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Which grinder for a microcimbali?

Postby Carrotious on Sun Mar 07, 2010 5:15 pm

I've just got my hands on this microcimbali probably 1970's and want a grinder to go with it.

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Obviously the quality of grind is important but i'm looking for one that would look good with the micro...
Ideally something from a similar time would work, but i have no idea if there something good.

I quite like this :
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but have no idea it its any good... or this
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I could just get the iberital for mc2 from happy donkey for £100 which i have read is very good and i would be very happy i'm sure, but the looks aren't exactly that...

anyone got any suggestions?
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Postby Bluecold on Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:49 pm

Olympia Express Moca looks like your second quickmill picture. But it is expensive.
The quickmill's are in abundance on eBay.it. Afaik they are internally the same as the modern quickmill grinders. Nobody really seems to know how they grind.
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Postby klemenv on Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:03 pm

SanMarco always had red grinders.

http://www.lasanmarco.it/pages/en/products/coffee-grinders/series-sm-92sm-97.php

But I guess a second hand SanMarco would match better than new one.
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Postby HB on Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:34 pm

Split follow-on discussion to Which is the most beautiful grinder?
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