Baratza | Sette™ 30

Baratza Sette 30 — Low-Retention Espresso Grinder

The Baratza Sette 30 was built to solve the problem every espresso drinker eventually notices: where does the coffee go? Most grinders hold on to a gram or two of grounds between doses, quietly throwing off your ratio and freshness every time. The Sette grinds straight through and out into the portafilter with near-zero retention, meaning what you put in is what comes out.

Fast, direct, espresso-focused. The entry point into Baratza's Sette line, stripped back to the essentials.

Near-zero retention

The Sette's defining feature: the outer burr rotates while the inner burr stays fixed, and grounds drop straight through into the portafilter rather than getting trapped in a chute. For single-dosing — where you weigh in the exact beans for each shot — this matters enormously. What goes in comes out, every time.

40mm conical steel burrs

Conical steel burrs tuned for espresso, running at speeds that grind a double in a handful of seconds. Faster than the Encore, faster than most home grinders at this price, without heat build-up becoming an issue at normal dose sizes.

30 macro steps with micro adjustment

The 30 in the name refers to the macro grind steps, stepped clicks from coarse to fine across the espresso range, with a finer micro adjustment for dialling in between them. Enough granularity to hit your shot without the complexity of a 230-setting grinder you won't fully use.

Three programmable dose timers

Single, double, and a third preset — save three dose times, press the button, walk away while it grinds straight into the portafilter. No hopper-emptying, no dose cups, no fuss.

Built for espresso, single-dosing, and impatient mornings

The Sette 30 is aimed at espresso drinkers, full stop. If you single-dose, it's one of the best-value grinders on the market for that workflow. If you want weight-based dosing that stops the grinder automatically when the target weight is hit, the Sette 270Wi adds that — worth knowing before you buy.