Eureka Single Dose: All Is Forgiven 

I have one which is two months old. I'm very happy with it. It took a while to season the burrs, but now it's quiet, very consistent and the coffee is delicious.

You did an amazing job on this review. I watched others and none of them went into the detail you did and I appreciate your attention to detail which was enough for me to end my research on your video and buy one. Thanks again!

Great analysis and followup - Eureka should give you an award! This grinder became serious consideration for me.

I love love love your whole channel and your view on everything

Thank you for sharing

I am very pleased to hear this as I just ordered one, but the initial reviews were less than stellar. But this is the second (newer review) that makes it seem much improved. The other was more from a usages / performance view. While yours was a very informative under the hood breakdown 👍🏽

That's a much improved machine. Still bought the niche though and that choice was based on your in depth review of it. Thanks for the informative content.

I got from new batch and it has been nothing but all good.

Your vids and voice are excellent lol still can't make my mind up due to the tricky dialing in on the eureka !

All I have is the Single Dose hopper they make for Specialita and Friends and I can confirm it also has a smoothly polished flap, that fits well. Huge upgrade in feel from the plastic one on the stock hopper. To bad it doesn't come with the wood lid of the Oro, gonna have to make one. Getting a tilt stand too so my Franken-Oro will soon be fully armed and operational.

Ray of sunshine

This is really wild now.

Nice review.Would love your expert opinion on the Korean/Chinese grinder Itop40 plus. Contemplating which is a better choice Eureka Specialita or Itop40 plus,cheers.

Cheers for the great content!💪🏻 Does the specialita also tend to have that issue with the upper burr fattering if the spring is not under enough tension? I have trouble getring consistent shots, also everything is kept the same shot after shot… or is it a different system in the Specialita? Thanks a lot

I might bumped into a batch 1.0. Retrofitted the XL-s chamber + declumper, removed the metal chute. Now retention and airflow is much better. Do you know what changed in batch 1.1 in terms of the chamber and vibration damping?

Hi thanks for the true objective reviews you give us! I'm thinking of buying a new grinder and I'm doubting between the Eureka Single Dose, Niche Duo and DF83 V2 Single Dose. I will be using the grinder for espresso's and Late's. Can you give me an advice? Which one would you choose and why? Or am I forgetting a better 4th one? Hope to hear from you... thanks!

Wow!!

Thank You. Do you feel a difference in cup between the 55mm burrs and the 65mm burrs Eureka?

Great and careful analysis, particularly about technical aspects - much to learn! But about two design mistake I am wondering: why didn't they give up the unnecessary, still cheap looking, plastic funnel on top, and does the lid not fit to it and the blower equally?

Good to see that Eureka improved the grinder. I am wondering how many dB it now generates and if you are able to identify this "second version" by it serialcode.

How would I know newest version is being sold on my local suppliers? What are the newest date of the new manufactured machines?

Thanks for these amazing videos, Thomas! Judging by my rough hopper gate, chute, and non-fitting lid I probably have an earlier batch (even though only purchased in May). I suppose I could fix those myself. However, I'm not sure about vibration. It does vibrate noticeably, but it's my first grinder so I don't have much comparison to tell if this is normal or might cause problems down the line. Do you know what they fixed to improve vibration? Maybe I could try to improve it myself. I've seen your previous video with the firm rubber paddings. But I guess that's not what Eureka did in the newer batch? Regards

Hey, I just want to share here one extremely important discovery regarding fines that Oro produces when grinding courser for V60. Accidentally, I run on Home barista post of one guy that removed declumper from the chamber where coffee goes out into the funnel. And I did the same thing - removed it. And I couldn't believe result! All fines GONE when grinding for V60. I wanted to emphasize this here on your review since I tried all things that you mentioned, burrs leveling, spring tightning etc. but there were maybe minor improvements with that stuff. And then this, just remove the declumper and fines are gone.

Did you see the Lance Hedrick video from 2022/05/21? You got a shout-out! Congrats, and thanks for your great content.

Great video. Im really looking into this grinder for my home setup but the question I do have regarding adjustment of the grind size. As another review mentioned you need to turn the nob a few rides to go from espresso to pour over which might be a bit less intuitive.. any thoughts on that?

not surprised by Eureka's probablemtic quality control. 2 year ago when I bought a Eureka silencio it would not even start. Then I returned it and got a rocket fausino (which is also made by Eureka) the machine has very bad touch control and would often have beans stuck in the hopper. I am keeping it because no niche was in stock at that time but it is the biggest regret I have in my espresso setup.

Regarding the rattling of the hopper cone at 8:25, I fond that small transparent hair ties used as a buffer around the cone arms work wonders and are trivial to remove.

Thanks for the review. How is this compared to the Libra?

Just had a novel sized comment disappear as I was typing it, so I’ll assume it was the coffee gods telling me to get to the point. Bought the Oro SD after a lot of reading based on your review. I’m having a heck of a time dialing it in. I’ll start at a number a turn and a half out from zero (burrs chirp) it will gush. I’ll go a bit finer and finer until all of a sudden it chokes the espresso machine. If a back up again a small amount it will gush again. This time I will go back to the number that had it choked and low an behold it gushes. It’s almost like the burrs are loosening a bit? I’ll try taking the machine apart to make sure nothing is loose and checking alignment (with your excellent video for reference) but I am bit worried about losing my set point again. For reference with my Sette 270 I could usually dial in my grind within a couple shots even if I had changed it dramatically. (As note, I really like the Sette, but I wanted to delegate that to my SO’s morning Mocamaster cup. Seemed mean to have her using pre ground beans)

How many grams of coffee can hold this hopper? I’m looking to replace the large one on my specialita for smaller one. I think on description it’s says holds up to 45g, but looks little bigger.

I could get this machine and niche zero for the same price, and I was looking for my first electric grinder. I loved the mignons design and wanted a flat burr grinder, but the static and coffee retention is concerning me. Do you think when we change the grind setting, we have to grind a little of coffee to push the old grind setting? Or the retention is so low that it's not necessary?

Is the Oro the same as regular Single Dose version? Also are these two viable for all brewing methods or strictly for espresso?

I'M new to espresso and am looking for a grinder for light roast espresso that doesn't require any fussing with. No shimming, no tinkering with screws. Any suggestions?

That first video scared me away. Even with these improvements, I decided to go with the Spec

Hi Thomas, great video and thank you for taking the time to share this. I found another video that says the issues with the declumper persist even with the latest batch. They suggest swapping the chute/declumper with those off Mignon XL. Do you have any experience with this? Also, in your new batch, do they still use zip ties underneath?

Have you tried the Eureka Mignon Zero, looks like a Specialità with bellows from the factory? Trying to decide between the Oro single dose and Mignon Zero.

Great series of videos on the Oro. Subbed because of them. I have a question regarding the adjustment lever that you mentioned in the first video. I had exactly this issue, and tried fixing it with your method. However, after multiple tries, the results are the same. Big boulders and fine grounds when grinding for v60. It seems to me that it's still moving despite the spring now being completely compressed (mind you, I have tried it with a small distance between them as well). Do you have any suggestions on what to do?

Have you tried using the bellows and hopper from the single dose on the specialita? Or do they not fit?

Will Eureka do a recall of the first version? I have the first version and it’s crazily noisy and lots of vibration. Located in SG and wonder if a refund is possible.

I would love to see your review of the DF64!

Best technical reviews!! Could you do the fiorenzato allground?

How do you do the voice? It is text to speech? Which one? It’s pretty good.

Do you happen to know what material the burrs are made from? I would be looking to use RDT to minimize any static and the burrs look uncoated. If they are something like a 440 stainless it should be fine but if they are uncoated carbon steel, I'd be worried about corrosion.

I heard you say you can grind for pour over, but how about coarse enough for cold brew? I know these generally go from espresso to maybe pour over.

Is there any other way to test runout ? Or fix it?!

Please please do a review on the df64. Im torn between getting it over the mignon xl.

How do i know if the version am gonna buy is the new or the old one ?

Which one is better for espresso ?

Hi, thanks for your review! Would you still recommend the Eureka Single Dose in the 400-600€ range? Or is there a better competitor // Side note: The Niche costs around 700€ in germany, so its so expensive for me :)

Awesome video. When was your updated grinder manufactured? I am looking at one with the date 24/03/2022 and was wondering if this is from the new updated batch.

Great video!! Just got my Oro a week ago and do really like it however, I’m having trouble with the shoot blocking when grinding for V60. Have you had any issues? If I only use the bellows at the end of a grind the shoot at the clump crusher blocks. I find that if I use the bellows as soon as the coffee drops from the hopper I don’t get blockages but do get grinds everywhere. I’ve contacted Eureka about using the shoot from the XL as I’ve seen in another YT video but after an initial interest they have stopped responding to my questions. Very frustrating as its a great but seriously flawed machine if it constantly blocks.

I just went to their website and I find that the Specialita is no longer there. Did they retire it? I just bought mine six months ago.

Do you still get vibration through the adjustment dial?

Any plans on ding a review on the x54? Seems like a well put together grinder as well

Is their an improvement in quality of cup compared to specialita?

How would you be able to tell if one you order is the “new version” vs the original with all the issues? I hate that companies do this and there is seldom a way to differentiate between versions unless you get the grinder in hand…

The screw that holds the hopper on. What actually holds the screw? There is no threading on any piece of mine. Has it fallen out some how?

But did they also fix retention issues?

Would be good a review of the "Turin/solo/etc" DF64

As a robot user, what would you recommend for someone for only espresso making?

How did you remove the dialing knob ? I need to remove it in order to remove the front panel for cleaning

I got a specialita last year and moded it with a single dose hopper and bellow. I spray my bottles with a little bit of water (works wonders against static). However, when I rock my specialita back and let it fall forward lots of clumps fall down. Any advice you can give to prevent this?

Your initial review of the single dose actually was the clincher in me looking away from it and ordering a Niche. Even with this update in mind I still dont regret ordering a Niche as the adjustment dial is significantly more intuitive on the Niche, as I want to do espresso and filter with the same grinder. Going round and round with this dial still doesnt appeal to me.

They need to add a hose for mainlining

How is retentiooooo?

this is why i got the x54, better construction than most of brands in a similar price range.

The main problem I see is with the mechanism for dialing in the grind. From what I understand, I’d have to rotate the dial 360º one or more times to switch from pour-over to espresso. So if more than one person is using the grinder, that can get confusing, not knowing what the actual setting is. I really like the grind setting mechanism on the Ceado E37SD but that grinder is overkill for my needs - too big and too expensive.

Not really a redemption for people who trusted Eureka to release quality products and got stuck with the original batch. I returned mine, luckily the shop I got it from was cool, but it definitely left a bad taste in my mouth towards Eureka and especially for their newer models like this. Nice they're fixing it up, but it never should have been released with so many issues.

Is this the 1.1? And would you choose this over the niche?

Firstly thank you for the detail you've gone into here. I hate to nitpick but I was mildly irritated that you used pliers to hold the hex bolt rather than a socket!

nice test-update! do 64mm burrs fit on this grinder?

Can you have a look at the new DF64?

JUNE 2024 - STILL WAY TOO MUCH VIBRATION. I purchased this grinder new in Australia. I had read all about the first batch's vibration issues, and that they'd been resolved. Sadly, these ORO Single Dose units still have 3-4 times the vibration of Eureka's upright grinders, even vs the XL with same 65mm burr set. I was shocked and disappointed, so I drove to the distributor to compare the Eureka range. The vibrations on their display Single Dose were almost as bad as the one shipped to me. I believe it is a fundamental flaw with the 15 degree tilt of the motor.

What your thoughts on Eureka Manuale?? BTW.. This is call as a review.. Learn from it young fellas

It still has useless front cover with middle start stop button. That is a shame for a huge company.

I don't mind paying 1400$ for a flat burr grinder, what do you recommend? Should be single dose of course 🤓😅

Jesus Christ this is so bloody boring it’s a grinder for crying out loud 🙈🙈😂😂

It's so ugly compared to the niche zero.

Eureka appears to consistently releasing products with problems. I had purchased a Eureka Helios 80 that had a de-clumper problem. I suffered with the machine for a solid 4 months before I started making an issue out of it. The de-clumper at the shoot is made of this material that is akin to candy floss. Its so feeble/weak that it bends upwards and out of the way - rendering you with no de-clumper. My beans were coming out in slabs! You can see this on my youtube. The local Eureka agent kept saying it needs time to season, or to use a needle-distributor. I finally pulled apart the machine and found that the clumper had bent upwards and out of the way. Nothing in the chute mouth to de-clump. Showed this to the agent who then emailed Eureka in Italy who admitted they were aware of this fault. Then why didn't they issue recall? Wheres good corporate behavior? Why didn't they announce it on their website and/or tell agents to contact customers. Anyways, they then said "a fix" will be out soon. I waited two months before giving up on their, consistently, poor corporate honesty. I returned it. I now see the same issue with the Oro. Whats happening with Eureka? Are they not testing production units? Or are they partnering with below-par manufacturers who change specification after Eureka tests production units? Whatever it is, shame on Eureka for putting out sub-par products and not being transparent about it. They never ever reached out to me.