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Number of Reviews: 5

	184 of 430 people found the following review helpful:
	My second one	01/31/2008
	Reviewer: CHRIS DEHRING   (2) from GA US
	I first owned a Solis grinder that I purchased 7 yrs ago and it worked great until the motor gave out. This machine was the first in this line but back then was under the Solis name and different ownership than the current Baratza brand. Well, now I've owned a Baratza Virtuoso for five months and it is not doing well. The beans won't feed into the burrs..they just spin on top of the spinning burrs, other times they bunch up in the hopper and remain suspended over the burr. I've tried slowing the motor per the manufacturer but that doesn't help. I've run Grindz tablets through to clean it but that doesn't help. I've tried coffees other than my preferred and that doesn't help. I'll have to turn the timer to its full extent twice while pushing the beans down in order to get them to feed. My old Solis would grind for 12 strong cups in half a turn on the timer. I don't know what is different about these two but there is no improvement aside from a more powerful motor and a pulse button, which I see no use for. I have also experienced the timer knob falling off, the tight fitting basket, and the static issues.
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	332 of 662 people found the following review helpful:
	Looking for a new grinder	01/01/2007
	Reviewer: Mark   (2) from Los Angeles, CA USA
	I have been using a Solis Maestro Plus with a Starbucks Barista Espresso machine and a Technivorm Moccamaster CD drip maker in my office with great success for over a year. I decided it was time to upgrade my home equipment and purchased Rancilio Silvia espresso machine and a second Technivorm Moccamaster CD drip maker for home. Since the Solis Maestro Plus was working well in the office I thought I would buy essentially the same grinder ôwith improvementsö thus the Bratza Virtuoso. The first Virtuoso produced so much static that when the bin was removed grinds would actually stick to the face of the grinder. This has been consistent with each replacement grinder (manufactured claims problem has been eliminated by coating the bin housing û but I have not noticed any difference). Second machine arrived and the housing literal fell apart as the grinder was removed from the box, not to mention several loose screws in the box that fell out during transport. Third machine arrived motor/grinder/or calibration defective, sounded like a garbage disposal full of silverware. Fourth machine arrived and all seemed well except for the messy and annoying static problem. Finally I can try the Virtuoso grinder with my new Rancilio Silvia espresso machine only to discover that after thirty attempts I cannot produce an acceptable amount of crema, not even once! This included attempts after re-calibrating the grinding burrs for a finer grind. Machine works great for drip maker, perhaps it can work with some espresso machines, but I sure canÆt produce acceptable results with the Silvia. Looking for a new grinder û perhaps a MACAP MC4 doserless grinder will work!
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	369 of 739 people found the following review helpful:
	Baratza	08/31/2006
	Reviewer: Glenn Saslow   (2) from Avon, CT
	I use this coffee grinder soley for drip coffee. It is a well constucted unit and is very heavy compared to other models I have used. The grind quality is good but the design and construction is lacking once you use it for a while. The other issues are the plastic receptacle that holds the coffee is extremely hard to pull out. My wife has actually broken nails trying to remove it. There is also way to much static with this unit. There is coffee dust everywhere. Its odd because the burrs seem to spin at slow speed. (Editor's Note: Some coffee beans create static more than others. Even the $3k grinder we sell also create static.) Lastly the knob that turns on the unit falls off very easily. I would definetly look for another grinder before spending your money here.
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	441 of 839 people found the following review helpful:
	Great value for a multi-brew grinder	02/28/2006
	Reviewer: Geary Lyons   (2) from Pleasant Hill, CA US
	I have had and used for 2 months. Simply put a great grinder for espresso to French press. Consistent, even grind. Well conceived ergonomics, simple and intuitive. The construction is very good, nice looking and a hefty weight. It is built to last. I use for espresso with a Miss Sylvia, a very picky machine. The Virtuoso does very well with Miss Sylvia, producing consistent golden rule shots. I go from espresso to French press grind and back. The stepped settings easily provide dependable repeatability. Great burrs. Quiet. Relatively fast grind for a home machine. No dust. No static. No mess. This grinder is a great value. The value and quality are easily recognized by anyone who has actually used the Virtuoso!
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	409 of 816 people found the following review helpful:
	BARATZA Virtuoso Grinder	01/16/2006
	Reviewer: Sandy Sadja   (2) from Boca Raton, Florida
	Stops up, locks up, grind is not consistant, too much coffee bean dust, looks like high quality but when you pull it out of the box you see it is not. Too many good machines out there to choose this one! Editors Note: We can not validate that this unit was purchased from 1st-line. This ocffee grinder will clog if the beans are very oily, and will not grind as fast as larger comercial grinders.
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