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badonisGrab a Eureka Mignon Crono from Whole Latte Love for $209. Then buy Eureka's 50mm espresso burrs for ~$30 from Amazon. Been working out great for me!
It has 50mm brew specific burrs which are for filter coffee. I think they are probably capable of grinding fine enough for espresso but not at the same precision as the espresso burrs.
barisnikovI’m using the Chrono model with reasonable outcomes.
BellyFullOfMochiI use my Eureka Mignon Crono for single dose. I removed the dumb plastic catch bin and just put my portafilter under it. I've set the timer for the time I need to fill the basket.
haha that is awesome. I am a cheap fuck and waited until I could get a profitec go refurb from Whole Latte Love... which I did score a few weeks ago. My grinder is a Eureka Mignon Crono because it's the cheapest and most basic grinder in the Mignon line. You can swap the burrs out for espresso burrs but I have not had the need to do this although I do have espresso burrs someone gifted to me. I bought my grinder last year in anticipation of tariffs. I purchased on Black Friday so there was also a discount. I'd suggest trying to find a Crono that is made in Italy... they started producing Eurekas in China and the quality appears to be poor based on another post in this sub. That or try to find another grinder in a similar price range that can do espresso/ take espresso burrs. I'd say with tax and all this came out to under $1500. I also bought a tamp mat for around $20 and a knockbox so I can compost my coffee grinds without dripping all over the kitchen. You probably don't need a knockbox tbh. I just don't like the idea of banging out my portafilter into my compost directly.
CommunicationFirm43Eureka Mignon Crono. I have been using mine for about 5 years with my Moccamaster. Hasn't skipped a beat. It is super heavy and feels very high quality. The grind is consistent and perfect and doesn't need adjusted.
Glass-Debate-2556i would get something like the mignon chrono instead. you are not grinding super fine for espresso.
iamgarnNot overkill at all. I have a moccamaster KGBV and a eureka chronos for drip coffee and a eureka mignon oro and bellezza Francesca leva for espresso and flat whites. Drip first thing in the morning and espresso and related drinks the rest of the day.
LishankThis is my advice. I bought an open box mignon crono on SCG and replacement OEM espresso burrs on amazon for ~$200 usd all in and it’s been great the last few years.
+1 on the crono
MerstinI started getting into coffee and went the moccamaster route and disliked all the parts and cleaning. Tried a number of different coffee makers, pour overs and while it was good it was all a lot of work. For coffee I ended up with the chemex ottomatic and it make great coffee in my opinion. I paired that up with a Eureka Chrono grinder. Then decided to go the espresso route and purchased a Breville double boiler. Wife loved the espresso but I had to make it. Wanting to get back to drinking coffee and less making it I got a Delonghi Magnifico evo from Costco and it makes really decent espresso and cappuccino. Wife or I just go push a button and we have our coffee. Still use the chemex for a good brew as I don’t like the coffee out of the Delonghi. All this to say your post made me think you are more into drinking the coffee than the making of it so something like the automatic espresso machine might be more your thing.
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