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.

That’s the thing with Eureka. So consistent with fluffy (low clump or static) fast and mild sounding. Just really good to work with, and the flavors pop. Love mine too.

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

I’m one month into ownership of the Eureka Mignon Zero, after years with a Rancillo Rocky. And I’m 100% satisfied. Not difficult to dial in. No clumps. And it even sounds good.

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

Avoid the fellow grinders - there are much better ones around. Baratza encore ESP, or, something like a eureka zero , both will be better than the opus *NB the ode is not espresso capable.*

This is gonna be too much info from a guy who has only owned one grinder. You’re gonna use this every day so I think you should get something you know will be good. I really like my eureka Mignon. They are very pretty, well made, easy to use. They excel at medium/dark roasts. Much different than what you are looking at so I won’t try to talk you into it. Their Zero is the best deal. If you are looking for a budget Chinese grinder, you might want to also look at the DF range. People love the DF64/54 and they have one in the style you are looking at, I think it’s called the CF64V. I haven’t tried it, but I think it’s widely used and liked. Just think you should scope it out and see what is out there, it sounds like you a nervous about pulling the trigger on this one. A lot of companies make these DF grinders from Turin to MiiCoffee, it’s all kind of the same and depends on where you live. I think you are shopping in euro prices so I’ll share a link for a shop I like in the euro for budget grinders. The prices will be much higher than the gray market sites but the owner is super helpful and they have a good warranty. Basically you won’t have to worry about alignment issues or something getting damaged in shipping. If the price is in the ballpark, you might want to consider buying from someone who has a warranty. Espresso grinders often need to be aligned, shimmed, etc. one thing I love about the eureka is they rarely have these issues. They also are pretty picky about who can sell their stuff. We only have about 4 eureka dealers in the US. https://www.thehomebaristas.co.uk/coffee-grinders

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.