Commercial-class ceramic burrs, a touchscreen interface, and a 50-hour-rated motor. Built for shops and the homes that want shop-grade. The Forté AP is Baratza's all-purpose commercial grinder. It was designed for specialty coffee shops and the serious home barista who wanted shop-grade gear. AP stands for All Purpose. The ceramic burrs give it a character that leans toward rich, chocolatey espresso and clean, body-forward filter brewing. The chassis is metal. The grinding chamber is metal. The weight is thirteen pounds. This is not a grinder you move around. You set it down, plug it in, and start dialing in. The interface is a touchscreen. Three programmable presets store dose parameters by weight or by time. Fifty-four-millimeter ceramic flat burrs by Ditting spin at 1950 RPM. Two hundred sixty grind settings give you more adjustment than you will ever use, which is the point of this class of tool. Commercial-class ceramic burrs in a thirteen-pound metal chassis. The integrated scale dispenses grounds to plus-or-minus 0.2 grams. The touchscreen stores saved profiles per coffee. If you run multiple beans through the day, the Forté AP remembers what each one needs. Warranty is commercial-grade. One year or fifty hours of cumulative motor runtime, whichever comes first. For a home user grinding two or three doses a day, fifty hours is years of operation. For a shop, it is the break-in window. This is the top of Baratza's home-accessible lineup. The next step up is full commercial equipment. If you have been eyeing the Mahlkönigs and the Mazzers, the Forté AP is the Baratza answer to that question. What the Forté AP brings to the counter. 54mm flat ceramic burrs by Ditting — Manufactured by Ditting, a commercial grinder specialist. Ceramic burrs run cool and hold their edge for extended runtime. The AP burr set is tuned for rich body and chocolatey character across espresso and filter. Touchscreen interface — LCD touchscreen controls grind settings, timer, weight targets, and the three programmable presets. Clean menus, no buried submenus. Faster than button-and-dial grinders for multi-coffee households. Integrated scale, 0.2-gram accuracy — Built-in electronic scale measures grounds as they fall. Weight-based presets stop the motor within 0.2 grams of target. Accurate enough for espresso, fast enough for morning workflow. 260 grind settings — Twenty-six macro steps, ten micro steps per macro. More adjustment than any home user will exhaust. The breadth is there to let you tune for a specific coffee's ideal. 1950 RPM motor — Faster burr speed than the Vario or the Virtuoso, tuned for the commercial-grade burr set. Grinds espresso at 2.1 grams per second, filter at 3.5 grams per second. Three programmable presets — Store three dose profiles, each with weight or time parameters. Switch between espresso, filter, and a second espresso recipe with a single button press. Metal grinding chamber and chassis — Heavy-duty build. The grinding chamber is metal, the housing is metal, the portafilter holder is metal. Thirteen pounds of grinder, planted on the counter, dampening vibration. Removable hopper with bean shutoff — Hopper lifts off with a valve that seals the burr chamber. Swap coffees without running beans through or losing the remainder. Useful for subscribers who rotate through roasters. 58mm portafilter holder — Commercial-standard 58mm, swings under the spout. Grind directly into the basket. No dosing cup transfer step. Commercial-grade warranty — One year or fifty hours of motor runtime, whichever comes first. Engineered for continuous shop duty, which at home translates to years of daily grinding without concern. How it works: How the Forté AP works. Choose a profile on the touchscreen. Single espresso, double, filter. Each profile stores macro and micro grind settings, a weight or time target, and a name. Swing the 58mm portafilter or the grounds bin under the spout. The device holder positions it on the integrated scale. Pr