Thanks Damian!

When I got the Decent, it cost me about $2300? I don't consider a machine that can do precise flow, pressure and temp profiling to fall under the diminishing returns/incremental gains bucket. It's an endgame machine with near infinite adjustability and feedback. There are cheaper machines with way less capability, and there are WAY more expensive machines - also with way less capability. IMO, there is no greater value for money if you are into espresso - than a Decent. In comparison to the Slayers, GS3s, even Rocket R60s, etc, it is underpriced given its capabilities.

@@DamianSheesh All good just giving you a hard time, looks like my dream machine. I'm learning on a gaggia classic now, I'm already improving weekly.

Io sono Italiano. So come dire 'eh-ooo-rehka', e 'seh-teh'. However, I'm an American. We anglicize things. Eureka is a word in English. If I went around pronouncing every word as it exists in other languages, I'd sound ridiculous. Like a news anchor when then encounter a Latino name.

@@DamianSheesh True I thought Eureka was just pronounced the same everywhere until I saw an Italian man (He was GORGEOUS!!!) on YT reviewing the Mignon XL and the way he pronounced Eureka was so cute!! It does sound better his way :)

Water always matters!! It's most of coffee. I personally have an inline filtering system for my tap so I don't have to get spring water or anything. It works well, and I like it. I've experimented with 'making' 3rd wave water by adding minerals to distilled water to create a good profile for espresso and it was too fussy and I don't think it made enough difference for me to do that all the time. Scale is an issue whether machines have boilers or thermoblocks and distilled water doesn't make good coffee. It still needs regular maintenance to stay sparkly. In fact, I just descaled my decent last week with citric acid and hot water and the first flush was pretty green, so it took off a good amount of scale up in its bits. Good to go now for another six months or so!

I think the combination you wound up with is the absolute best bang for the buck for great espresso! Enjoy!

@@DamianSheesh yes I’ve heard that many people speculate the lower head space for less channeling. My v1.0 with larger headspace still works really well though.

@@jonnytran4429 Same! Especially with a preinfusion soak as well as limiting peak pressure to around 8 bars, I get exceptional shots.

Hey Henry - The Atom is great! It just hums along every day, grounds are consistent and I get great pulls. Interestingly, I visited my company's office for the first time a couple of weeks ago and we have a Baraza Virtuoso. Someone ran it and holy crap, I forgot how loud those grinders can be. So, definitely loving the audible difference as well.

Lol where do you people come up with this stuff? This is a high-torque DC motor. It would hit its service RPM if I put rocks in the grinder. If anything, the lower load from lack of bean mass would cause a DECREASE in temperature as the plastic parts would be under less stress as they would have far less resistance. Now, with that out of the way - I never used this grinder as a single-doser. I loaded the hopper and used the stop at weight feature that I paid for. I only did it here as a side-by-side comparison.

It's a me problem, but I hate the way the niche looks. My biggest issue though, is that I just am *not* a single dose kinda guy. I can't be bothered. I use the same coffee (Dragonfly crema dolce) daily with a 'guest' roast thrown in the rotation perhaps monthly. If I want to single dose something special, I've got a very nice hand grinder for the occassion. Mostly, I want a great cup of coffee in as short a time as possible every dang morning.

I'm sure it could extend the life somewhat, but whether it is a measurable impact on lifespan, who knows? Certainly load is greater for a split second as the burrs begin moving, but it is hard to tell if this causes slippage on the gear train or what. I think just plastic gears and heat are the enemy. Seeing as the bearing races broke down despite the fact that they should not experience any extra load at any given time is a good indicator. I'd love to know if the new gearboxes have a different design that is less susceptible to this problem.

Which grinder and which problem, please?

@@MrMilanina The Baratza Sette grinder. In this video he has a few pretty serious issues with his grinder. The issue with the assembly mount moving and messing up your grind size while you are actually grinding is pretty ridiculous. However the biggest problem with this grinder and other Baratza grinders is the plastic around the motor and the burr mount (Sette 30 model) A lot of people have had issues with the plastic totally disintegrating after using for about one year or one and a half years.

@@mightymightyironhead Thanks for the clarification. I was concerned you were referring to Ceado as I am in a market for a new espresso grinder and weighing between Ceado E37S and Eureka Atom 75.

@@MrMilanina no problem you are very welcome. Both the Ceado E37S and Eureka Atom 75 dont have the same plastic parts that the Barazta grinders have, both grinders have metal mounts inside and are extremely well built. I personally like the Ceado E37S, its one of the best grinders on the market, however the Eureka Atom 75 is also excellent and i think that the choice will come down to a couple of very minor things, maybe even a cosmetic choice. The Ceado has 83mm burrs and is 500w, the Atom has 60mm burrs and is 450w. I think that the display on the Atom has a slightly better designed and maybe easier to use than the Ceado. Also the adjustment dial on the Ceado is a little different for some people, but its got the worm gears and this is very precise and does not need to be locked down like some grinders. Both grinders are very consistent, But one thing to be aware of with the Atom is the plastic impeller that sits on the top of the burr mount and spins during grinding to help to feed the beans to the burrs. If you don't have enough beans in the hopper, you can get pop corning. Also i do think that the Atom can have problems with retaining coffee powder and even broken beans inside the grinding chamber, the Ceado does not have this issue. To be honest, when you start to pick faults with such small things, its got to tell you something about the quality of these grinders.

@Vicente Donovan no one cares and no one is falling for your scam and your trick with your fake friends account commenting that it worked. It's probably a good way to get your own account hacked.

@@serginaru What is? That's been my experience from my testing it's not like shots are all awful and sour just more acidic and less bitter than with flat burrs which seems to correlate with people who say clinicals give more fruit notes and flat burrs more chocolate notes. Sometimes I prefer the extra acidicity.

I ordered the Specialita in the Gourmet Green color. It should be here in two days. I like that it's only 35.5 cm tall and this color will look great in our kitchen my girlfriend and I both agree.

If they're around the same price, the Specialita is probably the better choice. I wouldn't call it a 'large' burr but it's a good size ;)

It will last years, and Baratza will support it if you have any problems. It really is a great grinder for it's price.

They made it quite a bit bigger on their new pro, probably as an answer to the ceado, but honestly, the one on the 75 has to be felt to appreciated. It's extremely precise. It has no play whatsoever and has 'weight' to it. I make very small adjustments, but they're never trivial or difficult.

On the specialita it's probably even smaller, so a bit awkward, but it works alright I think a slight movement makes a very very small adjustment anyway. A lot of people don't like the design if you're switching between different brew methods since to get to drip grind it's like 2.5x around, so you just gotta be aware of how much you're changing and do the opposite to get back to the espresso range (similar to the Niche Zero as well, but that's a bigger knob with actual numbers at least), then you might have to make some fine tuning to get it perfect. The thing I like about My Vario is you can hear the motor sound change so it's kinda easy to get back into the espresso zone. Also settings don't seem to change around.

Oh no! Read my other comments! I think it's a great grinder, especially for it's price. It's well supported and you'll love it.

You made a great choice Baratza easy to use easy to service and the best customer service on the market. They will even help u with your grinder way after warranty and will send you parts for nothing in some instincts. Stay with sette.

It's a great grinder. It's just not built to last.

It’ll be brilliant for you for the next 18 months. After that, you will need a gearbox.

@@SuperMatrix59 I am trying to get them to send me a new gearbox because this plastic garbage is completely busted in my machine.

Thanks for the comment! Yeah, there is a sensor switch in that lower burr mechanism that has to engage in order for the grinder to start. Could be yours is fouled with coffee or something. I'd actually recommend shooting Baratza support an email. They're very helpful. It isn't a difficult grinder to disassemble and clean either.

@@DamianSheesh do u mind listing the major step to disassemble it, just don't want to break anything. Thanks