Varia VS3 Coffee Grinder Gen 2

The best grinder ever.

If you want to up your coffee game then this is the grinder. The machine not only looks premium but works premium. With the fine grind control, you can extract a good coffee out of any beans.

Varia VS3 Gen 2 - Grinder vs Coffee Machine?

Quality build - very good. Quiet compared to other grinders. Delivery - 1 week from QLD to WA. Design - Easy to clean once disassembled. Sleek and compact. Will plan on upgrading standard dosing cup to Varia VS3 Dosing 58mm Cup and to the Hypernova ULTRA-S Burr Set. If you are thinking of upgrading your coffee set-up. Start with the grinder first. Flavour profile of this grinder vs my previous one - Varia VS3 by a long way. Buy it and thank me later.

Va Va Voom Varia!

When my Barazza Encore needed a new part recently I decided it was time to upgrade. The good people at AB recommended the Varia VS3 gen 2 and after reading several reviews I went for it. Physically, the grinder is gorgeous to look at. Stylish, petite, angular. It took only a few minutes to set up and make my first cup. I’d never tried spritzing my beans before but since the Varia came with a cute little bottle I decided to try it. The manual suggests putting the beans into the dosing cup before giving it a squirt but I think it’s better to use a separate container and keep the dosing cup dry. Whatever, there was truly minimal retention after the grind and just a tap on the bellows got the rest of it out. I use a rubber ear syringe (couple of dollars from the chemist) to blow out the tube and again there’s not much that gets stuck up there. Haven’t done a deep clean yet but there’s a little toolkit that comes with the grinder and easy to follow instructions. What I found most amazing was the TASTE! As soon as I found the best grind for my Aeropress I suddenly started discovering all kinds of aromas and flavours I’ve never had before in my so far two year coffee journey. My palette isn’t yet up to distinguishing berries and fruits - it all still tastes like coffee to me (which is, after all, what I like to drink…) but the actual coffee flavour is now much more dense and complex and utterly delicious. For the record I began to have problems with caffeine so now I use a single origin Colombian decaf from my local roaster. Love it. This was a brilliant recommendation, AB. I’m really happy with the Varia and have no hesitation in awarding it an Olympic gold medal. Cheers, Les