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- January 28th, 2019, 1:28 pm
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 7
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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...
- January 3rd, 2019, 2:40 pm
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 262
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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}
- September 11th, 2018, 3:14 am
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 262
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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...
- July 27th, 2018, 3:04 am
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 262
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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...
- July 26th, 2018, 3:34 pm
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 262
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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
- November 26th, 2017, 1:32 am
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 8032
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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...
- November 24th, 2017, 1:38 am
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 8032
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- March 3rd, 2017, 2:12 pm
- Forum: Knockbox
- Replies: 96
- Views: 4446
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