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Eureka Mignon Specialita €347.95 + €50 Delivery, €363.15 Delivered with Voucher (~A$592) @ Espresso Coffee Shop

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Eureka Mignon Specialita €347.95 + €50 Delivery, €363.15 Delivered with Voucher (~A$592) @ Espresso Coffee Shop
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Jacko1235 on 19/04/2023 - 12:35 espressocoffeeshop.com (1468 clicks)
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Now that the OzBargain recommended coffee machine is on sale, it's time to pair it with the OzBargain recommended grinder. Only select colours are on sale and it can be even cheaper if you can choose the 15BL option. Includes shipping and plug to Australia.

Eureka Mignon Specialita Coffee Grinder is defined by its state-of-the-art technology on a quality-built robust grinder. Eureka are well known for bringing features of cafe machinery and packaging them nicely into grinders that would suit any coffee connoisseur.The grinder has an increased burr size of 55mm for greater productivity and efficiency.

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  • kangulus on 19/04/2023 - 12:48
    +2

    just really curious - is this worth the 600 bucks? and if it is, what about it is worth 600?

    • Reticent on 19/04/2023 - 13:01
      +3

      One of the only cheaper options for an actual espresso grinder would be something like the Breville SGP which runs around $300. The Specialita for $300 more does a much better job on reducing clumping, consistency and is built like a tank.

    • Solrak on 19/04/2023 - 13:02
      +1

      100% Especially if you aren't single dosing

    • thumbybumbi on 19/04/2023 - 13:03
      +2

      Not sure why someone negged you, it's a fair question. But I have this exact machine, and yeah it is. I paid less, but it was a while back - would pay 600 pretty happily for it.
      I'm no guru, but I can make a pretty great cup with this and my dual boiler. It's about the consistency of the grind, and the range of grind size. All of which is going to make a very big difference to your extraction of coffee, and therefore flavour. When I upgraded from my first, entry level espresso machine, suddenly my $150 burr grinder couldn't grind my coffee to the needed fineness, and I noticed i was getting no crema and terrible flavour.
      Really it comes down to a question of how much coffee you drink to figure out if this is worth it though. But if you're buying something like a breville dual boiler (or better) as a machine, i wouldn't recommend a lower quality grinder than this.

    • JoeH on 19/04/2023 - 13:07
      +2

      Yes, it is worth 600, you can’t find a better at this price

    • BrokenRiedel on 19/04/2023 - 13:43
      +3

      Arguably the best grinder in this price range. I bought the Silenzio which is similar but without the screen. The timed grind is useless so i added a custom grind by weight.

      Things to note:
      Good:
      The motor, housing and burrs are excellent and absolutely built like a tank. The motor is a hefty AC induction motor and the housing is a solid Al casting.
      retention is pretty good and the declumper works very well. Grounds tend to be nice and fluffy and don't tend to require additional de clumping in the pf.
      Bad:
      The hopper is a POS and you need to be careful not to crack it when literally going anywhere near it. The gate thing on it is also rubbish.

      Also can be converted to single dose pretty easily.

      • toyrcr on 19/04/2023 - 14:10
        +1

        I have a silenzio as well but i added a single dose hopper to Pair with my HX Lelit Mara X
        Similar experience to @BrokenRiedel
        Good:
        No clumping (does clump if try to do a single big batch for travel in one hit, and even jammed the grinder), silent
        Bad:
        right the hopper is cracked the corner, the portafilter holder doesn't go up and down so you can't use the PF Riser without removing the holder, the retention i'm not a fan of seems to hold about 1-2gm of coffee when i do the monthly air pump clean.

        • BrokenRiedel on 19/04/2023 - 14:14

          Definitely good point with noting. The portafilter holder is also a total POS. I just use dose into a cup on the dose by weight scales

      • insertusernamehere on 19/04/2023 - 15:00

        @BrokenRiedel
        What grind by weight mod did you do?

    • poppingtags on 19/04/2023 - 13:53
      +8

      It used to be a value king - but it has been dethroned.

      Copying this comment from the previous deal - at just under $500 delivered, the [Timemore Sculptor 064s] (mod: referral link spam removed) offers significantly better value at a lower price currently on Kickstarter. Bigger 64mm flat burrs that can be swapped out with a range of popular SSP burrs, variable RPM, a powerful brushless DC motor, a fines catcher that offers close to zero retention, and a magnetic catch-cup for a really nice workflow.

      I’ve personally backed the larger and more powerful 078s, as it’s meant to compete with end game grinders, at a fraction of the price.

      Timemore have announced that they will be increasing the Kickstarter price in under a week, you can lock in the price now and cancel if you change your mind anytime before the campaign ends, which is when you'll be charged. For those who are put off by the Kickstarter element, just know that Timemore is a well established company that has been producing highly regarded coffee, well priced grinders and accessories for over 10 years now. The 078 grinder has also already been out in the market for over a year and received a lot of praise. The Kickstarter is more of a pre-order campaign than a funding campaign.

      Here are some reviews:

      Kyle Roswell’s review of both the 064s and the 078s - calls it the new flat burr kings.

      Sprometheus’ review of the 064s - calls it the new bang for buck choice

      Lance Hedricks’ review of the 078 - calls it the point beyond which significant diminishing returns kick in

      Aramase’s review of the 078 - says that it’s in a league of its own, even at RRP

      • BrokenRiedel on 19/04/2023 - 14:11
        +1

        Nope still is. These are not in the marketplace yet they launched on kickstarter a month ago. I've been bludgeoned repeatedly by their social media ads. Looks bloody amazing and and very keen on the design. BLDC motors are a no brainer in grinders (though they often have shorter lifespans than AC induction).The discount you get is due to the very real possibility that you will be waiting a while to receive it (if you ever do) and will be dealing with product that will likely have teething issues.
        It's all well and good to flag great reviews of pre production units but scaled production is a very different ball game.

        • poppingtags on 19/04/2023 - 14:30
          +2

          As I mentioned in my comment - they have been selling the 078 grinder at scale in Asian markets for well over a year now and have already ramped up production of the new variants. They've announced that the units will start shipping in May.

          I've been patiently waiting for a Chinese coffee company to change the value paradigm of motorised coffee grinders, just like they already have with hand grinders. The DF64/83 were a great start, but this seems to be the one we've been waiting for.

          The Niche, which has been the darling of the home espresso enthusiasts for years also started as an Indiegogo, but unlike Timemore, had zero experience in manufacturing prior to this. All Kickstarters carry risk, but this particular campaign was clearly done for marketing (and it seems to have paid off with 10,000+ orders already), they didn't need the funding as the grinders were already in production and on sale in Asia.

          • Flyerone on 19/04/2023 - 15:16

            @poppingtags: How much coffee does the hopper hold? Where do I put the portafilter handle?

            • poppingtags on 19/04/2023 - 15:27
              +1

              @Flyerone:

              1. It's a single dosing grinder, leaving beans in the hopper erodes freshness and defeats the pursuit of better tasting coffee. Doesn't matter how good your grinder is, if you're not investing in good beans and taking care of them, you're not going to be making good coffee. Hoppers make sense in commercial settings where you're churning through kilos of beans a day, doesn't make sense at home. Quite a few people spend extra money trying to mod their Mignon to work better as a single dosing grinder. This takes out the modding, and gives you the experience straight out of the box.

              2. The catch cup is designed to slot into a 58mm portafilter for easy loading. As many of the comments in this post have discussed, the portafilter holder on the Mignons are flimsy and terribly built, people usually just get rid of it anyway.

              • Flyerone on 19/04/2023 - 15:45
                -2

                @poppingtags: Yeah, exactly the response I was expecting. The timemore is not a replacement for machines like the eureka for the average home barista.

                Hoppers make sense in commercial settings where you're churning through kilos of beans a day, doesn't make sense at home

                Absolute rubbish.
                You can nerd out on coffee making equipment all you like, but people who just want a reliable coffee grinder to properly grind some good quality beans for a few cups a day in a household (5-6 shots a day in mine) isn't going to be bothered with faffing around with single dosing coffee beans.

                • poppingtags on 19/04/2023 - 17:29
                  -1

                  @Flyerone: It's the response your baiting question deserved.

                  What's absolute rubbish is spending $500+ on a grinder in an effort to extract better quality coffee, and then leaving your beans in a flimsy and brittle hopper (read the comments in this very thread from users complaining about it), and not thinking that it erodes quality.

                  No response on the flimsy portafilter holder either? Just skipped past that bit? Lots of owners here saying that the portafilter holder is absolute rubbish.

                  What about how sensitive the dial is on the Specialita, especially if you're switching between brew types? Sounds like absolute rubbish to me.

                  The Specialita is a great grinder, if you want to use it for one brew type - but single dosing, and looking after your beans will yield better results - which is the whole point of spending this much for enthusiast coffee gear. This is why people spend even more money trying to mod their Mignon's to work like a single dose grinder.

                  The "average home user" you speak of will be perfectly satisfied with a Breville Smart Grinder, which by the sounds of your approach to coffee - you might as well have stuck with.

                  • vaskothefrog on 19/04/2023 - 19:17
                    +2

                    @poppingtags: Or, spend less and buy their single dose Mignon

                    • poppingtags on 19/04/2023 - 19:59

                      @vaskothefrog: Very interesting find, I thought the only single dose option they had was the Oro! The lack of the tilt stand means retention will still be an issue, along with the fiddly dial + portafilter holder.

                      • vaskothefrog on 19/04/2023 - 20:08
                        +1

                        @poppingtags: All of what you mentioned exists on the regular Mignon (so by extension every user-modded single dose one). This is still cheaper than the regular Mignon without any modification/additional parts required. The lack of tilt is easily fixed by propping the rear up with almost any short object. Not really comparable to the Oro considering the burrs.

                        Pretty good value considering how much it costs to convert a Mignon to a Mignon Zero: 1, 2 - yikes

                        • poppingtags on 19/04/2023 - 20:42
                          +1

                          @vaskothefrog: For sure, I reckon it’s the new pick of the Mignon range - although the bare bones Manuale also offers pretty solid value, especially on sale.

                  • Flyerone on 20/04/2023 - 15:51

                    @poppingtags:

                    No response on the flimsy portafilter holder either? Just skipped past that bit? Lots of owners here saying that the portafilter holder is absolute rubbish.

                    The hopper and portafilter holder are exactly that, rubbish, which is why I decided not to buy a Eureka. The point of my reply to you was, trying to convert people to single dosing when they are looking for a hopper fed grinder is pointless, but coffee snobs are going to coffee snob I guess.

                    And btw, this home user isn't satisified with a tired, noisy, slow, clumpy SGP, but I still don't want a single dose faff machine.

                • apu on 20/04/2023 - 00:57
                  -2

                  @Flyerone: I work from home and make 6 coffees a day. I still single dose and weigh my beans each time. Irrespective of the fact that I might pull multiple shots back to back.

                  Why would I buy fresh beans but to leave them to sit in the hopper to oxidize?

              • johnnytran on 21/04/2023 - 00:01

                @poppingtags: When you say it's a single dosing grinder, do i need to grind twice to fill a double shot basket.. or can you put as much beans as it fits and it grinds it all in a single go? currently have the bes870 and want to upgrade from the inbuilt grinder. Have limited bench space so this grinder looks perfect. Having used kickstarter before though, if there's issues with the product do they cover it locally or do you send it back overseas?

                • kiitos on 21/04/2023 - 21:42

                  @johnnytran: No, you can grind up to the hopper's capacity in a single go. For the Timemore Sculptor, the hopper is around 50g I think, so that's around twice as much as a double shot basket's capacity.

                  • johnnytran on 21/04/2023 - 21:57

                    @kiitos: Cheers, yeah I should have googled it before I posted. This looks good, I'm going to jump on it

      • Rimus on 10/05/2023 - 11:35

        Based on your comment, I looked at 78s. Not having previous experience with kickstarter, why it says to pledge USD746 while it listed at USD 559 (with USD90 off from RRP USD649). Basically, we have to pay more than RRP to get it from kickstarter. Is that how it works?

        • poppingtags on 10/05/2023 - 11:43
          +1

          Its Singaporean dollars, not US dollars.

    • shiny1 on 19/04/2023 - 14:35
      +1

      When people are really into something, they look beyond the standard stuff that regular retail stores stock and move towards speciality/enthusiast products. This could be for aesthetic purposes, or better outcomes/performance.

      In this case, higher consistency of grind size could be achieved with a good grinder like this. People who care a lot about coffee weigh this attribute quite highly, and therefore spend more money on the grinder.

      Same could be said for cameras, audio, etc.

  • sheikyerbouti on 19/04/2023 - 13:12
    +1

    I have the Eureka Mignon Silenzio and it is an excellent grinder! Pairs beautifully with my Izzo Vivi machine, very quiet, very consistent, very little waste. Extremely happy with it and a giant step up from a Sunbeam EM0480.

    • kiitos on 19/04/2023 - 16:29

      I have the same sunbeam, what have you noticed differently in the cup?

      • sheikyerbouti on 23/04/2023 - 12:06
        +1

        Shots are far more consistent, the grinder can go finer so less tamp pressure needed, it's quieter, and the stepless adjustment means far more control over changing the grind - the sunbeam somtimes went from way too coarse to way too fine in 1-2 clicks.

  • huntabargain on 19/04/2023 - 13:13
    +3

    This is the regular price from this site so can't see where is the deal!! The chrome version was even cheaper last week for AUD536 delivered Eureka Specialita

    • Flyerone on 19/04/2023 - 13:50

      The OP has stuffed up the posting. With the coupon the price comes down to 313.15 + 50 for shipping

      • huntabargain on 19/04/2023 - 14:30
        +1

        Yes but still at €363.15 (~A$592) is the regular price from this site and as mentioned chrome version (more expensive colour) was AUD 536 last week, So not a deal.

  • kai888 on 19/04/2023 - 13:16

    Bought one last week from the previous deal, arrived from italy in 5 days and it's an awesome machine!

  • digitalerr0r on 19/04/2023 - 13:33

    is the eureka mignon turbo worth the extra 185? $777 looking to find something much better than the breville smart grinder pro

    • cplagz on 19/04/2023 - 20:44

      I have the Mignon Libra and the weighted dosing is within 0.1gr every single time. That would be my recommended pick if it falls within budget. I downsized from a Mazzer Robur E and have actually found the cup to be slightly brighter with flat vs conical burrs

  • Barnesworth on 20/04/2023 - 07:28

    The XL is similar price to the Libra, did you consider that? 65mm burrs and all. One review of XL suggested the dose weight was more like +/- 0.4grams. Not ideal IMO, pleased to hear your Libra is much under that.

    • Barnesworth on 20/04/2023 - 15:02

      Above question for @cplagz.

      • cplagz on 20/04/2023 - 21:34

        No didn't consider it because I valued the weighted dosing much more. Bigger burrs isn't going to change the cup taste enough to notice the difference and speed of grind isn't really an issue for me in a domestic setting, but having accurate dosing is game changing. Arguably it takes me less time because I'm that confident in the grind weight I only weigh it again when I switch new beans in (so every 1kg …about a week to fortnight) and thus far it's only ever been 0.1gr over a couple of times. When I first got it and was seasoning the burrs I put a kilo through and weighed every dose and there was 0.1-0.2gr variance occasionally.
        Hope that helps 👌

  • neddy on 09/05/2023 - 13:21

    What do you get the voucher? Thanks

  • memez on 17/05/2023 - 08:51

    how do you know it gets shipped with an AU plug?

    • huntabargain on 17/05/2023 - 13:43

      It is better/safer to send a note requesting an AU adaptor, once you clamp it to the EU plug you can't remove it as its supplied with antitheft screws.

      • memez on 17/05/2023 - 22:48

        i contacted them, they just provide an adapter not a straight AU plug.

  • Buttrchicken on 09/07/2023 - 11:32

    I’m pretty keen on buying this - but wtf happens if you need to get something fixed under warranty? Have to front the postage to send it to Italy to get fixed? I’d imagine that would be super expensive. Anyone have any experience with this?

  • DoomTrooper on 11/12/2023 - 16:18

    Damn voucher is now only worth 4.50euro :(

  • ghostknife on 18/02/2024 - 15:48

    Code 3337 is currently not working, possibly expired or changed

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