Eureka - Mignon Zero Brew

I looked last year and on balance the eureka brew zero turned out good for what I needed - pour overs. There is no best, just a series of tradeoffs.

I just bought a eureka mignon zero and while it’s only day one I like it so far. I went too fine on my first grind so I know it can get fine enough. Grinds are consistent. The thing is built well it seems. The body is metal not plastic. Take a look at prices near you

Eureka mignon zero 55s. Was about 350 usd

I upgraded from the k6 after one year. Just got tired of hand grinding. Amazing grinder though I got a eureka mignon zero 55s. (Made for Asian markets) but still an excellent grinder. Built like a tank. Super quick. Quieter than I thought possible. And budget friendly. I think I paid around 350 usd brand new. Eureka has history and you know you are getting quality I would highly recommend. Just takes a bit to dial in with it.

I have heard from more than one person that these built-in grinders are really very limiting. My daughter has two children, ages two and four, and she uses a separate grinder with a Breville Bambino— she received them right after the youngest was born— and she’s quite happy with the arrangement. The Profitec Go is gorgeous but perhaps requires more maintenance? I don’t know. Her grinder is a Baratza, which is known for being very loud. Obviously a manual grinder would be as quiet, but if you’re drinking several a day it might get old. Eureka Mignon makes very quiet electric grinders— I have the Eureka Mignon Zero, and I like it very much.

I’ve owned a Baratza Virtuoso (barely adequate, if that), a Turin DF 64 V. 1, a Niche Zero, and the Eureka Mignon Zero. The Turin was more clarity/fruity forward, though not by much, but I sold that for a Niche Zero. I owned them both for a little while and decided to keep the Niche. The Niche was fine—super user friendly, and easy to clean—but for not-particularly-rational reasons I was drawn to the Eureka (for esthetics mainly), so I sold the Niche. The Niche and the Eureka are both quiet, and great for my preference of dark beans and classic Italian espresso—- really, between the two you can't go wrong. But unless you can find a used Niche there's a big price difference. As I reread my post I sound like a person always after the next thing, but I did eventually stop questing something different!

Very much so. I actually had issue where I tried using my eureka mignon zero for some pour over beans, and after grinding at a much higher setting for the pour over, I tried going back down to espresso grind size and found that I couldn’t set it that low anymore, it was clogged/blocked from the larger grind size bits. It actually stopped the burrs completely, it wouldn’t spin at all. After taking it apart and leaning everything out it was fine again. But at that point I decided to keep the eureka as the espresso and the baratza virtuoso for pour overs/moka/etc

Eureka zero. Within budget and much better built than the DF grinders. Hands down. The DF grinders make more sense in the States where Eureka’s are soooo much more expensive. Over here , I would definitely go Eureka. https://www.coffeefriend.co.uk/p/eureka-mignon-zero-55s-15bl-coffee-grinder-matte-black/ No connection to this shop but I have bought items from them before and super happy. However, the zero is not that easy to change from espresso range to pour over range. Therefore , With the money left over I would get something like a P2 for pour overs etc. In total it will be just over £300 (the P2 is around £22 on AliExpress or £34 from Amazon)

Yeah and in Europe, it makes much more sense to buy Eureka than the DF range as prices are much closer together compared to Stateside where DF makes more sense due to them being that much cheaper than Eurekas. Eurekas are the way to go round this neck of the woods. Built like tanks. Long lasting. Much higher quality compared to DF

I've had the Eureka Mignon Zero for one day and very impressed so far. Espresso tastes great, very quiet, retention consistently around 0.1g with no RDT.

DF 64 is a great introductory flat bur grinder that is at a reasonable price. However it is important to note that you get what you pay for. For a 64mm flat bur grinder it is definitely on the lower end of the pricing spectrum so there will naturally be some concessions. You might have to shim the grinder for better alignment out of the box, although I have heard of many people not doing this. I had to align my eureka zero as well, so this isn't unique to the DF series. Something like a mignon is built like a tank and will probably last you a lifetime. But if you are going to upgrade in the future it might be worth keeping the DF as you aren't going to necessarily get better results from another grinder.

Eureka mignon zero has the same silent tech as the Silenzio - pretty much same specs all around except for the digital stuff. And it’s a single doser. On sale for 3-400$

I have a Mignon Zero. It's consistent, it's powerful, but the dial in can be a chore, and the adjustment range is way too much. There's four and a half full turns of the dial, top to bottom, and the useful part for espresso is maybe one third of a turn. The 55mm burrs don't seem to like light roasts very much, and the retention on very dark roasts is pretty bad. That said, it's pretty much perfect for my setup once I've got it where it needs to be. Being able to clean it without having to readjust is a dream, it's smooth and the grounds come out nice and even. I do wish I'd gone for the Oro XL instead (I found one on eBay for $125 but lost the auction), but, I really can't complain much about the espresso I'm getting with my Mignon, it makes pretty much exactly what I want.

we're very close to the same- I have a Baratza Virtuoso (the old base model that's now discontinued) and the Eureka Mignon Zero for espresso. I have loved the Eureka

I do. I still have my old Baratza Virtuoso that I bought 8 years ago. Still works great and when I have issues, Baratza's service is excellent. I bought a Eureka Mignon Zero a couple years ago, which I use exclusively for espresso, and I use the Baratza for pourover.