Burrs
The VARIO uses flat ceramic burrs, which are great for all styles of coffee.
Ceramic burrs are harder than steel and last (on average) about twice as long as steel burrs.
PortaHolder
The VARIO comes with a PortaHolder that can easily be adjusted to fit any Portafilter.
OPERATION
Place the VARIO grinder on a level surface. With the hopper lid in place, mount
the hopper on the grinder housing by lining up the two small tabs at the base
of the hopper with the two slots inside the collar on the top of the grinder.
Turn the hopper clockwise until it locks into position (expect to apply force).
Insert the power plug into an AC outlet. Pour the desired quantity of roasted,
whole coffee beans into the hopper. Slide the ground coffee bin into the front
of the grinder.
Press one of the preset buttons, then press START
Normal Grinding Operation
Move the Macro lever (right side) up or down, to the desired grind setting. Set
the Micro adjustment lever (left side) to the middle of the scale.
Starting brew settings can be found at www.baratza.com under the Support
tab.
Grind a small amount of coffee into the bin by pressing the START button, then
pressing it again to stop the grinding. Check the particle size. If the particle
size is close to what you desire, use the Micro lever to fine-tune the grind size.
If the particle size needs a big change, then adjust the Macro lever to a new
Position.
The full range on the Micro scale is equal to one “click” or position change on
the Macro scale. Adjusting levers UP produces a smaller particle size, adjusting
levers DOWN produces a larger particle size.
Time Based Grinding Operation
Place the PortaHolder or the ground coffee bin in the grinder. Press a preset
button (1,2,3). The screen will show the corresponding programmed grind time
in seconds. Press START button to begin grinding. While grinding, the screen
will count down the seconds to 0.0. When the screen reaches 0 seconds, the
motor will stop and the display will reset again to the programmed time. For
greater quantities of ground coffee press the Manual button, then START. The
grinder will count up to 90 seconds, then shut off automatically. At any time
during MANUAL operation you can stop the grinding by pressing the STOP
button. The motor will stop and the screen will show the total amount of
seconds, for 3 seconds, then it will reset to 0.0.
