Comments on: Baratza/Mahlkonig Vario Grinder

By: Henrik

Henrik — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:06:57 +0000

I am the very happy owner of a Vario myself since December 2009. Until now I have had no issues at all regarding static in the PF. But I do have a lot of static when I use the bin, just like Mark mentions above. It is only a problem, since the ground coffee sort of sticks to the bin, after grinding, which makes it hard/impractical to pour into a filter or french pot.
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Anyone know a trick for that?
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Thanks to Tristian for explaining also that the darker roast has more static, I have made exactly the same finding, based on my (now) preferred beans for filter, but was quite puzzled regarding the increase in static-ness. – Is there a “scientific” explanation for this?
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Anyway, the setting of the blades in my version meets my needs. I get the rigth size for my espresso on the second finest setting on the coarse lever, and just below centre on the fine.
Shifting daily between fresh ground filter coffee in the morning, and then espresso in the evening makes me a happy fan of the Vario.

By: Tristan

Tristan — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:41:08 +0000

Youri,

I do think that freshness plays a part, as well as how dark the roast is (darker = more static). I even find that if I leave beans in the hopper overnight, the next morning they will does without static bounce, albeit with a loss of freshness.

By: Youri Vlag

Youri Vlag — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:49:34 +0000

Hi Tristian,

Regarding the static.
Can it be that the coffee you used when you had a lot of static was very fresh? Within a few days or roasting?

It seems to me that the fresher the coffee, the more static you get.

Would be great if you could let me know as it would help a lot.
Thanks,

Youri

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By: Tristan

Tristan — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:52:02 +0000

Thanks Ed, please see my update up above (and jerrys post) with the solution to the fine/coarse issue.

By: Edmund Buston

Edmund Buston — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:16:02 +0000

Hi Tristan,

I was playing around with one of these grinders a couple of weeks ago and I found that out of the box the espresso setting was incredibly fine, way to fine for espresso brewing. I finally found a good setting for espresso up near the filter setting.

I also heard on that if the blades are dismantled and put back together (for cleaning etc) that if anything gets in between the bur set ie a coffee particle then the blades will not align and calibrate properly, perhaps this was the problem you experienced.

Congratulations on your 3rd place in the UKBC.

Edmund

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