Baratza ESP Pro

Ah. Mine was usable when I had it set for Chemex, but nothing in the espresso range is working currently. I may mess around with it a little more and buy/use a cheap bag of beans while trying to get it figured out, but I don’t have high hopes 👎

Parent context: Yours could be fine. I just know mine has an entirely unusable range (the whole espresso range), as well as makes such dusty filter coffee it actually muddied my cold brew. Like what. This isn’t a blade grinder. Reply: I just know mine has an entirely unusable range (the whole espresso range), as well as makes such dusty filter coffee it actually muddied my cold brew.

I never went as high as 50, just stayed in the 44-46 range for Chemex where it seemed to work fine. With all the issues everyone else is having sounds like mine will be going back as well…

I was so excited for the ESP Pro after the initial reviews but since they’ve started making their way into actual peoples had there have been so many complaints about clogging. It seems Baratza dropped the ball on this one.

I’ve been seeing a lot of posts on issues with the ESP Pro. I have an older ESP and it’s been rock solid. Return it if you can, Baratza needs to redesign this and recall it.

Parent context: Mine is going back. Baratza support has been radio silent after multiple emails. My ESP Pro is unusable at 39 and finer. At 50 it produces a ton a ton of dust still. Baratza told me to clean it. What? It’s been used 5 times. The burs produce an extremely large number of fines. You can basically see it. Reply: Mine is going back. Baratza support has been radio silent after multiple emails. My ESP Pro is unusable at 39 and finer. At 50 it produces a ton a ton of dust still. Baratza told me to clean it. What? It’s been used 5 times. The burs produce an extremely large number of fines. You can basically see it.

The grinder worked perfectly fine when I was using it to make coffee in my Chemex. However, when I turn it to a finer setting for espresso, it grinds some of the beans and then it seems like it clogs.