Baratza B-VarioW manual

OPERA TION S MANU AL ® Ceramic Burr Coffee Grinder V ARIO TM[...]

V ARIO TM Man ual 2 Thank you for pur chasing the V ARIO coffee grin der . With the V ARIO it is now easier than ev er to mak e prof essional quality coffee, whether at hom e, the ofce, or your caf é. The V ario is a compact, tim e-based grinder , dedicated t o grinding for all styles of coffee br ewing. Th e V ario has a small footprint; intui[...]

3 V ARIO TM Man ual INTRODUC TION Burrs The V ARIO uses at ceramic burrs, which are great for all styles of coffee. Ceramic burrs are har der than steel and last (on average) about twice as l ong as steel burrs. PortaHolder The V ARIO comes with a Por taHolder that can easily be adjusted to t any por talter . V ARIO TM[...]

V ARIO TM Man ual 4 T ABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUC TION 2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 4 P AR TS IDENTIFICA TION 6 SAFET Y INF ORMA TION 7 OPERA TION 9 Normal Grindin g Operation 9 Time Based Grindin g Operation 10 Programmin g 10 Sleep Mode 11 PortaHolder Set-Up and Use 12 Burr Calibration 12[...]

5 V ARIO TM Man ual CARE and CLEANING 14 Remo ving the Bean Hopper 14 Remo ving the Upper Burr 14 Cleaning the Gr ounds Bin, Hopper and Burrs 14 Replacing th e Burr 15 Replacing th e Bean Hopper 15 A utomatic Cleaning 16 W ARRANT Y and SER VICE 17[...]

V ARIO TM Man ual 6 P AR T S IDENTIFICA TION Whole bean h opper (250 grams) Grind time adjustment butt ons (2) Manual grind button Programable grin d setting buttons (3) Hopper lid Micro grind adjustm ent lever L CD grind time in dicator Start / Stop button Upper burr carrier Macro grind adjustm ent lever Ceramic burrs Ground coff ee bin (250 grams[...]

7 V ARIO TM Man ual Please read th e information below v ery carefully . It contains impor tant safety information for this applian ce. Please keep th ese instructions for future ref eren ce. ► Use only with A C current an d the corr ect voltage. See the label on the base of the grinder t o determine th e correct v oltage. ► Only clean the grin[...]

V ARIO TM Man ual 8 ► Do not lea ve your grin der unattended while turned ON. ► Shut off and unplug th e grinder from the electrical outlet when n ot in use and befor e cleaning. ► T o unplug, grasp plug and r emove from the outlet. Ne ver pull on the cord. ► Keep y our grinder out of the r each of childr en. ► Do not immerse th e grinder[...]

9 V ARIO TM Man ual OPERA TION Place the V ARIO grinder on a lev el surface. With the hopper lid in place, m ount the hopper on th e grinder housin g by lining up th e two small tabs at the base of the hopper with th e two slots inside th e collar on th e top of the grin der . T urn the hopper clockwise until it l ocks into position (expect t o app[...]

V ARIO TM Man ual 10 The full range on the Micro scale is equal to one “ click” or position change on the Macr o scale. Adjusting lev ers UP produces a smaller par ticle size, adjusting levers DOWN pr oduces a larger par ticle size. Time Based Grin ding Operation Place the PortaHolder or th e ground coff ee bin in the grin der . Press a pr eset[...]

11 V ARIO TM Man ual 2. Press th e up or down arrow buttons t o adjust the seconds. (Press an d hold th e up or down arrow for two secon ds) 3. Once you hav e reached th e desired tim e setting, press and ho ld the pr eset button for 3 seconds. The settin g will blink to conrm th e setting is stor ed. 4. T o program the other buttons repeat step[...]

V ARIO TM Man ual 12 Por taHo lder Set-Up and Use Inser t the PortaHolder into the grinder until it clicks. Then inser t your por talter into the Por taHolder by tipping the basket down so the lip of the portalter slides under and gets h ook ed by the hoo k bracket at th e top r ear of the PortaHolder while the base of the basket is suppor te[...]

13 V ARIO TM Man ual indicated on t ool) until y ou hear the mot or start to slow . This setting will allow for a full range of grin d. If you want a coarser grind, insert the t ool and turn th e opposite direction of th e arrow on th e too l.[...]

V ARIO TM Man ual 14 CARE an d CLEANING Remo ving th e Bean Hopper Remov e all beans from th e hopper then pr ess the ST AR T button to run any remainin g beans through th e grinder . Remo ve the p lug from the power outlet. Remov e the hopper b y twisting it, with both hands (with th e lid on) in a countercl ockwise direction until it stops (about[...]

15 V ARIO TM Man ual CARE an d CLEANING Ca ution Do not put the bean h opper , hopper lid, gr ound coff ee bin, or PortaHolder in the dishwasher . Hand wash only . Do not immerse th e grinder housing in wa ter . Do NOT wash th e burrs with wa ter . Replacin g the Burr Make sur e ALL coffee gr ounds and powder is r emov ed from th e mating surfaces [...]

V ARIO TM Man ual 16 A ut omatic Cleaning A thor ough, fast, and easy cleaning can be accomplished using Full Circle(tm) biodegradab le grinder cleaning tablets. F ull Cir cle tablets are design ed to disl odge coffee par ticles and absorb an d remo ve odors and coff ee oil residue. Rem ove all beans from th e hopper and run the grinder t o remo ve[...]

17 V ARIO TM Man ual W ARRANT Y and SER VICE U.S. and Canadian W arranty Information Limited W arranty for Baratza Grinders is 1 y ear . This warranty cov ers all defects in materials and wor kmanship (par ts and labor) includin g free gr ound transpor tation to an d from our r epair facility within the US and Canada. This warranty does not apply t[...]

V ARIO TM Man ual 18 © 2013 Baratza 3923 120th A venue, SE Bellevue, W A 98006, USA www .baratza.com Manual Revision Date 1/2014 ®[...]