The Macap Supra 83 is part of Supra, the new generation of Macap commercial grinders, designed from scratch for very high volume bars. 83mm flat burrs and a 750W motor deliver 5.5 to 6 g/s, so the dose is ready in a few seconds even when the queue builds. Macap, whose roots go back to 1930, sums it up in three words: Fast. Capable. Supra.
Behind the bar it works the way a barista expects. The 3.5in touch screen holds four programmable doses plus continuous grinding, timed to the hundredth of a second, and you choose how grinding starts: from the display, from the dosing button or both. The hands free fork is height adjustable and damps vibration, and the CTS (Coffee Targeting System) spout can be adjusted to drop the coffee in the centre of the basket.
Grind adjustment is micrometric, with Macap's FOS (Fast Opening System): a quick release frees the upper burr carrier in a single move, with no screws, so the burrs are easy to reach, and a click switches between micro and macro adjustment on an engraved ring. The anti clumping plate comes out with two screws for cleaning, and the integrated fan, adjustable on five levels, helps keep temperatures down when service gets busy.
The screen also keeps daily, weekly and total dose counters, can be locked with a four digit password and can show your own logo and screensavers; software updates, logos and images load from a USB-C stick.
What we love
We like how much attention Macap has given to the everyday gestures: the portafilter sits in the fork on its own, the spout can be aimed, and getting to the burrs takes a single move instead of a toolbox. A grinder made to stay on the counter shift after shift.
83mm flat burrs, 750W motor, 1400 rpm, output 5.5 to 6 g/s. 1.5kg bean hopper, 3.5in touch screen, four programmable doses plus continuous. Dimensions 24.4 x 35.4 x 63.8cm (W x D x H), net weight 14.5kg, noise no higher than 72 dB(A). 220-230V 50-60Hz with UK plug, CE marked. Available in black or white.
