Their Encore has been going strong for about 7 years, though it is starting to lose consistency.
“I have an Encore that's been going strong for about 7 years.”
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Their used Encore is still going strong six years later with super consistent grinds.
“My encore that I got used on Amazon warehouse is still going strong six-ish years later. Highly recommend. I use it for french press, pour overs, and my aeropress. Super consistent grinds.”
A big fan of their Encore after 4 years, upgrading to the M2 burr after year three.
“Big fan of my Encore. Had mine for 4 years, upgraded the burr to the M2 after the 3rd year”
Their Encore has lasted six years and several thousand cups with not one issue.
“Had my Encore for about 6 years. Probably ground a few thousand cups worth of coffee (among myself, roommates, partners, etc...). Still works perfectly; not one issue has ever arisen.”
A recent Encore buyer says it's the biggest improvement to their daily cup thanks to consistent grind size.
“I'm not a coffee connoisseur by any means, but I recently bought an Encore and it's been the biggest improvement to my daily cup”
Bought their Encore 7 years ago and just ordered new burrs for it, finding it totally worth it.
“Well I bought my encore 7 years ago and I just ordered new burrs for it. Totally worth it”
Two weeks into their Encore it has been a game changer after a Porlex hand grinder.
“I just bought one two weeks ago and its been a game changer for me.”
Bought their Encore refurbished three years ago and it's still going like a champ.
“You can get them refurbished =) That's how I got mine three years ago. Still going like a champ!”
Uses their Encore for drip and French press and loves that it delivers.
“I am pretty new to "good" coffee and use my Encore for both drip and french press. I love it and it delivers.”
Pulled a delightful 16g in, 34g out light-roast Sidamo shot in 30 seconds with their Encore and Gaggia Classic Pro.
“For what it's worth: using my Encore + GCP, I made a 16g in 34g out in ~30s shot of a light-roasted Ethiopian Sidamo beans from my local coffee shop, and it was delightful.”
Has used an Encore with a Rocket Appartamento for over a year and consistently pulls very good shots despite a steep learning curve.
“I have an encore paired with a Rocket Appartamento that I have been using for over a year. While it isn’t the best grinder, obviously, it can consistently pull very good shots.”
Says Baratza's service is a consistent 10/10 for their Encore.
“Without question, they seem to have the service part down to a consistent 10/10.”
Their Encore could never get fine enough to pull a 30-second 1:2 shot on a Gaggia Classic.
“An encore could never get fine enough to where I can actually pull a 30 second 1:2”
Calls their Encore a tank of a grinder that sounds like a tank too.
“The encore is a tank of a grinder, but it sounds like a tank too”
Their Encore's paddle wheel tabs broke off, making it slow and clog before they upgraded to a Sette.
“I had an Encore before upgrading to a Sette. I did have to replace the paddle wheel”
Their Encore stopped grinding finer than setting 22; a pipe cleaner revealed a broken burr carrier tab.
“Two days ago my encore "stopped grinding" any beans below 22 grind size. I put a pipe cleaner down there to clean things out, and noticed one of the tabs”
Their Encore ground the same at 0 as at 10 because all three burr carrier tabs had sheared off.
“I've opened my Encore up multiple times adjusted and adjusted, and still the grind was the same at 0 as at 10. Never noticed the tabs missing, because all 3 were completely sheared off”
Noticed very coarse grinds on their Encore and found the same burr carrier tab broken.
“Recently noticed very coarse grinds on my Encore, and your post popped up. I figured I would check just to cross that out, and lo and behold, I have the exact same tab broken”
Thought their Encore needed new burrs before discovering three small plastic tabs were the problem.
“I thought I needed to replace my burrs (not realizing they had some life left in them - according to Baratza customer support they last 10 years at regular use) and had no idea these 3 lit”
Had their Encore for many years; when coffee seemed off, the little white disc was usually missing a tab or two.
“Also check grind consistency. Check if the little white disc inside the Encore has all its white tabs. I had that grinder for a lot of years.”
Used to grind light to ultra-light coffees at 15-16 on their Encore for V60.
“I don’t use my encore as much anymore but when I did, I was usually around 15-16 for light to ultra light coffees on v60.”
Gets similar results on a lighter roast with an Encore with M2 burr.
“I have similar results with my current coffee which is a lighter roast. Encore with M2 burr.”
Owns an Encore and Virtuoso and won't buy an Encore again: more plastic and significantly more static.
“I own both the Encore and the Virtuoso and I probably won't ever buy an Encore again. There is more plastic in the Encore and it creates significantly more static than the Virtuoso.”
Ordered an Ode after the plastic on/off switch on their Encore broke.
“I have just ordered an Ode, after the plastic on/off switch for my Encore broke”
Bought a refurbished Encore, upgraded the burr and added single-dosing, and is very pleased.
“You will not regret it. I bought a refurb Encore upgraded the burr before even plugging it in. That cost me less than a new stock one. Added the single dose and am vey pleased.”
Uses an Encore for espresso and says it should grind fine enough though it isn't the best grinder.
“I use a Baratza Encore for espresso, and while not the best grinder out there, it should definitely be able to grind fine enough for espresso.”
Says the Encore is more than enough for someone new to specialty coffee; their older model lasted several years before an Ode 2.
“There's nothing wrong with a Baratza Encore. It's more than enough for a person who has literally never tasted specialty coffee. I had an older model that lasted me several years before I upgraded to an Ode 2.”
Upgraded from a Cuisinart grinder to an Encore with M2 burrs and calls it the best decision ever.
“I had the cuisineart one from target. And upgraded last week to the encore with M2 burrs. Best decision ever.”
Finds the Encore perfect for any method other than espresso and sees no reason to upgrade after years.
“IMO The encore is perfect for any brew methods other than espresso. I've had one for years and see no reason to upgrade.”
Learned the hard way that a regular Encore isn't for espresso, even with the internal setting finer.
“A regular Baratza Encore grinder isnt for espresso. Even opening it up and setting it to fine wont be enough. Learned that when I got my Gaggia EVO Pro espresso machine.”
Their Encore and Gaggia Classic make great espresso together.
“My Encore and Gaggia Classic make great espresso together.”
The M2 burr turbo-charged their Encore; money well spent.
“Same, the m2 turbo’d my encore. Maybe my burrs were dull, but they were just a little less than 2 years old. Money well spent.”
Uses an Encore for espresso on a Gaggia against common advice and is happy with the decent cup.
“I know it goes against most of the advice on this sub, but I use an encore for grinding espresso for my gaggia. It makes a decent cup that I’m happy with”
Usually grinds at 10-11 on their Encore for V60 and drip.
“I usually grind at a 10-11 on my encore for v60 and drip.”
Can't get a recipe right on their Encore with M2 burr; water drains far too fast even at 11-12.
“I can’t seem to get this right. It causes the water to drain through so much faster.”
Uses their Encore at 8-10 for pour-over and AeroPress and suggests going finer.
“Hey fellow Encore user. I use between 8 and 10 setting on mine for pourover and aeropress. Try going finer, and you may be surprised at your result!”
Owns an Encore and has a Niche arriving soon.
“I have an encore too but the Niche is arriving soon.”
Thought their Encore was a decent grinder upgrade.
“Wait is the Encore considered bad? Here I was thinking I had finally upgraded to a decent grinder.”
Didn't find Virtuoso burrs in their Encore much better and suggests selling the Encore towards a better grinder.
“I did not find the virtuoso burrs much better.”
Even with an Encore and filtered water, their V60 and Kalita Wave coffee was better than cafes'.
“even with a baratza encore and filtered water, I was making coffee at home with v60 and Kalita Wave that were better than what the cafes make.”
Their first Encore's cheap burr ring broke twice, and they say they'll never buy from Baratza or Breville again.
“I had the first encore. The cheap burr ring broke twice.”
Had the same broken-burr-holder issue; the part is easy to find, but the regular Encore isn't the best for espresso.
“I had this issue also with my Encore, super easy to find the replacement part online. But yeah the regular Encore is not the best at espresso grind.”
Has used an Encore with a Gaggia Classic Pro for about 4 years and can pull proper espresso with the M2 upgrade.
“I’ve been using an Encore and Gaggia Classic Pro for about 4 years”
Used their Encore for espresso for six months before moving to a DF54, keeping the Baratza for pour-over and cold brew.
“I used my encore for about 6 months for espresso before I decided it wasn't worth it. I ended up getting the df54 which is relatively cheap and I still use my baratza for pour overs/cold brew.”
Their Encore set to 0 wasn't close to espresso fine, and beans just bounced on top of the burr.
“I had my Encore set on 0 and it wasn’t even close to Espresso. Not only that, but the beans wouldn’t even grind, they just bounced”
Upgraded their Encore with M2 burrs and a printed notch for 80 clicks of adjustment instead of 40.
“My encore has the M2 burr upgrade and I printed a different notch so it has 80 clicks of adjustment instead of 40.”
Their Encore had worn burr tabs; Baratza support is sending a new burr holder.
“I just had a similar issue with my encore. Contacted support and turns on my burr tabs are toast.”
Their plain Encore bought in 2023 works for espresso on its finest two clicks but will choke a cheaper machine.
“Bought my plain Vanilla Encore in 2023. It'll work for espresso on the finest 2 clicks”
Uses the original Encore for pour-over and added a Mignon Zero for espresso.
“I have the original Encore (not ESP) for my pour-over, so I got the Mignon Zero for espresso.”
Never uses their regular Encore, finding it loud, slow and messy next to their DF64.
“I also have an Encore, but not the one for espresso, and never use it. It’s loud, slow and messy.”
Bought an Encore for work as the clear choice, using a JX-Pro at home.
“I recently convinced my boss to let me buy a new coffee grinder for work, and the clear and obvious choice for me after having been into this sub”
Suggests the M2 burr upgrade for the Encore and is surprised at how unsatisfied some people are with it.
“Another thing you could consider is getting the M2 burr upgrade for the Encore. I keep seeing people's comments on this sub about the Encore”
Owns an Encore and JX-Pro; the Encore's appeal is as a cheap electric grinder that works decently, better with M2.
“I have both and I find that the main appeal of the encore is the convenience of being a cheap electric grinder that works decently (even better with the m2).”
Almost five years with their Encore and an M2 burr upgrade, which they say is well worth it.
“I've had my Encore for almost 5 years and done the M2 burr upgrade. It's been great”
Their Encore developed inconsistent grinds; new burrs helped but not enough, so they moved to a JX-Pro.
“I had the Encore for a few years but I started having inconsistent grinds with it. I upgraded the burrs hoping it would fix those issues”
Used their Encore for 4 years and says it's good but not great; upgrading to a Comandante made a huge difference.
“While the Encore is good, it isn't great. I used it for 4 years and recently upgraded to the Comandante.”
Finds the Timemore C2 tastes better than their Encore.
“I have a timemore C2 and an encore and the C2 does taste better.”
Has an Encore with the upgraded burr and gladly gives up an imperceptible difference to save money.
“Personally I have an Encore with the upgraded burr and I’ll gladly give up the nearly imperceptible difference”
Brews taste way better on a Comandante than on their Encore, especially light roasts.
“My brews taste way better with the Comandante than they did when I used the Encore. I noticed a difference especially in light roast coffee.”
Keeps their Encore only for grinding a full pot (70g) that they won't hand grind.
“I have a Encore and only use it because sometimes I need to grind a full pot(70g beans) and no way am I hand grinding that, lol.”
Had to replace their Encore's stock burrs once after the holder broke, after four to five years.
“I had to replace them once with the stock burrs because the holder broke. I think it took maybe 4-5 years before that happened.”
Doesn't like the Encore and returned theirs.
“I don't like the Encore, I ended up returning mine”
Found their Encore a retention monster and had to add a single-dose hopper and bellows straight away.
“The Encore is a retention monster. First thing I did on mine was single dose hopper and a Bellow.”
Has used their Encore for years as a first electric grinder and never been bothered by its retention.
“I can't honestly think of a time I've used my encore and been upset with the retention.”
Has used their Encore for ages and expects it to outlive them; it makes a great cup.
“i've been using a baratza encore since the last ice age and i'm convinced i'll have to leave it in my will one day. makes a great cup!”
Has used a Baratza Encore for a long time and it has treated them well, though they're ready to upgrade.
“I have been using a Baratza Encore for far too long. It has treated me well but I need to just take the plunge.”
Their Encore's steps were too coarse to dial in espresso.
“I had a similar experience with my Baratza Encore. If the adjustments aren't small enough, you end up having to compensate with dose size”
Their old Baratza Encore was far louder than their Lagom Casa.
“prior to it I had a baratza encore, which was 100X louder.”
Over a decade with their original Encore, refurbished a couple of times and better with M2 burrs, though grind isn't super consistent.
“I've had an Encore (not esp) for over a decade now, it's been fixed and refurbed a couple of times and still kicking great.”
Their Baratza Encore at setting 20 has been fine for their Moccamaster.
“I use a baratza encore on the 20 setting, which has been fine.”
After years with a hand grinder they prefer their Encore for precise grind settings, and repair parts are available.
“prefer the Encore because I can set the grind size exactly where I want.”
Their Encore is great value but always popcorns the last beans when single dosing.
“The Baratza Encore is a great value choice for automatic grinder (but it seems to always “popcorn” the last beans in the hopper when I do single doses).”
Their Baratza Encore is great for one-handed coffee with a toddler.
“I've got the Baratza Encore - it's great.”
Their Encore is fine for regular beans but chokes at espresso settings.
“I don't use the Baratza for any espresso because it chokes on settings fine enough to pull a decent shot.”
They have had a Baratza Encore for years and now love their Encore ESP even more.
“have had a Baratza Encore for years now, and am loving my ESP even more than the original.”
Their Encore couldn't dial in espresso because its steps were too large, so they upgraded to a Eureka Mignon Facile.
“the Encore is not equipped to handle espresso. The clicks are too large to adequately dial in.”
Their Encore worked amazingly well for 7 or 8 years of daily Chemex grinding, but grinds too fine after a move.
“My Baratza Encore has worked amazingly well the 7 or 8 years I’ve had it.”
Their Encore started acting up after 9 years of daily use.
“Mine is acting up after 9 years of daily use”
Their Encore has needed no repairs in about 8 years and did a bit better than their old Cuisinart grinder.
“I’ve never needed to though after using mine for about 8 years.”
They are quite happy with their Baratza Encore and Moccamaster setup.
“How to upgrade from Moccamaster and Baratza Encore? That's my current setup and I'm quite happy with it”
They have and enjoy their Baratza Encore.
“Baratza encore is standard recommendation, one that I happen to have/enjoy”
Five years with their no-nonsense Encore, but the noise is getting to them.
“i've been using a baratza encore for, i dunno, five years now and the noise is really getting to me”
They love their Baratza Encore with a Moccamaster.
“Moccamaster + Baratza Encore is what I have settled on and love”
Their Encore lasted 7 years and is still going 3 more with family.
“Used my Encore for 7 years and gave it to my son in law. He has been using it three. Amazing grinders. 100% recommended!”
Their Encore is going strong after 10 years, though it's loud.
“Got an Encore when my oldest was 2. She’s 12 now, and it’s going strong. It is loud so I grind in the basement.”
Their Encore is great for multiple cups hands-free, though loud and large.
“The electric is great for making multiple cups of coffee at a time.”
Their 6-year-old Encore is fine for AeroPress and pour over but no good for espresso.
“No good for espresso (chokes on the finest settings and is not stepless) but fine for everything else.”
Their Encore barely changes grind size between settings and can't grind fine.
“It seems my Baratza Encore doesn't change it's grind size between settings and also doesn't get fine grinds.”
After about a decade, their Encore retains a comically large amount of grounds.
“My Baratza Encore retains so much, like tablespoons worth of grounds.”
Even with upgraded burrs their Encore makes so many fines that pour overs take 6+ minutes and look muddy.
“I've complained forever that it creates too much fines.”
Their Encore keeps going for single-cup pour overs and won't die.
“i expected to upgrade to ceramic burr by now but this one won’t die”
Seven years with their Encore; a ring burr holder broke on hard light roasts but parts are easy to order and fix.
“I’ve really liked this grinder and would definitely recommend a Baratza.”
Their 10-year-old Encore has been very reliable, though it clogs often at espresso settings.
“I have a 10-year-old Baratza Encore that’s been very reliable.”
Gets very consistently good coffee from their trusty old Baratza Encore.
“I get very consistently good coffee with fresh lightly roasted beans, my trusty old baratza encore, and an aeropress.”
Ten years of daily use from their Encore at about 3 cents per use; when the circuit board blew Baratza sent a free replacement.
“I bought my Baratza encore 10 years ago. I use it everyday.”
Six years of near-daily use from their Baratza Encore; well worth its cost per use.
“I bought it in March of 2020, so I’ve had it for 6 years and have used it daily since then.”
Over seven years of stellar coffee from their Encore with monthly cleaning.
“I have a Bonavita 8 cup and an Encore grinder and it’s made stellar coffee for 7+ years.”
Their Baratza Encore makes a great pot of coffee.
“I bought a Baratza Encore grinder and 55 Grams of beans with the grinder set at 18 makes a great pot of coffee.”
All the burr-holder tabs broke on their Encore; after replacing it the grind is better but still seems inconsistent.
“I recently replaced the burr holder on my Encore as all the tabs had broken off.”
Their long-serving Baratza Encore finally died.
“My venerable Baratza Encore just bit the dust”
Their Encore's grind looks similarly uneven and they've started to question its reliability.
“I have this same grinder and your pic looks very similar to how my grind turns out. I have started to question its reliability.”
Their Encore is an excellent entry-level grinder they don't expect to outgrow; a burr-holder issue was a simple self-fix and Baratza service is excellent.
“it is an excellent entry level burr grinder (and a fair investment for many of us). I don’t imagine I will ever need a better.”
Their Baratza Encore lasted about 8 years before its motor died.
“Fast forward to February 2026, the Encore’s motor bit the dust”
Their Baratza Encore has worked perfectly for about six years.
“My Fellow kettle has worked perfectly fine going on 6 years. Same for my Baratza Encore grinder.”
Daily use of their Encore since about 2010; after a fault at 8 years Baratza rebuilt it for $50.
“I have once since apprx 2010 and still use it every day.”
Their Encore had been grinding poorly until a $4.99 burr ring holder replacement brought a big improvement in taste.
“I didn’t realize how poorly my Baratza Encore grinder was functioning until I spent $4.99 to replace the burr ring holder”
Has used their original Encore for over twelve years, upgrading to M2 burrs when the old ones wore out; likes that Baratza grinders are built to last and easy to repair.
“Yeah, I’ve had the original Encore for over 12 years and when the burrs were ready to be replaced I purchased the M2 burrs for it.”
Used a Baratza Encore for more than five years and was fine with it.
“I used an encore for 5+ years and was fine with it”
Pairs a Baratza Encore with a De'Longhi Stilosa and has never been happier with their coffee.
“I have a delonghi stilosa, aftermarket open portafilter, with a baratza encore burr grinder that cost more than the machine, and I have never been happier with my coffee.”
About six years with their Encore: replaced the burr holder five times and the burr twice, it gets very loud and slow when the holder breaks, and grind consistency suffers.
“Had it maybe 6 years and have replaced the upper burr holder ring 5 times and the upper burr itself twice.”
Thirteen years with their Encore with only occasional cleaning; it now needs repair, taking a few minutes to grind 73g for a pot.
“I’ve had my Baratza Encore for around 13 years and the most I’ve done is clean it occasionally.”
They replace the burr holder in their Encore about every 10 months, but find it a pretty good pour-over grinder for the cost.
“That's about twenty bucks a year for a pretty damned good pour-over grinder.”
They enjoy the results from their Encore for espresso and pour over, but after oily beans it seems miscalibrated too coarse for weeks even after cleaning.
“I use a Baratza encore at levels ~3-4 for espresso and ~10-16 for pour over and get results I enjoy.”
Their lightly used Encore (not ESP) stopped grinding properly in under two years, they couldn't get a response from support, and they hate replacing units that die so soon.
“I have a Baratza Encore (not ESP) that is less than two years old not too heavily used that is having a problem”
They run an Encore and an Encore ESP for Moccamaster batches; the standard Encore is much slower, both are loud, and Baratza support has been exceptional.
“The standard encore is much slower. Both are loud. Support has been exceptional.”
Their Encore lasted 15 years before breaking for good; its noise was always a concern next to the kids' room, and its replacement grinds faster and more consistently.
“I had an encore for 15 years. It finally broke for good last week”
After about 8 years with their Encore, they find it obnoxiously loud with a sleeping child and want something quieter with cleaner brews.
“Been using a Baratza Encore to grind coffee for the last 8 years or so. I have a young child now and the Encore is obnoxiously loud”
Fitting M2 burrs made their Encore much quieter; it is still noisy, but no longer wakes the house.
“I was shocked how much quieter my Encore was just by putting M2 burrs in it. It's still noisy, but not "wake the whole damn house up" noisy like it was before.”
Loves their Encore but finds it extremely loud.
“I've thought about doing this. I love my Encore, but omg it is SO loud.”
Moved on from their Encore because it was so loud, though it is a workhorse that would probably never die.
“I upgraded from my baratza encore because the thing was so loud. But its a work horse and most likely wouldnt ever die.”
Uses a Baratza Encore at home and finds it loud.
“I have a Baratza Encore, which I use at home. It's loud.”
Used a Baratza Encore for six years with consistently rich, chocolatey drip coffee.
“About nine months ago, I bought a brand-new Virtuoso Plus to replace the Baratza Encore I had been using for six years. With the Encore, my 6-year-old Oxo 8-cup brewer consistently made rich, chocolatey coffee.”
A few years with their Encore and wouldn't use anything else: consistent grinds, some static that a tap or wait clears, and a cheap breakaway ring when a stone gets in.
“Baratza Encore. Thing is a beast. I've had this a few years now and would not use anything else. Perfect and consistent grinds.”
Five years with their Encore for drip; likes that spare parts are easy to get, and replaced a broken burr ring cheaply.
“I like the Encore and use it for drip coffee exclusively (for five years now). I especially like it because spare parts are readily available.”
Sold their Encore for an Ode because of its noise and slow grinding.
“I had one and ended up selling it to get an Ode. The noise and slow grinding of the Encore pushed me over the edge.”
Has an Encore and an Ode Gen 2; wouldn't have replaced the Encore, which still works well for drip, though it is louder.
“I have an ode 2 and an encore. I wouldn’t have replaced the encore, but I got the ode 2 as a gift. The ode is quieter, but they both work well.”
Their Encore has been a workhorse for years; the noise doesn't bother them and spritzing beans handles static.
“My Encore has been a workhorse for years. I don't find the noise bad at all. I use a single dose hopper.”
Keeps their Baratza Encore because they can't taste enough difference to justify upgrading.
“I’ve got a Baratza encore and every time I think of upgrading I remind myself I’m a philistine who can’t taste the difference.”
Used an original Baratza Encore for years for pour-over, AeroPress, cold brew and moka pot, and it even manages decent espresso on the stock burrs.
“Just got an espresso machine this year and found that even with the default burr set it can manage a decent pull.”