Mignon Silenzio

"Good buy" ? You mean "good performance at a good price" ? Yes. No. IMO the differences are minor. I don't have a knocker, but then, I don't want or need one. Nothing works better for clearing fines than bellows. Occasionally I remove the magnetically held chute and use the included brush to wipe th

Eureka Mignon Silenzio 55 is probably the best you'll get for $500 new, You might look for a used commercial grinder as they're faster, more reliable and put out good grinds.

"Purely based on taste/shot quality" Not a lot, but some. By far the biggest improvement I've experienced in moving up from a 50mm flat burr Eureka Mignon Silenzio to a 83mm DF83V is workflow (and by quite a bit) and ease of maintenance. Every burr setup has its own "taste profile" based on the dist

I only have heard about the gen 2 where they added a knocker to the chute, and I think they took away the magnetically removable chute in order to do this. Dunno what the 3rd gen diffs are. Personally, I don't want a knocker, as I can simply grab the chute and clean it and put it back. I like that.

Ich mache seit meinem Kroatienurlaub vor zehn Jahren meinen Kaffee wie folgt: Ich habe mir eine gute Espressomühle (Eureka Mignon Silenzio) gekauft und mahle die Bohnen damit zu sehr feinem Pulver. Bei der Mühle kann man die Pulvermenge einstellen, d.h. ich drücke nur einmal den Knopf und habe immer

Re Grinder: decide first if you want to Single Dose or use a Hopper instead. This choice divides grinders into two categories. People like hopper style because it's the easiest, with the least amount of fuss. People like Single Dosers because it allows them to keep their (expensive) beans away from

The Breville Oracle is a brilliant idea spoiled by poor implementation. I struggled with ours for 4 years before I sold it. The integrated grinder, while easy and convenient with its auto-tamper, was subpar compared to almost any separate grinder. I replaced the Oracle with a Profitec HX machine and

The biggest difference for me was in the workflow. My Eureka Mignon Silenzio was a solid workhorse. Sure I had to shim it at the start and that was a pain, but I got it done and never bothered with it again. Cleaning out the Eureka was a pain, and retention wasn't great (wasn't too bad either). Earl

Any reputable brand that makes dedicated grinders should be a massive upgrade - as long as you steer away from the Sage/Breville standalone grinder. Personally I made the switch to Eureka Mignon Silenzio. Day and night difference

Eureka Mignon Silenzio or Zero, Ceado C5, Mahlkonig X54, if you want long-term reliability and service ability, not to mention great grind quality, go with a legacy brand. All these new Chinese made grinders are slick, have cool features and can be well made. But, they've only been around ~3-5 years