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

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

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

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

Preground coffee doesnt really get you a true espresso. Its closer to a moka pot. But if your gf doesnt really care about about it being "true" espresso you can get breville bambino. Its kinda like Red Wine. Some people don't care and will drink the box stuff. Some people won't drink anything below

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