Mignon Libra

Mine clogged again this morning. No amount of brushing, RDT, slow feeding, etc made an any difference. Still clogs every 5ish uses. Just wondering if it’ll clog every morning made me anxious. After 6 weeks of frustration I bit the bullet and ordered a Eureka Mignon Libra to replace it that arrives t

4 Scenarios If you mostly drink espresso or Americanos and plan to stick with one type of bean, I would recommend the Profitec Go paired with a grind-by-weight (GBW) grinder such as the Mahlkonig E64 WS, Eureka Atom W65, or Mazzer Mini G. If you mostly drink espresso or Americanos but like to switch

Don't get a DF64 for a place like that. It's LOUD. Your barbershop customers do not need a grinder screaming in their ears. If you're looking at Eureka Mignon's, I'd try to stretch the budget to go for the Libra. It can grind by weight so you don't have to faff around with weighing beans while you h

I can buy specialty beans almost for the price of supermarket organic blabla beans. So I guess you have to find a better supplier. Also your grinder does the most important part. So I would go (went) for a Rancilio Silvia and then the most expensive grinder your budget allows. Eureka Mignon Libra to

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

What's your grinder? For taste, that's 10x more important. My recommendation is always a Eureka Mignon Libra ($800) and a Breville Bambino Plus ($500). That's exactly your budget, although you can sometimes find referb/open box on Amazon, Whole Latte Love, and Seattle Coffee Gear. Is the Plus steam

I have a mignon libra 65ap, and it typically weighs +- .1g to target. Good enough that I only spot check it just for fun. I like it, and the GBW feature is fun every time I use it.... and it fit in the space I had. Others I was looking at were too tall...

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

Got it - you are right. there is a tonne of information out there. I would say don't get too hung up on the latest hyped grinders. There's lots of new grinders being released all the time but in my opinion, for most people, the generally recommended ones will all make an excellent cup of coffee. Par

Ah. My grinder is set by weight (Mignon Libra). It regularly gives me 18.5 even though it’s set to 18. I don’t mind - it’s consistent and the results work for me.