Mignon Libra

I always say Eureka Mignon Libra, now $800. I have a 16 month old 55mm version, still flawless operation, zero retention, can walk up and have the shot in 10 seconds. The hopper holds a 12 oz bag, which assumes you'll drink that in a week or less so as not to go stale. Grind is very quiet, build is

The grinder is the most important thing, more than the machine. But good ones are expensive. There are many recommended here, but I always recommend Eureka Mignons for their heavy, commercial look, reliability, and overall good grind. But they have a very big range of models. A Zero is cheapest for

So, the grinder is setup and grinding. Coming from a Eureka Specialita Turbo no tears yet. Look, I enjoy gatekeeping from time to time as much as the next guy. I get it, it's not a $3K Mahlkonig, it's not built as robustly as commercial machines, and the location of final assembly is different. Havi

was gifted a White Micra with a Eureka Mignon Libra 65 AP and if you're going by just aesthetics I think they go great together with both emblems being red badges on the back and matching white.

The grinder is more important. I went all the way up to a Mignon Libra (55mm, $800) for grind by weight simplicity and now they have a 65mm for just $50 more. Fast, quiet, looks pro, heavy duty and reliable. I literally just posted on super budget machines: https://www.reddit.com/r/espresso/comments

I had a Fellow Opus once. If you can get up to a Eureka Mignon Zero, Specialita, or Libra you won't regret it—fast, quiet, heavy duty, looks pro, and zero retention. Basically end game until you can taste burr shapes and which side of the mountain a bean grew on. ;) I always recommend the ARO alumin

Okay, so one route you should consider, given that your budget is not unlimited, is getting either a Gaggia classic pro e24 or a Rancilio Silvia and installing a gaggimate on it. If you are comfortable with basic wiring (no soldering or crimping required, just unplugging and replugging) and a little

I find the third party ARO metal grind setting wheel fits the Mignons well to make it easy to switch settings consistently. Very precise. I'm 99% espresso (14), but I can get to French Press (80+/-) in seconds the rare time we need it. Retention is low, so I don't grind a waste shot going up in coar

I had a libra mignon when I had the breville and I just liked the look of the e64, it had a bunch of mixed reviews at least on HB and here but I personally have really liked the results (I know a lot of the issues was related to the flapper before the change) I don’t know but I think once you pass 1

I have a white Micra with a "Ferrari Red" Libra and style / design-wise, I think the Eureka Mignon line fits the Linea line very well. I used to have a white Brew Pro, however I replaced that before I got the Micra, so I can't say how well the white matches...but I think it would be close enough, as