Tim S.

My story will probably be taken down but. Purchased Baratza Encore Model 485 Conical Burr grinder
After finding out my Breville grinder's burr was not a replacement part and perhaps needed replacing.
Good review on Baratza so thought I would shop Amazon. Then thought maybe try and find a Canadian
Supplier and ended up at Cooks. Great service on the order and delivery side BUT when I compared
Performance between my old Breville and Encore I found the following. Barazata is noisy, takes
2-3 times longer to grind same 18 gms of beans, always a mess to clean up underneath the coffee grind cup
And if you change grind settings you will need to grind small amount of beans as throw away to flush
Machine from previous grind setting. The Baratza does a better grind for the espresso crowd but I
Am not a espresso guy. Pour over grind settings on both machines were very comparable.
Made two cups with Encore then knew it was not what I expected. Me bad.
Yes I should have read the return policy but how would you know if the Encore was for you before
Trying it out? It seems like buying a car before a test drive. This would have gone back if purchased
From Amazon. If you want to be in the Amazon game return policies should be an important review
Consideration. Lesson learned. Caveat emptor.