Breville Barista Express: espresso grind setting

Where to start

• Light roast: grind size 3. Medium: grind size 5. Dark: grind size 7.
• The dial: 1 to 16 (grind size).
• One small step: 1 grind size.
• If shots still run fast at grind size 1, move the upper burr one number finer (hopper off, lift the burr by its wire handle, turn one number, refit). That is the only way past the finest dial setting.
• Grounds from the old setting stay in the chute: grind a few grams after each change.

The light and dark starting points are two small steps either side of the medium one: our rule of thumb, not the maker's.

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Each link opens the full recipe for that pair: dose, stop weight, temperature and a shot timer.

• Breville Barista Express

Sources for this grinder

• assets.breville.com