Eureka Mignon Specialita grinder
A quiet espresso grinder with 55mm flat burrs and stepless adjustment, for owners who want to fine-tune every coffee on a lever.
Listed for: Any espresso machine
Good for
- Fine, stepless grind adjustment for dialing in a lever
- Quiet mornings, thanks to a sound-insulated case
- Esperto owners who will see grind changes on the group gauge
Watch out for
- A much larger spend than the Encore ESP
- At 14.1 lb it needs a permanent spot on the counter
Details from the listing
- Burrs
- 55mm hardened steel flat burrs, stepless
- Controls
- Backlit touchscreen with single, double and continuous modes
- Noise
- Sound-insulated case
- Adjustment
- From below the motor mount, so the setting survives cleaning
- Made in
- Handbuilt in Florence, Italy
- Weight
- 14.1 lb
Why we suggest it
Stepless adjustment means you can move the grind by any amount, not just to the next step. On a lever, where small grind changes decide whether a shot runs too fast or chokes, that control is useful. The listing describes 55mm flat burrs, the largest on a Mignon, and a wider chute with an anti-clumping design.
Who should buy the cheaper one
If you are new to espresso, the Baratza Encore ESP is enough to learn on. Move up when you know you want finer control.
Machines it suits
Gauge on the group
Esperto Abile
A Professional-size lever with a pressure gauge and a temperature strip on the group, so you can see what the shot is doing as you pull.
- Boiler capacity
- 38 oz per the US importer. The Amazon listing says 54 oz. Rated for 16 cups.
- Group gauge
- Yes, a pressure gauge on the group for extraction pressure, plus a boiler gauge
- Group temperature
- Temperature strip on the group head
More shots per fill
Professional
The Europiccola's lever and group on a boiler twice the size, with a pressure gauge. The better daily lever for milk drinks or two people.
- Boiler capacity
- 1.6 L per La Pavoni. US sources list 38 oz (manual, Amazon) or 54 oz (importer).
- Basket size
- About 51mm (Millennium, made after 2000). Older machines use about 49mm.
- Pressure gauge
- Yes, on the boiler. The US manual says it should top out at 0.7 to 0.8 bar and never pass 1 bar.
Sources
Amazon US product listings.