Encore Coffee Grinder - White

The Baratza Encore is the grinder most coffee shops point first-time customers to when they ask "what should I buy at home?" Forty grind settings, conical steel burrs, and a price that doesn't gate-keep specialty coffee behind a thousand-dollar entry fee. It's built for pour-over, drip, AeroPress, French press, and Chemex; the kind of grinder that pays for itself the first week you stop buying pre-ground.

Why it works

• 40 grind settings, fine to coarse. Wide enough range that one grinder covers V60, AeroPress, drip, French press, and cold brew without compromise on any of them.
• Conical steel burrs, German-made. Designed in Seattle, burrs produced in Germany. Replacement parts are stocked and serviceable, which is rare in this price band.
• Pulse button. Quick top-offs, dose corrections, and chamber purges between bean changes. Small feature that ends up being the most-used button on the grinder.
• Baratza's U.S. service network. If something fails, you call Baratza directly and they ship parts. Most starter grinders skip this; the Encore is the one that doesn't.

Specs

• Burr type: Conical steel
• Burr diameter: 40 mm
• Grind settings: 40 (fine to coarse)
• Hopper capacity: 7.9 oz (225 g)
• Grounds bin capacity: 5 oz (142 g)
• Power: 70W, 120V, 50/60 Hz, 0.8A
• Dimensions: 4.7 W x 6.3 D x 13.7 H in
• Net weight: 7 lb (3.1 kg)
• Certifications: CB, ETL, cETL
• Warranty: 1 year, parts and labor

Setup and care notes

The Encore is meant to be used and lived with, not babied. Run a few grams of beans through after unboxing to season the burrs, then pick a starting setting based on your brew method (15 for AeroPress, 20 for V60, 30 for French press is a reasonable starting map) and adjust by feel from there. A soft brush every couple of weeks keeps the burr chamber clean.

Who it's for, who it isn't

It fits anyone moving off pre-ground for the first time, plus pour-over, drip, AeroPress, and immersion brewers who want repeatable grind without spending in Fellow or Baratza Vario territory. It's not the right pick for dedicated espresso; the Encore can grind fine enough, but for daily espresso work the Encore ESP or a step-up like the Sette 270 is the better tool.

See it in action

Building a home setup from scratch? Our "best home coffee grinders under $250" guide walks through where the Encore fits relative to the Encore ESP, Virtuoso+, and Wilfa Svart.