Hi Steven, thanks a lot for the video, really helpful and nice points touched cleaning-wise. However, I have a Mignon Zero at home and I actually don't find the bellows that flimsy, if you apply a steady pressure without discontinuing the contact, you will never experience the issue you demonstrated. I actually would have loved to see a quick set-up tips for dialing in on various types of brews though. Thanks!
Awesome, thanks for this really good review of it :D I'll just get a Filtro / Crono and get the bellow on the side instead since it doesn't seem to be the best bellow system around. I'm surprised, i was expecting it to be really good since they're "official" and made by Eureka but oh well.
Thanks for this; very good & honest piece. I have a Facile (I think that's its name; there are versions & versions) which is the bottom of the line. Or was when I bought it a couple years ago. I use it as a single dose espresso grinder with a third party bellows from a Québec company, Café Fabrique. It works very well and, as you report, gives me within 0.1/.2 grams of what I put in. I'm currently experimenting having removed the metal "clump buster / de-electrifier" gizmo in the chute. Contrary to what I expected, it *does* make a difference. Mainly to the "fluffy" quality of the dose. But I'm not sure, given I do a couple of distribution steps later, it is significant otherwise -- even with respect to how much grind remains in the chute. I've also experimented with a stand that tilts the grinder. But I *don't* think that's a good idea because there are likely (based on a recent clean out) ground spraying all over the place inside the housing rather than shooting out the chute. All of which is to say, I think I'm good with the setup I have. Certainly that hopper / blower thing at $150 CD as an upgrade is a joke. Thanks again!
Hey, can you advise if the eureka mignon oro single dose has the same ease to clean and the grind adjuster is on bottom burrs so can clean without it adjusting the setting. Thanks
Can you install the Brew Pro 55mm brewed coffee specific burrs into this? Not seeing the zero brew sold anywhere in USA. Any idea how this compares with the Brew Pro? It's $200 cheaper for the zero in USA I'm guessing this is the only difference between the zero and zero brew
Thanks for the review! I just found an open-box Zero for $50.00 off, plus a $75.00 promotional. I consider it a steal at $374.00. I was originally interested in the Specialita, but HATED the touch-screen timed dose nonsense. (I will use this for espresso only.)
Was thinking about this one, but choosed mignon + original single dose hopper and bellow + incline stand with wood tray and lid from etsy. Received eureka mignon single dose, but with screen.
I am comparing this against Mignon Single Dose, dose bigger 65mm and coated burr will give any differences in ground result agains Zero 55mm and non diamond coated, thank you
After a lot of research finally bought a Mignon Zero grinder, it's a amazing piece of art. However I've been struggling with the very little amount of information about the different settings in the dialing knob. I couldn't find so far any microns per mark chart (from zero point) for example. In some cases I saw information about the 3 full turns in the dial (from zero point) being the total range of settings from turkish to french press (0 to 1400 microns), and some others that mentions that is only 1.5 full turns for the full range (again, 0 to 1400 microns). So, pretty confused right now, is there any piece of information about this? Is the full range for the Mignon Zero 3 full turns to the dial knob?
Is the Zero's anti-electricity technology the same as the DF64's or Fellow Ode's "ionizer/plasma generator" tech? This is looking more preferable to the whole DF64 craze where grinder models are cranked out with glaring design deficiencies. Thankyou for the review 👊
I own the Mignon Zero Brew. Watching the video, I see that you're wrapping the ballows around the outer rim of the bean chamber; I squeeze the ballows into the interior with good results.
Are the burrs on your brew version the same 55mm as the Brew Pro? I can't find a zero brew in USA so was going to get a zero and use the burrs from a brew pro
I'm wondering if you've had a chance to open/clean the Zero's chute. I've done as much as cleaning the burrs/chamber. But I'm having trouble removing the front plate because one of the screws sits right under the larger grind dial.
You should be able to unscrew the grind dial and then have easy access to the front plate! I definitely recommend getting in there and cleaning the chute every once in awhile.
@@HomeGroundsCoffee Thanks so much for taking the time to reply! This'll help a lot. I don't want to damage the dial (or the finish) by trying to angle a screwdriver to get at that screw.
Kinda seemed like a weird choice for Eureka to make the Oro Single Doser first instead of this, especially when it wasn't initially ready. So much less work since this machine was already built (Specialita) just needed some single dose mods :D THEN they could work on making the Oro SD with 64mm burrs into a proper grinder. Looks like the bellows is similar or the same as the Oro one. I had a 3d printed single dosing hopper and 3rd party bellows that isn't even meant to be a bellows and it worked so much better on my Specialita (also worked on the Oro SD). Generally the Eureka burr (in espresso oriented grinders at least) produce a wider particle distribution and are not amazing for filter / coarser brew methods. Also many people complain the knob style isn't so intuitive for switching back and forth between brew methods (It's like 1.5 or 2.5 rotations... so easy to lose track of where your settings were). I'm curious how the filter burr works for espresso, since brew oriented burrs typically have less fines, they can make some good high clarity but really light body espresso shots I believe.
Is there a third party made tilt stand available for the Eureka Zero? (prefereably in europe) Is the footprint of the Zero identical to that of the Specialita?
If you close the adjuster fully the thing stops working and only buzzes. It made me freak out. And when you turn the adjuster to fine it makes a very nasty sound when at the end of it's range. Feels like I´m damaging the machine..am I? I think it's a weird customer experience!
For just a bit more money the Eureka Mignon XL is the way to go. It's from the Oro family and absolutely spanks the Zero and the Specialita all day long.
Great question! I have not personally tried the df64. That being said, it has larger burrs and should be more suited for filter coffee. However, the Eureka is built incredibly well from a company with a solid reputation!
Is this a replacement for the Mignon Single Dose? Because I can't find it on sale anymore and also read a lot of negative reviews (at least for the early samples).
Single dose is still available here in canada the updated version is definitely better but not perfect. Just got one to try out myself. Chute still feels like its clogging up and bellows needs a good beating to force enough air through. Update: it is a much better grinder when you just don't use the bellows. Forget it exists or comes with it. It might be helpful when grinding coarser for another brew method besides espresso but purging a few coffee beans in that case is better. Seems like the bellows is just a feature added for marketing.
@@BensCoffeeRants, I bought Zero last Monday and it retains almost nothing - 0.1-0.2 grams on average which is pretty good IMO. And it cost me 400 euros, which is a bit cheaper than SD.
@@BensCoffeeRants, it works (kinda), although, in order to really push all remaining grinds you need to push it multiple times. For me it usually requires up to 7-8 pushes.
@@isharamet Sounds like too much effort. Retention on my Oro SD was good enough it didn't really need a bellows and then it worked better without it. Dose consistency was better that way which is important for Espresso consistency.
Great review! To sum up...Eureka Mignon Zero is Eureka Specialita without display screen and with single dosing hopper & more annoying bits. I can't help but thinking this is just another cash grab grinder Eureka creates to get into single dosing grinder market.....rather disappointing...
