Easiest way to make that OK cup, exceptional? Take a look at your grind. You'll be amazed at how much a consistent grind will affect the flavor of your cup. Not to mention how important the size of grind is for your desired brew method. What's the big deal with using burr over blade grinders? Let's take a look:
No. 1: The Grinder
BURR GRINDERS
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- Starbucks Coffee Company.
- Manuals & documentation grinder repair program service centers register your grinder Cancellation. The grinder sounds normal, but no coffee is passing through. Grind Quality Issue. Maestro & Starbucks Barista Most Common. Hopper Installation.
- The Cuisinart coffee grinder allows coffee lovers to grind their beans at home in small quantities. While the Cuisinart coffee grinder is built to last a lifetime, it may need special attention at times when it malfunctions. Keeping the grinder clean and well maintained can help preserve the integrity of the unity.
Burr Grinders use two revolving abrasive surfaces or burrs to grind the beans, just a few at a time.
BLADE GRINDERS
Blade grinders use a single centered blade to chop up beans progressively into smaller and smaller pieces.
No. 2: How It Works
BURR GRINDERS
Burr grinders take it slow(er), drawing the beans through the grinding mechanism a few at a time to deliver a uniform grind every time.
BLADE GRINDERS
Blade grinders are aggressive little machines. They work at a high speed and have limited settings. Some may even overheat your beans, leaving unwanted flavors behind.
Starbucks Barista Coffee Grinder Manual Pdf
No. 3: End Result
BURR GRINDERS
Burr grinders offer far more control and a more uniformly consistent grind, enabling the water to evenly extract the flavor and create a noticeably better cup of coffee.
BLADE GRINDERS
Blade grinders can be inconsistent and unpredictable, producing a varied grind.
With more control over the size and quality of the grind, you’re able to make adjustments depending on your brew method. Hence, why you’ll find a burr grinder in many coffee lovers’ homes, in each and every Starbucks® and most definitely in my kitchen.
Still have that vintage Baratza Starbucks Barista and need parts? Here’s what you need to know.
There are a number of different Starbucks Barista appliances out in the world including drip coffee makers, espresso machines, and coffee grinders. At Baratza, we specialize exclusively in coffee grinders. At one point in time, circa 2004-2009 we did make a Baratza Starbucks Barista coffee grinder, and my hope in writing this is to help clear up confusion for those searching for information and guidance.
The sad reality is several other grinder manufacturers made Starbucks Barista coffee grinders. Before getting into the units Baratza did not make or sell, let’s start with the one we did: The Baratza Starbucks Barista model 1MP1SP, which looks like this:
Like all of our units, we have parts and troubleshooting information for this unit on our website. Yay!
But over the years, I’ve fielded inquiries about other models and have seen a number of them in person. In particular, the Type 166, EL60, and EL70 Starbucks Barista models come to mind. These three models are not units Baratza ever made or sold, but I happen to have some insights from the questions I’ve fielded over the years.
Hoppers/lids:
The hopper and lid for Baratza grinders is not a direct fit on the Type 166, EL60 or EL70. But, they are close in size and a determined individual wrote up a how to make a Baratza grinder fit these units and wrote a guide back in 2014 that is still up and available- https://www.epiphanydigest.com/2014/05/03/replacement-hopper-starbucks-barista-el60-grinder/.
Knob/timer switch:
The Type 166, EL60 and EL70 have custom knobs. However, the mechanical interface of their knobs, and the Baratza Maestro Plus knob are the same. So, if you’ve lost or broken your knob, you can buy the Baratza Maestro Plus timer knob and it will mechanically function. Cosmetically, our knob is a little smaller in diameter, so you’ll have a bit of an air gap around it when you put it on to the grinder.
Paddlewheel:
The Type 166, EL60 and EL70 use a Solis gearbox/motor assembly. Baratza also used a Solis gearbox/motor assembly in our first years in business, so we do offer the few Solis parts we are still able to procure. Included in these parts is the paddle wheel, which is the sweeper that pushes ground coffee out of the burr chamber. If your grinder gets plugged up, is really slow or only grinds fine, a worn paddle wheel is likely and can be inspected visually (see the Solis paddle wheel guide in our Troubleshooting section of the website).
Motor, gears, burrs:
Unfortunately, these are no longer available parts from Solis. 😥
Fuse:
Starbucks Barista Burr Grinder Instructions
The Solis motor has an inline fuse on the motor- see the ‘Fuse Replacement’ guide in the Solis section of our Troubleshooting page. The fuse is not a part we have, but I believe it can be found at a well-stocked electronics store. If my memory serves, it is a 104c inline fuse.