Mignon Specialita

Very happy with the Eureka Mignon Specialita.

imo, for a grinder to rlly last well, burr type and grind consistency are the two things worth obsessing over. flat burrs >> conical for espresso generally, and single dosing is a game changer if you're pulling different beans regularly imo. niche zero gets recommended a lot and for good reasons ngl

OP, based on what you’ve said here, I’m not sure you’re ready for the price of the grinders that are going to be recommended here. Also basically all the grinders that will be recommended will be geared towards single dosing. That’s generally how we roll, we measure out our beans from storage for ea

I have a bambino too (although mine is a plus) - i recommend getting a new tamper. I got one that automatically levels itself to the basket rim, and it also has a spring so i tamp with the same pressure everytime. Helped a ton with consistency. Besides this, you'll want a grinder. I picked a Eureka

I know what everyone is going to say: DF54 and Bambino Plus 😄 I like my current setup now, with a De'Longhi Dedica and an Eureka Mignon Specialita, and I think those two will fit in your budget.

Surprised Eureka isn’t higher. My Eureka Mignon Specialita has easily been the most reliable and stable grinder I’ve owned. I’ve been in the hobby for about 25 years now so I’ve had several in that time. A single piece of data I know but the design and operation is remarkably consistent and dependab

Had the same set up. When with a eureka mignon specialita and the improvement was pretty significant

I can talk from anecdotal experience only, but I was initially concerned about getting Eureka Mignon Specialita vs df grinder for single dosing because of all the horror stories. In reality, the container in Eureka holds about 200 grams of coffee, which lasts me a week, and I can never tell the diff

It depends on usage, we drink around 0.8-1 kg a week (40-50 shots), so for us single dose is just not practical We buy packs of 500g, 3 kilo at a time, freshly roasted, so it’s pretty much fresh all of the time. My sister had a df64, we really didn’t like it, she replaced it with the allground sense

I have a Breville Infuser and a Eureka Mignon Specialita and it makes pretty damn good coffee. Definitely recommend the Normcore Tamper - improves the experience dramatically for pretty cheap.