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by SpromoSapiens
January 28th, 2019, 1:28 pm
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 7
Views: 4152

Mignon Specialita retention problems

I'm about 6 months into my Specialita here in Portland, OR. Light/med roasts almost exclusively. Single dosing exclusively (with my own homespun single-dose hopper mod: an empty inverted ibuprofen bottle). Only bothered to clean it out once, just to see. In/out dose accuracy remains consistently wit...
by SpromoSapiens
January 3rd, 2019, 2:40 pm
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 262
Views: 65094

Eureka Mignon Silenzio/Perfetto/Specialita' (2018)

here's a pretty clear run-down on how to open for cleaning. You have to pop the logo off the back to access a screw there:{video}
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by SpromoSapiens
September 11th, 2018, 3:14 am
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 262
Views: 65094

Eureka Mignon Silenzio/Perfetto/Specialita' (2018)

I'm now outside the "buyer's remorse" window and I still have my Specialita. My verdict: It's pretty good. I did my best to weigh every shot in & out. I often forgot to tare my PF so plenty of shots went unrecorded, but from late July to late August, I recorded 74 shots. Vast majority were for espre...
by SpromoSapiens
July 27th, 2018, 3:04 am
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 262
Views: 65094

Eureka Mignon Silenzio/Perfetto/Specialita' (2018)

Interface is pretty straightforward. Single-dosing, I don't have much need for the timer, so I just set it for slightly longer than I'll need and let it run out. It has a timerless on/off mode but I'd rather not have to push the button with a delicate heap of coffee in the basket. Easier just to sta...
by SpromoSapiens
July 26th, 2018, 3:34 pm
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 262
Views: 65094

Eureka Mignon Silenzio/Perfetto/Specialita' (2018)

I'm on day 3 with a Specialita, also new from Clive. I actually sold an HG1 in favor of acquiring a motorized alternative, and this was the one I went with at the price point gleaned from the sale of a used HG1. I've started right off with an aggressively light roast from a very new roaster here
by SpromoSapiens
November 26th, 2017, 1:32 am
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 8031
Views: 1322217

Post a pic of your home espresso setup...

Thanks! So far everyone has appreciated the espresso, though I also do a Bonavita batch every morning to make sure guests needn't suffer the delay of my fiddly process. More than anything I just love having this highly functional thing of beauty beaming and beckoning from its lovely station. So many...
by SpromoSapiens
November 24th, 2017, 1:38 am
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 8031
Views: 1322217

Post a pic of your home espresso setup...

For years I have ogled this thread and longed for my turn to post, never letting myself chime in until I had achieved a set-up in which I took genuine pride. With my 40th birthday coming up I received the familial green light to work within a certain budget and so the hunt for deals began. I found a...
by SpromoSapiens
October 30th, 2017, 1:24 am
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 4
Views: 292

Savings via used Quickmill QM67, in favor of grinder?

How did you feel about the noise level? Did you feel QM's efforts to stifle the vibe pump make a difference? Does it do the puck-wetting trick, with the lever half-raised? Milk isn't very important to me personally; I'd do some steaming for myself maybe once or twice a week, for family a few times a...
by SpromoSapiens
October 27th, 2017, 2:48 pm
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 4
Views: 292

Savings via used Quickmill QM67, in favor of grinder?

I know the mantra: Grinder, grinder, grinder. 40th bday in 2018 constitutes what might be a once-in-a-decade permit to drop roughly $2k on coffee gear. A few years from now the budget could be higher, but as life has a tendency to intervene, I'm thinking I'll jump on this window now and get as close...
by SpromoSapiens
March 3rd, 2017, 2:12 pm
Forum: Knockbox
Replies: 96
Views: 4428

You Know You're a Home Barista When...

...you know, though it is published nowhere, that the machine Tom Hanks sent the White House Press Corp is a Livia G4 Automatic