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The Baratza Forté-BG is a brew-focused grinder built for coffee lovers who demand precision without espresso-level complexity. With 54mm flat steel burrs engineered specifically to reduce fines, this grinder delivers exceptional clarity and flavor for every brew method from pour-over to French press. The intuitive glass touchscreen, grind-by-weight capability, and all-metal construction make it a professional-grade tool that belongs on any serious home coffee bar.

Key Features

  • 54mm Flat Steel Burrs: Purpose-built for brewing coffee with reduced fines and enhanced flavor extraction across medium to coarse grinds
  • Grind-by-Weight Technology: Dose precisely by weight, then convert to timed presets with a single tap — perfect for dialing in repeatability
  • LED Touchscreen Interface: Responsive control panel for programming and switching between three saved grind profiles
  • Micro/Macro Adjustment: 260 grind settings via stepless macro ring and 26-step micro adjustment for ultimate control
  • Removable Hopper with Shutoff: Switch beans mess-free with the integrated shutoff valve; 10oz capacity standard, expandable to 19oz with extension
  • All-Metal Construction: Remarkable heft and durability — this grinder is built to last decades, not years

Ideal For

The Forté-BG is perfect for the coffee enthusiast who's moved beyond pre-ground and blade grinders and wants precision without the expense of an espresso-focused grinder. If you brew primarily with drip, Chemex, V60, or French press — and you want grind consistency that rivals commercial equipment — this is your grinder. It's also excellent for households where multiple people brew different methods and need quick access to saved profiles. At under $900, it occupies a sweet spot: professional performance, approachable price, and the kind of build quality that makes it a buy-once, own-forever purchase.

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Baratza Forté-BG Coffee Grinder

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54mm Flat Stainless Steel burrs
Stepped Adjustment
Grind by Weight

The Forté-BG is a compact, weight-based, commercial-grade brew coffee grinder dedicated to grinding for manual or batch brew. This durable workhorse is powerful and quiet, and suitable for the home or café.

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The Baratza Forté-BG is a brew-focused grinder built for coffee lovers who demand precision without espresso-level complexity. With 54mm flat steel burrs engineered specifically to reduce fines, this grinder delivers exceptional clarity and flavor for every brew method from pour-over to French press. The intuitive glass touchscreen, grind-by-weight capability, and all-metal construction make it a professional-grade tool that belongs on any serious home coffee bar.

Key Features

  • 54mm Flat Steel Burrs: Purpose-built for brewing coffee with reduced fines and enhanced flavor extraction across medium to coarse grinds
  • Grind-by-Weight Technology: Dose precisely by weight, then convert to timed presets with a single tap — perfect for dialing in repeatability
  • LED Touchscreen Interface: Responsive control panel for programming and switching between three saved grind profiles
  • Micro/Macro Adjustment: 260 grind settings via stepless macro ring and 26-step micro adjustment for ultimate control
  • Removable Hopper with Shutoff: Switch beans mess-free with the integrated shutoff valve; 10oz capacity standard, expandable to 19oz with extension
  • All-Metal Construction: Remarkable heft and durability — this grinder is built to last decades, not years

Ideal For

The Forté-BG is perfect for the coffee enthusiast who's moved beyond pre-ground and blade grinders and wants precision without the expense of an espresso-focused grinder. If you brew primarily with drip, Chemex, V60, or French press — and you want grind consistency that rivals commercial equipment — this is your grinder. It's also excellent for households where multiple people brew different methods and need quick access to saved profiles. At under $900, it occupies a sweet spot: professional performance, approachable price, and the kind of build quality that makes it a buy-once, own-forever purchase.

Technical Specifications

    • Burr speed
      1950 RPM
      Grind speed
      2.0 - 3.7 g/sec
      Grind range
      230 to 1150 microns
    Burr speed
    1950 RPM
    Grind speed
    2.0 - 3.7 g/sec
    Grind range
    230 to 1150 microns

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    Frequently Asked Questions

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    Customers praised this grinder as "amazing" with "excellent quality" burrs producing highly uniform grinds. The built-in scale, quiet operation, and grind-by-weight capability impressed shoppers. One noted it's "perfect" for filter brewing. Some mentioned controls take getting used to, but overall satisfaction is incredibly high.

    • Flat burrs are excellent quality and produce a highly uniform grind.
    • The grind cut is VERY consistent and the built-in scale is a great addition.
    • This grinder is pretty amazing, simple, quiet and very high quality.
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    Joseph F.
    My experience is with a

    My experience is with a commercial Bunn , also a sette 270 . This grinder is pretty amazing, simple , quiet and very high quality . No regrets. Clive was also a pleasant experience.

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    David F.
    Worth it.

    After working in specialty coffee for 17 years, I've gotten rather picky with my home setup. I wanted a grinder that could grind and hold up like a commercial/cafe grinder but would sit on my countertop. I needed to look no further. The build is excellent. The grind adjustment notches are metal which makes a huge difference in feel when adjusting the grind. The flat burrs are excellent quality (stainless steel) and produce a highly uniform grind. Additionally, the BG uses a slower motor speed, but has fantastic torque, so it doesn't vary in the speed of grinding. The machine in general is built very well with only the grinds bin and hopper having plastic elements. The machine was packaged extremely well and arrived in perfect shape. If you have the money, and want cafe quality grinding at home, and make filter/immersion brews as your go to--look no further.

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    Victor P.
    High Quality

    Solid, well built grinder. The grind cut is VERY consistent and the built-in scale is a great addition. Incredibly satisfied.

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    JC P.
    Perfect mate for my Moccamaster.

    Perfect mate for my Moccamaster.

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    J.P.

    Amazing Grinder

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    Chris E.
    Forte is awesome

    I’ve owned several grinders over the years, including Baratza Vario. This Forte is heads and shoulders above the Vario from grind-by-weight capability, to consistency of grind, to its ability to bring coarser for pour-over and drop. This is a high quality machine in a small and elegant package. I highly recommend

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    Fr D.
    French Press Star

    I use the grinder for French Press coffee grinding. It does a stellar job. Th machine is reasonably quiet. In fact, i use it at work. I simply close my office door while grinding. Further, i find the scale to be fairly accurate. Although I am not sure how long it will last, it seems durable. I've been using mine for about a month now. The controls take a getting accustomed to. However, once you are familiar, they work easily. The grind is consistent and produces little mud in my french press coffee.