Eureka - Mignon Filtro Series

If anyone wants a eureka mignon that can grind espresso for around $200, I just bought a filtro from Seattle coffee gear for $150. Then I bought some Eureka 50mm replacement espresso burrs off Amazon for $33. Took 10 minutes to put the new burrs on. I’ve been using it for a month and I love it. It was on sale when I bought it, it’s back up to 189 now.

Hey folks, long time lurker here. Tried to lay it out there as well as possible in the title, but I'm really interested in a new electric grinder. Tldr; * Electric * Hopper * Timed * Common burr size * Filter/pourover and french press * Roughly $600-$1000usd budget. My use case is for virtually exclusively pourover and french press. I actually switch between these two pretty frequently, so that's worth consideration. Because of the multiple people in my home using the grinder, and the volume of coffee that we go through, I'm very much interested in something with a small hopper (200-300g), simple automation, etc. I have no interest in a single dose grinder, and despite there being many extremely high quality options in this range, this becomes very limiting in the modern grinding scene. I'm also not interested in all of the tubular shaped form factors out there, but that's mostly eliminated by avoiding single dose focused options. Budget isn't a massive concern, but I'd like to keep it somewhere in the $600 to $1,000 USD range. It feels like the Eureka Mignon series is really my wheelhouse here but reviews seem pretty mixed. Especially the grind size dial, when I'm expecting to be going between filter and french press often The Mahlkonig x54 is an alternative, too, but seems to struggle in the filter range. What am I overlooking? I'm moving up from an old baratza and would love some new perspectives, but 98% of the reviews I run across are for super purpose built single dose options and those just aren't for me. Feel free to just link me to other posts...Ive tried to do some searching but have little faith in reddit's search quality. Thank you! E: Thanks for everybody's input. I ended up going with the x54. It did seem to have the best combination of things that meet my needs, especially since I'm not going to be single dosing daily. I have a sense that while there are probably slightly better moderate upgrade picks in terms of grind consistency, it's going to be a huge leap over where I'm at today and that overall it will be a good balance for the dollar. It's also nice that it's currently on sale for around $510 USD, which feels like a pretty solid value to feature set. Especially considering that this was $750 a year or two ago.

Awesome, really appreciate that perspective. I think one of the things that might be working in my favor at this point is that my old baratza is so staticky that almost anything is going to feel like an improvement, or at least a parallel move. Between the x54 and the Eureka, I prefer the form factor that the Eureka offers, but everyone pretty much unanimously says grind size dial is a total pain in the butt if you're switching between filter and espresso on a regular basis. I don't expect to use it for espresso at all, but even going between French press and pour over is probably enough movement to feel that pain.

Awesome, really appreciate that perspective. I think one of the things that might be working in my favor at this point is that my old baratza is so staticky that almost anything is going to feel like an improvement, or at least a parallel move. Between the x54 and the Eureka, I prefer the form factor that the Eureka offers, but everyone pretty much unanimously says grind size dial is a total pain in the butt if you're switching between filter and espresso on a regular basis. I don't expect to use it for espresso at all, but even going between French press and pour over is probably enough movement to feel that pain.

Love my Eureka Filtro

Eureka Filtro I think is probably the best affordable coffee grinder. It won't be $100, but it'll be less than $200. I have heard that the Bodum burr grinder for $39 is surprisingly good, though I wouldn't expect it to last forever. General consensus though is the Baratza Encore for around $100, and you can upgrade the burr set for like $30 at some point in the future

Eureka Filtro. Flat burr grinder, around or even less than $200, produces minimal fines and makes a very clear and flavorful cup of coffee. Highly recommend

I'd personally get a filter-only grinder. Wait for a sale, grab an Ode Gen 2, and buy an espresso grinder when the time comes (DF54 is insane value). The best grinders for double duty are medium-high clarity conical grinders like Comandante, K-Ultra etc IMO. The Femobook A5 and Lagom Casa are a couple electric grinders that are in the same category (I haven't tried either, but they're well reviewed). I previously used a Lagom Mini for both filter and espresso and it was fantastic. The DF54 and 64 both do a decent job at filter, but it's not great. The 64 mm SSP MP burrs are often recommended as a do-it-all burr set, but they are for a very specific espresso profile and they are not beginner friendly for espresso. I didn't enjoy the espresso with them. SSP Cast are supposed to be decent for both, but you're giving up the clarity everyone is always seeking. A couple other decent options that I've tried are Ditting 54mm steel burrs in the Vario+ and Eureka's 50 mm brew burrs in an entry level mignon. The UX is not ideal with either of these setups compared to a grinder designed to single dose. If the Ditting burrs fit in the DF without crazy mods it would be a great option. Edit: I forgot to mention that there are now brew burrs available for the DF54. I'm planning to grab a set to try out once they're available in Canada.

I have a k ultra and love but gonna get a eureka silent filter for the office.

Eureka Filtro, Perfetto, or similar options. Excellent uniformity and better build quality. In my experience, Fellow products, while sleek, often suffer from poor quality and customer support.

https://www.espressocoffeeshop.com/en/8-coffee-grinders Entry level Eureka is only around 200usd. Email and ask them for a coupon code, you’ll very likely get one. Excellent grinder, will make a huge difference.

Espresso is an expensive hobby so if you want to get into it, make sure your really into coffee. Beginners machines start at 500$ and grinders start at 200$ anything below those price points are not capable of making actual espresso. Beginner setup would look something like this. Bambino plus, paired with DF54, or Eurka mignon grinder. You of course can spend more, but that's just an example of the most "budget friendly" setup. Because it only goes up from there lmao.

The eureka mignon filtro is $190, it can in theory do espresso (it can definitely do it if you swap it out for the espresso burrs ~$30), but could be a very good filter coffee grinder. I would recommend that over a hand grinder, simply because I strongly dislike hand grinding. 

I currently have the eureka mignon filtro with espresso burrs. I also ended up making a few mods (tilt base, bellows, upgraded dial) to make it more useable, but that also meant spending as much as the df54, to make it work pretty much like the df54. 

I have the $189 filtro with espresso burrs. I almost exclusively use this for espresso (though sometimes I do enjoy some v60, maybe once every two months or so). Going back and forth works, but only if you have the dial mod (something like: https://aroespresso.com/products/grinder-setting-dial-for-eureka-mignon ) The filter burrs could work, if you’re only using darkish roasts (and not decaf). Though you tend to get a little more range with the espresso burrs.