Vario

The Vario Grinder will be available November, 2008.  The Vario is a commercial grinder with 54mm ceramic flat burrs with a throughput of 1.9 grams per second and an innovative, macro/micro grind adjustment with 230 settings.  The sleek contemporary design, small foot print, and adjustability for any style of coffee also make it perfect as a home grinder.  Below are some of the incredible features of the Vario:

o       Mahlkönig 54mm ceramic flat burrs:

Ø      Stay sharper longer. Ceramic has a 1.5 -2.0X longer life than steel burrs.

Ø      Keeps the coffee cool by limiting the amount of heat transferred from the burrs to the grinds.

o       Grind on Demand with Electronic Dosing

Ø      Grinds only the coffee you require for each shot directly into your espresso porta filter. 

Ø      Eliminates the risk of stale ground coffee common in mechanical dosing units.

Ø      0.1 second adjustable steps (0.2 grams )

Ø      Three, user programmable grind time buttons

o       Innovative dual cam grind adjustment:

Ø      The right hand lever lets you choose what type of grind you’d like.

Ø      The lever on the left lets you fine tune the grind within the range you’ve selected for a perfect grind.

Ø      Over 230 grind settings available.

o       PortaHolder.

Ø      Universally adjustable brackets for any portafilter.

Ø      Allows for hands free operation.

o       Super quiet operation using belt drive.

o       Powerful DC motor turns slowly resulting in cool, quiet operation and permits extended grinding time.  The circuitry is equipped with an automatic reset thermal switch.

o       Dimentions:  WxHxD  4.5” x 14.5” x  7.25

o       Weight:  10 pounds

o       In the box:  Grinder, Hopper, Lid, Grounds bin, PortaHolder, and Instruction manual