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  • #16
    Re: How is your Vario?

    Yash, I recommend the same 2 step process mentioned by ACog above. I dont do singles but with 3 buttons you can still have 2 for the preliminary fill (single or double) before tap down and the third for the top up prior to tamp. Very easy and you will find you spill/waste hardly any of the precious brown marching powder!

    Once set up, and of course after the normal dialling in of dose/grind for a new bean, I dont need any manual eyeballing at all.

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    • #17
      Re: How is your Vario?

      Originally posted by 4F4151404E574751220 link=1338305303/15#15 date=1338511221
      Yash, I recommend the same 2 step process mentioned by ACog above. I dont do singles but with 3 buttons you can still have 2 for the preliminary fill (single or double) before tap down and the third for the top up prior to tamp. Very easy and you will find you spill/waste hardly any of the precious brown marching powder!
      I actually just pop a sleeve onto my basket and then dose the full amount in one shot.  This way I get zero waste and spill. 
      The sleeve is basically a clear disposable cup with the bottom cut off.  Works like a charm.

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      • #18
        Re: How is your Vario?

        Ah, yeah I have tied that, but really cant be bothered with any extra steps, but each to their own.

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        • #19
          Re: How is your Vario?

          I have the Vario. If space is an issue its definitely worth it. Such a compact grinder!

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          • #20
            In my case, I went for the Vario with the intention of using it only for non-espresso. Compact & zero-grind retention were a major plus, and seeing all the positive feedback in the US also gave me hope that it was better at coarser grind levels.

            It did the job well for what I needed, and for the first 12 months of use was fine. But I won't say the in-cup experience lived up to what I had hoped. Occasionally I'd get better results on the Porlex or Hario hand grinder.

            With the new Ditting burr set, however, it's now really starting to deliver as I'd hoped. Funnily it now retains more grinds than it used to, as I find I now get a lot caught up between the top burr and the plate it is screwed onto, but it's now doing a consistently great job for filter / aeropress / whatever. And the team at Baratza HQ have always been really great to deal with for any questions.

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            • #21
              Just bought a second hand Vario grinder and love it. Thanks for the nifty 2 step hint. Can't wait to try it.

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              • #22
                Thinking about ditching my messy Mazzer Mini Doser and replacing it with a Vario. The notion of being able to dial in a specific dose without wasting 4 grams or so each time I make a coffee and not spraying grounds from a-hole to breakfast time is really appealling. I'm completely over my Mini. As a grinder, sure it's fine, but ergonomically it's a disaster.

                Am I crazy?

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                • #23
                  Yep
                  Got a mm doser and use the el cheapo OE funnel thingy, added tape to vains , pretty well no mess and nothing left in doser.

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                  • #24
                    I have the OE funnel, a schectermatic thingy, and use a small paintbrush to sweep the outlet. I've removed the tines, and the extraneous gubbins inside the doser. I still spend more time managing its shortcomings than enjoying its advantages.

                    Everthing about the doser works against you. It's an extraordinarily crap design.

                    The best tweak would be to rip it off and mod it down the toilet. If you could only remove the POS.

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                    • #25
                      hopper broke while trying to detach it for a clean...damn thing is flimsy as hell for $650, apart from build, im happy with the grinds it produces.

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