Gear Dossier · Grinders · No 09 of 10

BaratzaSette 270.

The verdict in one line: Baratza lists a 40mm conical burr set, a 120g grounds bin and stepless micro adjustment that clear our dose and fine-tuning numbers, but it publishes no grind range for medium or medium-fine and doses by time, so it suits someone who treats pour-over and AeroPress as a side job for an espresso grinder.

40mm Conical Burrs (S1)
Burrs
120g (4.2oz)
Grounds bin capacity
Timer (0.1 sec resolution)
Dosing
300g (10.6oz)
Bean hopper capacity
4/7
recipe checks
Baratza Sette 270 conical burr coffee grinder with clear hopper, LCD display and portafilter fork on white
Baratza Sette 270Image: Baratza

The fit meter

Not a score. A count.

Every requirement below comes straight out of our own brew guides. Each segment is one requirement; hover or focus any segment to see the exact check it stands for. Lit means the published spec meets the recipe. We do not light what we cannot cite.

Pour-over guide doses 15 g of coffee per cup, so the grounds bin must hold a full doseAeroPress guide doses 18 g of coffee, the larger of its two documented dosesBoth guides list a burr grinder as required gearPour-over compass fixes sour and bitter cups by grinding finer or coarser, so the grinder needs fine adjustment between stepsPour-over guide calls for a medium grind, which needs a published setting or range for mediumAeroPress guide calls for a medium-fine grind, which needs a published setting or range for medium-fineBoth guides dose by weight and list a digital scale as required gear: 15 g for pour-over, 18 g for AeroPress

4 of 7 checks pass · every unlit segment is stated, not hidden

Every check, shown working

The recipe interrogates the spec.

Requirement, from our guide
Our number
Manufacturer spec
Fit
Pour-over guide doses 15 g of coffee per cup, so the grounds bin must hold a full dose
15 g of coffee for a 250 g cup (pour-over scaler)
Grounds bin capacity: 120g (4.2oz)baratza.com
AeroPress guide doses 18 g of coffee, the larger of its two documented doses
18 g of coffee to 210 g of water (AeroPress scaler)
Grounds bin capacity: 120g (4.2oz)baratza.com
Both guides list a burr grinder as required gear
"Burr grinder" (pour-over gear list and AeroPress gear list)
40mm Conical Burrs (S1)baratza.com
Pour-over compass fixes sour and bitter cups by grinding finer or coarser, so the grinder needs fine adjustment between steps
"Grind finer" for sour, "Grind coarser" for bitter (pour-over compass)
macro adjustments that can be fine-tuned with the stepless micro adjustment ringbaratza.com
Pour-over guide calls for a medium grind, which needs a published setting or range for medium
Medium, about the texture of granulated sugar (pour-over guide)
Clive Coffee states the Sette 270 is "not designed for pour-over or French press and won't perform as well there"; Baratza's product page publishes no grind range or pour-over settingclivecoffee.com
AeroPress guide calls for a medium-fine grind, which needs a published setting or range for medium-fine
Medium-fine, close to a 4 on a 1 to 10 grind scale (AeroPress guide)
Seattle Coffee Gear states the stepped macro settings get you "in the ballpark for espresso shots or immersion brewing" and that the Sette 270 "is optimized for espresso"; no AeroPress setting is published in the fetched listingsseattlecoffeegear.com
Both guides dose by weight and list a digital scale as required gear: 15 g for pour-over, 18 g for AeroPress
"Digital scale with a timer" (pour-over) and "Digital scale and timer" (AeroPress)
Dosing Feature: Timer (0.1 sec resolution); Seattle Coffee Gear lists Programming as "Timed" for this model, with a weight-based option only on the separate 270Wiseattlecoffeegear.com

Plain speech

Buy it, or don't.

For you if

  • You already own a scale and want an espresso-first grinder that can also fill the 15 g pour-over and 18 g AeroPress doses, with a 120g grounds bin holding either
  • You want the stepless micro adjustment ring Baratza lists for nudging a grind finer or coarser, as our pour-over compass fixes ask
  • You mainly pull espresso and treat pour-over or AeroPress as an occasional second method, not your daily one

Not for you if

  • You brew pour-over daily and need a manufacturer-published medium setting: Baratza's page lists none, and Clive Coffee says it is not designed for pour-over
  • You want a grinder that stops at a target weight: the Sette 270 doses by timer, and Seattle Coffee Gear lists the weight-based option only on the 270Wi
  • You want one grinder to cover our medium and medium-fine guides with published starting points, rather than working the settings out yourself

Where to buy

Baratza Sette 270 · Baratza

Fits the grind windows in 2 of our brew guides.

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Questions, answered plainly

FAQ.

The Sette 270 is an espresso grinder first. Baratza’s product page describes “time-based dosing” and macro adjustments “fine-tuned with the stepless micro adjustment ring.” Seattle Coffee Gear says the same thing in plainer terms: the Sette 270 is optimized for espresso. Our guides are not espresso guides, so the question is how far that carries.

The dose numbers carry fine. Our pour-over guide uses 15 g per cup and our AeroPress guide uses 18 g. Baratza lists a grounds bin of 120g (4.2oz), so either dose fits with room to spare. The stepless micro ring also answers our compass fixes, which ask you to grind finer or coarser in small moves.

The grind itself is the gap. Our pour-over guide calls for medium and our AeroPress guide calls for medium-fine. Baratza’s page publishes no grind range and no setting for either method, and Clive Coffee says the grinder is “not designed for pour-over or French press and won’t perform as well there.” That is a retailer statement, not a manufacturer spec, and this page reports it as such. Dosing is the second gap: the Sette 270 runs on a timer, while both guides weigh the dose. Seattle Coffee Gear lists the weight-based option only on the 270Wi. Clive’s feature list also gives “macro steps (1-9)”, which does not square with Baratza’s own reference to Setting 28, so that figure is left out.

FAQ

Will the grounds bin hold the doses in our guides?

Yes. Baratza lists the grounds bin at 120g (4.2oz). Our pour-over guide doses 15 g and our AeroPress guide doses 18 g, so both sit well under that capacity.

Does it dose by weight?

No. Baratza lists the dosing feature as “Timer (0.1 sec resolution)”, and Seattle Coffee Gear lists the Sette 270 as “Timed.” Our guides both list a digital scale as gear, so you would weigh the grounds yourself. Seattle Coffee Gear shows a weight-based programming option only on the Sette 270Wi.

How big is the hopper?

Baratza lists the bean hopper at 300g (10.6oz). Seattle Coffee Gear lists 10 ounces. This page uses the manufacturer’s number.

Does Baratza publish a pour-over or AeroPress setting?

Not on the product page fetched for this dossier. It lists speed to grind as 2.9g/sec (Setting 8E) - 4.0g/sec (Setting 28), which shows the dial runs past Setting 8E, but it states no grind size for medium or medium-fine. That is why the two grind checks above read as fails.

What does the warranty cover?

Baratza lists “1 Year Manufacturer Warranty” on the product page. Seattle Coffee Gear lists the same term and says Baratza handles repairs and replacement parts directly.

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