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I swapped out the momentary switch for a standard on/off switch from Amazon for my Eureka Mignon Filtro grinder.
The tiny act of not having to stand there pressing the button in the whole time you are grinding coffee seems petty and ridiculous but genuinely results in a better routine overall. I am now free to focus on other aspects of coffee prep and as a result the routine, even if just for the short time the beans are grinding, is improved
I like multitasking. What can I say.
I do like the grinder a lot. This is the first "serious" grinder that we have had. Before this we usually bought pre-ground or used or ancient bladed grinder. I thought that there wouldn't really be that noticeable of a difference between fresh ground coffee and pre-ground but BOY was I wrong. Also having the ability to dial in the grind size for your brew method and routine makes a significant difference. Our cold brew and moke pot showed the biggest improvement after getting this grinder.
I ended up choosing this one for a couple of reasons. One was that Seattle Coffee Gear had one of these in open box with a pretty significant discount and the other was because of the type of coffee that we drink. We vary between Cold Brew, AeroPress, pour over, and occasionally a moka pot. This grinder seems to cover all these basis very well. As far as I can tell the grind consistency is pretty good through the testing that I have done.
There are a couple of things I don't like from a functionality standpoint. The first was the switch which I have remedied. The second is the catch box for the coffee. It's kind of terribly designed and if you don't mist your coffee with some water then you end up with chaff(?) being thrown outside of the catch container. Also because its a ton of angles and corners its kind of a pain in the butt to clean. The hopper also doesn't seem quite steep enough for the beans to naturally so nearly every time I grind I end up poking some stray beans or a blockage into the grinder. Lastly is the grind adjuster. It does not have any stops on it what so ever so if you don't set a routine to place the dial in the exact same place whenever you are done it can be easy to forget where it has been set. I have accidentally ground coffee at cold-brew setting instead of moka pot a couple of times.
We have yet to splurge on an espresso machine so i wouldn't be able to speak to whether or not the finest grind would be suitable for that.
Nice. I put stickers on the grinder adjustments so I can always fairly quickly get it about right. Although the difference between good/bad espresso is about 1tick. Other brew methods about 10.
If I could do it all again I'd skip the espresso machine and get better manual brewing tools. Which now I WFH is much easier to justify.
The water spray to reduce static is pretty much required on all grinders.
Not sure about this grinder specifically, but a doserless mod might be possible too. Not strictly necessary though.
Very easy to get carried away with coffee gear.