I never thought I could get excited about a burr grinder, but here it is. Delivered in appropriately sized packaging, and well padded. Good job on helping the environment IDC. If the loudness of the Sette 270 surprises you, you haven’t read enough. It’s everywhere. Yes, it’s every bit as loud as people say it is. But my, it’s also as fast as everyone says it is. Reassuringly heavy, and feels well built. Adjustment of the portafilter holder was very straight forward. Grind is very consistent and fluffy. Took me four attempts to make a grind that didn’t choke my Gaggia Classic, and about four more to get my yield timed correctly. I’m glad I went with the 270 over the 30, which is what I was going to get. The micro settings really make a big difference in pull time, and the three (vs one on the 30) memory settings means I can easily grind in two stages - I’m doing a 2 second grind, shaking to level, and then finishing off. Mess is less than I was expecting for a machine that grinds straight into the portafilter. A couple of days in, and there’s barely anything to clean up. Its a little smaller than I was expecting (a good thing), and looks good next to my espresso machine. My only disappointment is how difficult it is to read the micro-setting measurements. Since I’m trying lots of different coffees to find the ones I like best, I want to keep a record of what grind settings I’m using, and an easier to read scale would help a lot. I like Baratza’s philosophy on fix, don’t throw away, with lots of spare parts available in the event of trouble. Very happy with this purchase.

I paired this grinder with the Rocket Appartamento. This combo is unbelievable, the result is beyond words. The grinder is a bit noisy but it only takes 4,2 sec to get the exact 18grams every time. I just love it.

This is my first coffee grinder. It’s easy to use and dial in. As a noob, I thought it may be difficult to get the grind set but I got it up and running and am making some tasty espresso’s. A little noisy but a small price to pay for a great cup

I have had the Sette 270 for 2 weeks now. The grinding is very consistent, it is very easy to program the different time programs, and my 58mm portafilter fits great in it. I typically do two grinds of about 3.15 seconds and 3 seconds with the beans and grind setting I am using now. Gets me to the correct weight for the beans and the right amount in the portafilter. The grounds are very fluffy which is why I need to grind twice, otherwise the mound becomes too high and grounds start falling out of the portafilter. I level the first mound with my finger, do the next bit of grinding, level and spread out, tamp, and off to the races.

Anyway, seems like a great grinder so far, is easy to set the grind setting, and the micro adjustment is great. As for loudness, which some people complain about, it's no worse than my old *bucks Barista grinder, and I'd say the pitch of the sound isn't as annoying. The noise is not a concern for me with this grinder.