 30 as an excellent affordable entry into this market for average home use. The good: -affordable -good, consistent grind quality -I think it looks nice -grinds fast -simple design that is easy to repair The not as good: -it is on the noisier side -not super easy to clean, but not overly difficult(I think this is typical for this type of grinder) -entry level build quality(more on this below) The great: -Baratza is an excellent company to deal with Build quality: I personally think the build quality is acceptable for the price. Baratza clearly focused their efforts on producing the best quality grinds at an affordable price and that meant lower quality components that do not directly affect the grind quality. The component that most complain about is the plastic gears. I agree that plastic gears are maybe not the best choice for a grinder that will be used in a professional setting for many years, but that is not the application that this grinder was designed for. We got 4 years out of ours, with 3-4 grinds a day, before the gears finally threw in the towel. My brother has one as well that is about 3 years old and has had no issues under the same conditions. I contacted baratza(through email) and they got back to me within a few minutes. After a few questions they asked me to send some pictures of the gears, which I did, and the same day a new gearbox was on the way FREE OF CHARGE. I couldn’t believe that they would stand behind their products like that this far out of warranty. Overall: It is a good grinder for the price and If I was in the market for a better one it would be a higher end baratza because they truly are an excellent company to deal with.

Five star for grind quality and consistency. Very low retention. Four star for everything else. It has a serviceable grind calibration. You’ll use grind weight to offset any fine tuning that can’t be done on the calibrator ring. Easy enough to dial in, though. I’ve had mine for several years and had intended to eventually upgrade, but found it does the trick. We pull very balanced espresso every time. Fair warning: it sounds like a tornado siren. It looks good, though the materials are plastic heavy. Easy to clean and maintain.

Upgraded from a Baratza Encore to this grinder. Grind performance is very good; aesthetically a very pleasant grinder. Noticeably louder than the already pretty loud Encore, which I don't love. Timer resolution down to the 0.01 in the 0-10 seconds range feels completely unnecessary.

TL;DR: Grinder is fantastic from a functional perspective. The internal design is great, using simple but high quality components that are assembled with care. Best product support in the space. Highly recommend. Got the grinder 5 years ago and until recently it's worked with no issues whatsoever. A few months back it stopped turning on for some reason (think it might've been due to an electrical surge during a storm). I finally got around to engaging support and have been very happy with how it's gone so far. I chose to take apart the unit on my own, just to see if there was any component that was obviously fried like a blown fuse or a warped capacitor, to narrow down what the issue was. I unfortunately wasn't able to identify the issue, but the internals are incredibly well put together. The solders are clean, many times there will be giant blobs of excess solder all over, the solders in this are done so well that you have to actually look closely to see what is soldered. The adhesive used is also near perfectly applied. There was a small line from drip on one of the components but it was barely noticeable and was easily taken off that piece. The grinder's burr still looks pristine, even after 5 years of near daily use; same goes for the rest of the grinder. I rarely if ever see a device like this put together so well. Digital components are used sparingly, just the power board and the display so very little that can go wrong with it and since it's a relatively simple machine it's easy to service yourself if you want and replacement parts are priced in a sane way. Many companies will jack up the price of components so it's not ever worth repairing, forcing you to buy a replacement or to spend an equivalent amount on repairs. One thing I think speaks to the longevity Baratza expects from their grinders is when I was discussing the issue with the support tech, he mentioned "given the age of the unit I wouldn't expect any problems with the motor or burr grinder itself". After over five years they don't expect any issues. I don't know if that or the fact they allocate skilled personnel to continue servicing things domestically, no cost cutting by offshoring or "near shoring" taken, no scripted "run doc" that limits their ability to provide support. No corners cut, a well thought out grinder made of simple, yet high quality components with one of the design pillars being serviceability. A very rare thing in modern manufacturing. They offered to send parts out for free for me to replace but I opted to just send it to because the price was more than fair given the amount of time I'd save. All told the repair came to under 50 dollars including shipping. I don't know how they come out ahead with that pricing (would expect the combined cost of shipping, labor time and parts to be well over that) but I'm all for it. Only other standard household brand that comes to mind for similar reasons is Speed Queen for laundry appliances, although they're primarily focused on commercial with consumer facing business being supplemental rather than core. As for the actual function of the device and quality of the grind, I have no complaints. Burr grinders produce a consistent grind by design, it's why they're used over a bladed grinder. I've never had clogging issues with beans that are dark and oily, or similar common problems grinders can present. I flip around on brewing method quite a bit so I've used it for doing fine grinds for espresso, medium for pour over, coarse for french press, etc. I haven't found any size that cause it to choke it up, produce inconsistent grain sizes or any other issues that plague other grinders. I've never done Turkish style brewing which supposedly needs a grind finer than espresso so that might cause issue, but I highly doubt it. It performs consistently and has a simple but elegant mechanical design that does wonders for reliability. If you want to avoid issues, simply don't be an idiot like me and instead use a surge protector. Attached pics of the components since I don't have any other use for them and might interest some to see vs. more common review images. If you're concerned about the price, keep in mind the above that this is made to last a long time (decade+) and is actually serviceable. Most if not all the other brands will require you to replace it within that time span which will probably end up costing more than the higher one time cost. I'd guess that the Fellow Ode is the closest comparison and you're only able to replace the burrs in that, anything else and an entire replacement unit is needed.

Stopped working after 3 years. Motor went bad. Grinder stuck hard; that's the reason most probably for motor failure. But anyway, this Baratza grinder is not good. It does not grind fine enough and consistently enough. It needs often periodic adjustments and tuning. Adjustments do not stay for a long time. Grinder is also very loud, and I mean it. Do yourself a favor, skip this product and buy something else. Breville Pro for example, which is cheaper and many times better. That's what I bought as the replacement and WOW. Different world! Finally getting consistent grinding and as a result, consistent and excellent coffee. And BTW, I did upgrade Baratza 30 to 270 with the upgrade package. Did not help at all.

I got the grinder in December 2018. It works great, amazing consistent grind. Very easy to use and works perfectly well with my Breville 840. However, after 2 years of normal use (2-3 grinds/day), the grinder stopped working. I read that the reason for the failure are cheap plastics parts in the motor/gear assembly that wear out pretty fast. I sent a ticket to Baratza and will see what happen. (i will update my review accordingly) UPDATE 1: So Baratza support responded very quickly to my e-mail and told me they would send a gearbox/motor assembly for free (it is worth 90$ in Canada), probably extending the grinder's lifetime for another 2 years. Now i wish they will eventually fix this issue and change the plastic gear for something more durable. UPDATE 2: I must admit i am very impressed with Baratza's customer service. I received the gearbox/motor assembly very quickly and now the grinder is working great again. They told me the new motor/gearbox assembly should last for 10 years as they reportedly improved the design of gear inside the gearbox. I will keep you updated on this as well. Good customer service is very important and Baratza just proved me that they can be trusted 100%. I would recommend this grinder to any espresso enthusiasm that wants a affordable espresso grinder.

Me encanto, no esperaba tanto jaja Pero los niveles que tiene son suficientes para preparar un muy buen espresso y con café de especialidad. Recomendado 💯

Without a particularly as yet developed pallette for espresso, wanted to find the sweet spot of apparatus price and taste. Have ended up with the flair pro2, this grinder and (because of reasons) a small hand roaster. Really delighted with the setup. Pouring 2-2.5:1 shots in between 25-30 seconds and they taste delightful. The grinder will go much finer still. I'm of the understanding that I will need to shim it once or twice as it wears in. The shimming kit is provided. Takes a bit of patience get everything aligned but once I have, the shot quality is awesome. As I roast my own I do use the hopper as it allows me to let the coffee degas for a few days so can't speak for retention. I have tried other grinders and none beat this for price to quality in my opinion

Ich habe mich für die Sette 30 entschieden weil ich hauptsächlich mit dem Handfilter arbeite. Die Sette 30 ist die Grundausstattung zur Sette 270 und verfügt nur über eine Makro Einstellung.Die zusätzliche Mikro Einstellung bei der Sette 270 brauchen eigentlich nur Espresso Liebhaber die es sehr sehr genau möchten.Die Makro Einstellungen reicht völlig und lässt für den Filterkaffee keine Wünsche offen.Für alle die hauptsächlich mit dem Filterkaffee arbeiten ist die Sette 30 genau das richtige.Aber auch im Espresso Bereich Mahlt die Maschine sehr fein. Klasse finde ich auch das man dierekt den Handfilter zb Hario V60 in die Aufnahme stecken kann, ich selber benutze ein Cilio! Dadurch das der Mahlweg sehr dierekt und kurz ist, gibt es kaum Abweichungen für jeden Mahlvorgang wenn man ohne Abwiegen der Bohnen arbeitet. Die Sette ist extrem schnell, ich mahle 13 Gramm für den Filterkaffe in 3.4 Sekunden auf Stufe 29 (ohne Unterlegscheibe) Man kann das Mahlwerk mit der mitgelieferten Unterlegscheibe so verändern das man noch feiner oder gröber mahlen kann.Ich habe die vorinstallierte Unterlegscheibe ausgebaut weil mir die Körnung auf Grober Stufe noch zu fein war.Die Anleitung zum wechseln der Unterlegscheibe findet ihr auf YouTube. Was ich auch noch als Plus Punkt bemerkt habe das es sogut wie keine Statische Aufladung gibt.Das Mahlgut fällt Trichterförmig nach unten dadurch gibt es absolut keine Reste die umherfliegen. Zwei Kritikpunkte hätte ich trotzdem noch, die Sette ist schon sehr laut und die Knöpfe zum Bedienen haben ein leichtes Spiel, hier hätte die Verarbeitung ein bisschen besser sein können.Ich habe leider noch keine Langfristige Prognose aber trotzdem würde ich sie weiterempfehlen. Noch eine kurze Anmerkungen für alle French Press Liebhaber hier sollte unbedingt die Mahlkrone (AP) gegen eine (BG) Mahlkrone ausgetauscht werden. Die Mahlkrone BG ist ein optionales Zubehör zum Standard AllPourpose (AP) Mahlwerk und durch die Konzenzration auf mittelfeine bis gröbere Mahlung besser geeignet. Nachtrag nach fast einen Jahr. ...bin immer noch total zufrieden aber ich habe mich jetzt für die BG-Mahlkrone entschieden. Die Mahlkrone BG die es als Zubehör gibt ist für den Filterkaffee Pour Over besser geeignet und kostet rund 30 Euro. Die Standard AP-Mahlkrone Mahlt nur von Mittel- bis sehr Fein. Die Mahlkrone lässt sich ganz einfach austauschen.

Fantastic grinder! For the price it’s selling at, there’s no reason for a coffee lover to drink stale coffee! I haven’t used the more advanced/expensive versions of this machine, but this one does pretty much everything what they do. Unless you’re a barista or own a very expensive espresso machine that can actually give you those results, this machine will do just fine. I grind coffee for my DeLonghi pump espresso machine at 8, even though if you check Baratza’s website, they recommend grinding it at 9 for espresso. Settings between 6-9 are recommended for “fine” grinding, so you can try which fits you best. Very easy to clean. Just YouTube it and they’ll show you how easy it is. You have to clean it once a month at least, twice if you use dark coffee as it has more oil in it.