Solis Maestro Grinder Plus

Pros: Beautiful, uniform grinds in a wide choice of textures
Cons: Nothing much

In our continuing search for the perfect cup of coffee, we bought our Ca presso Burr Coffee Mill about 18 months ago. It was the bottom of the line for burr mills and although it suited our purposes for a while, we ...

Pros: consistency, grinding gradations, solidity, hands-free operations
Cons: check the chute so it doesn't clog

I have had the Solis Maestro Plus (SMP) grinder for several months now. I'm a huge fan. (I used to have a Braun grinder, the kind with a rotating blade. So Stoneage.) The main thing you want to know about the SMP is that it grinds beautifully and ...

Pros: Flavor & smell of the coffee! Feature rich User friendly Quality product
Cons: Hopper - see notes

I've "bean" a java junkie for most my life, with Latte's & Americano's being my vice to get through the morning. I've used a Krups blade grinder, Mr Coffee burr-mill grinder, the Kitchen Aid A-9, and now the Maestro Plus Conical Burr grinder. After ...

Pros: Small footprint, portafilter dosing, consistent grind- versatile for all brewing methods.
Cons: Your machine may have a defective grinding burr- call Baratza.

Initial review- (Scroll down to read update) I've been evolving into somewhat of a coffee geek over the past few years- living in the Pacific Northwest, a region that seems to take its coffee seriously, my area is blessed with a number of small "Mom ...

Pros: Quiet, simple, sturdy and not messy (mostly)!
Cons: A bit pricey compared to most other home grinders.

After swearing off burr grinders for several months, I decided to research them a bit further. I had just spent some time at my son's house and his coffee tasted so good (same blends from Has Beans in Mt Shasta), that I thought it's worth another try. ...

Pros: Great Grinds, Heavy, Beautiful, Quite. Nice customer service.
Cons: Re-assembly after cleaning is a NIGHTMARE! Plastic! Plastic! Plastic! Static cling.

After about a year of frustration with a $30. Melitta Burr Grinder, I bit the bullet and purchased The Solis Maestro Plus. The Melitta looked like a nice machine, the price was right, was pretty solid as far as build goes, but boy was it flawed. The ...

Pros: Clean, Heavy (will not walk), Consistent Performance, Multiple settings
Cons: Need numbers on timer

I love my Solis Maestro Grinder Plus and thus this is the reason I've spent so much time looking for a place to review it! Also I said I would review it in another review I did for the Bodum Santos Vacumm Coffee Maker. This is absolutely the best ...

Pros: As close to perfect as one can get.
Cons: I had to pay for it:)

I am not going to bore you restating all th good things the others have written because they are all true. It is a solid unit and performs great.

I just want to point out that unlike all the grinders I have had in the past, Solis is speaking the truth about this machines anti-static properties.

Load the beans, grind them and they all land at the bottom of the ground coffee container without sticking to the sides and better still when you dump the grinds into your coffee maker's filter nothing remains in the container.

With other units I had coffee powder every where, each time I ground the beans.

Pros: You can grind directly into the coffee holder.
Cons: I am prepared to send the machine back at my expense.

I purchased this machine about 4 months ago. What a nightmare. It needs to be cleaned about every other grind. It states that cleaning is easy. Maybe so but it is extremely messy. And, in my opinion not easy. I have had better luck with other machines. I complained to the 2nd party vendor and directly to the manufacturer. Neither has replied after more than 2 weeks.