does it grind fine to make turkish coffee
635136
I have to modify my answer after i double-checked the machine. It does have the function for turkish coffee grinds so it could be quite useful for you. This unit also has different modes for drip/pump-machine espresso. Quite universal :)
635137
No, it doesn't grind that fine. It's great for everyday home use, but really not for very fine type grinds.
635138
Grind setting #1 indicates Turkish coffee grind, so I assume it would perform that just fine. I happen to use the far other end of the grind scale for French Press and Percolator (coarse grind), so I actually haven't tried setting number one.
635139
Not really. Espresso grind is as fine as it gets, and even that is a little grainy.
2032130
The grind is adjustable, so yes, you can grind it very fine for espresso or Turkish coffee. My experience is that darker roasted beans grind much easier, these new barely roasted beans (aka blue bottle, etc.) are murder to grind...
411374
If you recalibrate the grinder (you can look up how to do this on google) for a finer setting, then it is possible to get it pretty fine. Anything lower than 7-8 on mine will clog up my portafilter, so it is defintely finer than espresso. I don't know enough about Turkish grind to say exactly, but it turns into very fine clumped powder at 1 & 2. Hope this helps.
557221
Yes it grinds very fine. Gets a bit "clogged" after but you just need to brush it out for the next grind. Esperesso beans j=Fine=stickier. BUT dont' get the Keurig 2.0. The solo grind cup won't fit in it.
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Alex,I did not ever try to grind fine enough for Turkish but I do not believe any of the Baratza's are designed for Turkish style grind. In fact, I did a little digging and copied Baratza's "official" stance below. Hope this helps!ScottNone of our coffee grinders are designed for Turkish grinding. Turkish grinding puts a heavy load on the machine, and our burrs are not designed for that purpose. I recommend a hand grinder for Turkish grinding.Regards,Pierce JensBaratza Support
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We do not use it for fine grinds-- just coarser, as for French press coffee. We have a different grinder we like for fine grinding.
872100
I use this coffee in K Kups at the same ratio as regular coffee. Since it's fine ground I'd try a bit less then normal grind in a pot.
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I've never tried it for espresso, we use it strictly for Arabic(Turkish) coffee of which it grinds a beautifully consistent talcum powder consistency. Arabic (Turkish) coffee is the finest grind of coffee you can get, 100 microns or smaller, compared to normal espresso which is about 300 microns, so I believe this machine can easily grind a very good espresso as it is able to go 3 times finer if need be. We also thought we were going to have spend hundreds of dollars to get a fine enough grind for Arabic coffee and even then some of the $300 - $400 ones had complaints about not being small or consistent enough, but we are very happy with the fineness and consistency of this one. I hope this helps you decide.
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I would say yes if not tooo fine a grind. It is a fine mesh and if you've ever use a coffee press you would probably get same effect. I haven't done it myself because I don't drink coffee so I don't see why not. Finished pot should contain no grounds. Not to mention that when I was young, my grandmother use to make great coffee by putting the grounds in empty egg shells. The coffee stayed pretty settled at the bottom of the pot inside the egg shells and you poured carefully. So this should work.
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Have a Kegurig maker that says to use a course grind in the 'do it your self' cup . It says a fine grind will clog the filter. It does- so need a grinder that has adjustable grind
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I use Folger's Black Silk in the regular grind. Something else might be better, but that's all our store offers! We're in a small town! However, the coffee is very good so it must be a good grind for the pot. Ann Sciba
832560
That is rather a subjective thing. I've been using any of Peet's standard ground Deep Roast coffee. It is pretty fine a grind.
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I've used it with dark roasts. Not ground for French Press but moderately coarse. This grinder is bad about scattering coffee to the point that we have to keep it on a mat to avoid scattering all over the counter. It develops static - enough that ground coffee clings to the hopper and the inner areas of the grinder. The hopper doesn't quite snap in place fully, so we have to hold it flush to the grinder when we use it. Other than those issues it does a good job of grinding the coffee.
853495
As others have said here, for coffee, you can get a course grind by not grinding so long. I use mine for spices and want a very fine grind.
551488
Not at all. Water temp is too low and grind is too coarse resulting in weak coffee and double usual bean usage. Looking for a new one now.
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The documentation does say it's suitable for Turkish coffee but also says you shouldn't use dark beans on the finest setting.http://www.capresso.com/media/wysiwyg/Infinity_IB_Eng_OL_828_.pdfThe problem is that they don't specify what the actual grind size is for any of the settings. For Turkish coffee, you want your coffee to be in the 50-150 micron range. There's no telling what this actually grinds to or how consistent it is. You may need to find some real coffee-nerd reviews.
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Yes. This was a gift to my nephew who is sort of a coffee snob. He did a grind to use in a french press and he was pleased with it. He was then changing the setting to grind finer when I left so don't know about other grinds. He was impressed with the burr grinder.