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The
Virtuoso™ Grinder was introduced in Dec. 2005. The Virtuoso™ has many of
the winning features of the Maestro Plus™ along with commercial grade
components, higher performance and sleeker style. With the
Virtuoso™, it’s now easier than ever to make professional quality coffee,
whether at the home, the office or your café.
In
additional to all the great features of the Maestro Plus™, the Virtuoso™
includes commercial grade conical burrs, a 480 watt DC motor, a
new shape and a beautiful brushed-satin metal top.
Detailed
Product Features:
Commercial
Grade Conical Burrs
Manufactured
in
Italy
, the Virtuoso’s™ 44mm grinding burrs are the same material and
durability as the industry’s highest-quality line of commercial conical
burr coffee grinders. Conical burr grinders are exceptional at
producing consistent grinds from very fine to coarse, as well as being
durable and will remain sharp for many years. The burrs have a
precision mounting system to ensure a stable platform for accurate grinding.
Grind
Coffee For Any Brewing Method
There
are many coffee grinders on the market. However, few have the ability
to grind fine enough for a professional espresso machine and coarse enough
for a press pot. The Virtuoso™ has 40 steps of adjustment.
Choose the perfect setting by turning the bean hopper to the desired
position.
Innovative
calibration
Commercial
grinders have a calibration system to ensure that the grinder will grind fine
enough for espresso and has the range to grind coarse enough for press pot.
This feature is available in the Virtuoso™. The grinders are
calibrated when they are manufactured to ensure an accurate range of grind.
If necessary the grinders can be user calibrated.
DC
Motor
The
powerful, high torque 480 watt DC motor effortlessly drives the burrs.
This motor turns slowly resulting in cool, quiet operation and permits long
grinding duty-cycles. The circuitry is equipped with an automatically
resetting, thermal cutoff switch.
Unique
Speed Control
The
Virtuoso™ uses a combination of gear and electronic speed reduction to
control the rotation of the burr to 450 RPM. The electronic speed controller
is adjustable from 405 to 495 RPM in the event that specific user conditions
require modification of the speed. This slow speed reduces heat, noise, and
static generation in the grinder. It also ensures that the beans feed
smoothly into the burrs.
Timers
switch and Pulse button
The
Virtuoso™ has a sixty second timer, with segmented graphics, for easily
repeatable grind times. It also has a front mounted pulse button
that manually controls the on/off function. This is nice if you wish to
grind a small amount of coffee for espresso.
Pulse
button makes Espresso Easy
If
you have an espresso machine, you will enjoy the convenience of being able to
grind directly into the filter basket for your machine. After you
remove the coffee grounds bin, you can insert your filter basket
(portafilter) directly under the dispensing chute to collect the coffee as it
is being dispensed. You can push the pulse button with your thumb while
holding the filter basket for true one hand operation.
Easy
to Clean
One
important and often overlooked task required of owning a good coffee grinder
is routine cleaning. To clean the Virtuoso™, just remove the coffee
been hopper to expose the grinding chamber. At this point the outer
ring burr simply lifts out. The entire grinding chamber can then be
thoroughly cleaned in a few minutes.
Service
& Support
One
year warranty. If your grinder has a problem we will see if we can
resolve it over the website or phone or will promptly send a replacement
grinder and a return tag for your old one.
Product
Specifications:
Color:
Black with a brushed-satin metal top and base
8
oz Bean Hopper.
5
oz. Grounds bin
Dimensions:
14”H x 5”W x 7” D
Weight:
8 lbs
Made
in
Taiwan
Altogether,
the Virtuoso by Baratza is clearly in a class of its own, making your coffee
experience ultimately more satisfying. We hope you enjoy!
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