Eureka Mignon Facile Grinder

This grinder is a good compromise between the silenzio and the manuale and hard to beat for the price. It has the sound dampening bushings of the silenzio without some of the fancier features like timed dosing. I can definitely live without the timed dosing and such, but the quiet operation is what I love the most. The stepless design is a pro and a con, only because there's no rotation counter to help keep track of where you are in the grind. Watching a video on how to zero out the grinder and find where to set it is a good idea, especially if you plan to switch up your brewing methods often.

This grinder, though it is in the entry level price range, has the horsepower and fine tuning ability that we needed. Took a little tweaking to find the sweet spot for our Rosso two wheel beans and now that we have, we can enjoy our espresso the way it was intended to be. You will not be disappointed. We were originally drawn to a more expensive grinder that came with dose timing etc however, since we already have a scale setup for day to day use, this was not a requirement for us. We can measure the perfect dose anytime!!

Eureka Mignon Facile

I've been using a Mignon Facile for over a year, having moved from a Baratza Virtuoso, and have pretty much only good things to say about it. It's quiet, fast, and grinds great. Dark roasts can be a little clumpy on the finest settings, but pretty much every grinder will clump in that situation, otherwise the grind is nice and fluffy. I get about 0.5 to 1g of exchanged retention, which is pretty good for an entry level espresso grinder. It's easy enough to take apart to clean and doesn't lose the grind setting when the upper burr is removed.

I single dosed with it using both the stock hopper and a 3d printed single dosing hopper and bellows from a 3rd party, and have now moved back to using a full hopper and weighing the output. It performed well in all the above situations. I've been very happy with the grinder.