When you walk into your favorite coffee shop and you look at the menu, it’s not always easy to know what you’re looking for. But don’t worry, it happens to all of us! Coffee is such a beautifully complex beverage and it comes in many forms, sizes and y…
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University of California Davis offers one of the best, most popular electives ever in Chemical Engineering! It’s the undergraduate course “The Design of Coffee: An Engineering Approach” designed by Professors William Ristenpart and Tonya Kuhl. The c…
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A big part of the joy of grinding great fresh coffee, is fresh coffee. Coming home with a fresh bag of great coffee is a warm and fuzzy moment: so many great flavors await you! Opening the bag, you smell that smell and want to take it in forever! It’s…
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Our motto is “WE GRIND. YOU BREW.” It’s not just a catchy tagline – it is our promise to put in the hard work, not only for our own success but for the growth and accomplishments of all the people we touch, from our parts manufacturers to our resellers…
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At Baratza, we’re all grinders all the time. We don’t make anything else (except these cute cups that is!). So, we know a thing or two about them – and we’re always happy to share. You might not know everything about your grinder at home, and that’s ok…
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Doing dishes, cleaning the shower, mopping the kitchen – it’s a part of life. Not cleaning your things tends to make them a lot worse, and this is also the case with coffee grinders. Regular cleaning will improve a grinder’s performance and increase it…
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One of the great things about owning a Baratza burr grinder is the level of adjustability it provides – allowing you to get just the right grind size for your brew. Baratza grinders use burrs, not blades to grind. They determine grind size not by amoun…
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Loving to tell the story. This story is from a coffee pro. Honor Forte is the Director of Sales at Olympia Coffee, a well-respected coffee roasting company out of Olympia, Washington – very close to our very own home. Honor has been in the coffee indus…
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What they are, how they work, and what can go wrong. No grinder is invincible, especially if the unexpected happens and you grind a stone or screw which surreptitiously slipped into your beans. Early in the morning and without coffee, you may be tempte…
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The strong Bolivian wake up juice. This story is from one of our customers. You may have heard of Parke Cotrell, and if you haven’t, you should. Parke is the bassist for an American indie rock band – Colony House. Parke enjoys his coffee on the road as…
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