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MiiCoffee DF54 Review - How Good Can it Be??

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My Review of the new MiiCoffee DF54 Coffee Grinder.
Links Of Interest:
Enter the Giveaway: coffeeblog.co....
Pre-Order from MiiCoffee: bit.ly/3TEMdzV
My blog post review: coffeeblog.co....
Freshly roasted high-quality coffee beans from The Coffeeworks (my website): cworks.co.uk (use discount code yt25 for 25% off your first order).
Coffee blog: coffeeblog.co.uk
Buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/coff...
Current Gear:
Quick note. I'm including all of this info because when I was starting out, I found it really difficult to figure out what gear to use, so I'm hoping if there's anyone looking to set up for RU-vid, this might help. If you need more help just email me, kev at coffeeblog.co.uk - if I don't know the answer I'll ask the professionals.
I'm listing the current setup first that the pros are using, and then my original more budget setup.
The pro stuff (new studio setup, with brickovenmedia.co.uk)
Blackmagic Pocket 4K amzn.to/3EnYAKJ
Samyang 35 mm T1.5 VDSLR II Manual Focus Video Lens amzn.to/3RB4Q4I
VILTROX EF-M2 II Focal Reducer Booster Adapter Auto-Focus 0.71x compatible with Canon EF mount Lens to M43 Cameras amzn.to/3e37Qcp
Glide Gear TMP100 Adjustable iPad/Tablet/Smartphone Teleprompter Beam Splitter Glass amzn.to/3C7hRgt
Promptsmart Pro bit.ly/3CAhXPl (tablet prompter app, includes voice tracking, very good! If you have it more than a couple of metres away from you, just use a lav mic with an extension so it can year you).
Aputure LS COB 300D II LED Continuous Fresnel Light 300D Mark II amzn.to/3SVy4ft
Aputure Accent B7C 7W RGBWW LED Smart Bulbs amzn.to/3RD0ABu
aputure light dome ii amzn.to/3M5XjcY
Sennheiser MKH 60
Sanken Cos 11 Lavalier
If you're interested in any of this gear but you don't want to buy new, check out www.mpb.com/en-uk
My budget setup (prior to working with Brickoven):
Canon M6 Mark ii amzn.to/3zoczes (quick note, knowing what I now know I wish I'd have gone for the pocket 4k, which you can get used from MPB for a few hundred more.
Blue Ember Mic (used mainly for voiceovers): amzn.to/3pT6WR1
RØDE VideoMic Pro: amzn.to/3DV7xHg (note, it's good for the £, but with what I now know thanks to the guys at Brickoven, I'd recommend the RØDE NTG4 amzn.to/3M8nIXy or RØDE NT5.
Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen USB Audio Interface: amzn.to/3e3qwFn
Amaran 100D LED Video Light, 130W 5500K (Key light): amzn.to/3oQYrqY
Aputure Light Dome SE Softbox: amzn.to/3ESdHcJ
Neewer Bi-color 660 LED Video Light and Stand Kit (Fill light): amzn.to/35jUtwp
Neewer Portable 56 inch/142 cm Aluminium Camera Tripods (I have a few of these, very good value) amzn.to/3pPlCke
Cayer BV30L tripod with fluid head amzn.to/3fJdEbr (mega tripod for the money!)
Please note, affiliate links included above.
Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
0:09 Give it away give it way give it away now
0:40 First Impressions
1:02 Price
1:26 Specs
2:30 The Obvious Questions
4:46 Negatives
5:22 Kev's completely pointless fact
5:52 Tatty Bye
#df54 #miicoffee #CoffeeKev #espressomachine #homebarista #coffeelover #coffeeaddict #espresso #coffeebeans #espressocoffee #coffeelife #coffeegrinder #homebarista #espressogrinder

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14 авг 2024

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@Coffee_Kev 4 месяца назад

Want to win it?: coffeeblog.co.uk/giveaway Quick update on pricing etc. I've been informed that the MiiCoffee version will be coming to the UK with an EU plug, which is a shame. I'm also not clear now on when it'll be available on Amazon UK. Bella Barista will have the DF54 in the UK, with a UK plug & no worries about import duties & brokerage fees etc.

@Alessandro--- 3 месяца назад

It's here now, in black, for 199£ delivery tomorrow on Prime. A 15A UK plug is about 1£ and 2 minutes of work.

@adrianwilde3212 2 месяца назад

HI, I'm still waiting on the release of this grinder. I really would like to wait, but I can't for the life of me figure out where to buy it from and what price I should be paying. You mention Bella Barista - it's on there for £257.99 delivered. Is that the price I should be paying or should I wait for it to be on Amazon. I'm not even going to mention the UK plug. :)

@adrianwilde3212 2 месяца назад

@@Alessandro--- really where???

@Alessandro--- 2 месяца назад

@@adrianwilde3212 Amazon. I can’t post a link unfortunately (filtered by RU-vid)

@grahamwhatling1871 4 месяца назад

Kev, this is a fantastic review structure! I love the punchy, succinct, answering of relevant questions. Such a refreshing change from having to commit 40 minutes to monotonous monologues. Especially for the chronically impatient like I.

@longshotvisuals2252 3 месяца назад

100% agree! I know you dont want to mention taste (and i know its more about the burrs than machine) but 10 seconds on whether the shot has more body / cleaner etc would be interesting too.....

@martyhopkirk6826 4 месяца назад

I’ve got chaffy beans. I’ve got an appointment with the GP next Thursday.

@Alley00Cat Месяц назад

😂😂😂😂

@bflmpsvz870 Месяц назад

Good luck with that...

@kennykennington5876 4 месяца назад

Looks like this would suit my set up perfectly. The Sage Impress express integrated grinder is "OK" but would prefer a dedicated grinder for when I want to try different beans etc.

@coreycannon4511 4 месяца назад

The Miicoffee ´54s I’ve seen elsewhere have larger, angled rubber bit that go on the forks. It has the effect of raising the dosing cup closer to the chute for even less mess.

@draugmithrin 4 месяца назад

Thanks Kev, got my second Coffeeworks order today, great service and coffee beans!

@Coffee_Kev 4 месяца назад

Very nice of you to say, cheers 😀

@Ry_Rides 4 месяца назад

I was looking at this but managed to get the Eureka mignon at a price I couldn’t refuse!

@louisd95714 4 месяца назад

This appears to be a very good grinder! It is at the point of the Sage/Brevile SGP, but it appears to be the superior of the two. I would have entered the content but I don't have a UK address.

@carlosroldan8910 4 месяца назад

That's one of the most competitive prices for a single-dose grinder. Thanks for the review, Kev!

@jackowens_ 4 месяца назад

I have a feeling this will be the new defining entry point to proper espresso grinding, with little limitations, for the home. Looking forward to getting my hands on it soon!

@Plan3tBob 4 месяца назад

I like the look of that grinder for sure. Ty for taking the time to look at it :)

@WhetStone-gb1rr 4 месяца назад

It would be good if you could do a video on brewing popular CW coffees to help beginners like me get the most from those coffees. Including a decaf option would be helpful.

@kimbridge5592 3 месяца назад

love your videos. you deserve at least another 100,000 subs

@Coffee_Kev 3 месяца назад

Haha very kind of you thanks 😎👍

@joleau1 3 месяца назад

I agree!

@bendadestroyer 27 дней назад

@Coffee_Kev as a mere mortal who only does dark roast monsooned espresso with a bambino... is there a good reason to pick this over D40+ or esp? What would you pick?

@PhillipTracey 4 месяца назад

Great little review Kev, the dosing cup on the bigger DF64 v2 has a metal dosing cup!! Would like to know what you think of this against the new 64

@VasileMarin 15 дней назад

Hi Kev, Thanks for your videos. They really helped inform my decision to buy a Sage Duo-Temp Pro. I am now looking to buy a grinder. Would you say that DF54 is a better choice than the Sage Smart Pro? I am only interested to grind for espresso. Also, do you have any new information about when DF54 might become available on Amazon UK? Thanks!

@pr4360 4 месяца назад

I was always struggling to figure out what grinder to get (for 2 years now) but this review is just great. It missed just the explicit specification if it is able to make an esspresso grind.

@Alley00Cat Месяц назад

I’ve also been looking for years. Loll. Finally, will settle on this

@KamisatoElias 4 месяца назад

Is this the best value for money electric grinder? Can you do a video comparing the whole Turin / Miicoffee range of

@davidgoult8694 4 месяца назад

So noob question, how much better would the df54 vs a build in grinder on the breville impress?

@jacobsludden6939 3 месяца назад

Hi Kev, thanks for all you do! Will this also grind coarse enough for french press? Cheers

@Captain_Hindsight 4 месяца назад

Kev, pls, I just got a Eureka Filtro and changed the burrs to the espresso ones. I'm good, really. Please don't make me buy another grinder ;(

@senninbee5108 4 месяца назад

I use a hand grinder and this is looking like it's gonna be my first proper grinder

@Nickvanouwerkerk Месяц назад

Very nice looking grinder!

@adamwhittingham86 4 месяца назад

I'm nervous. I ordered one of these the other week while half asleep in bed and being fed up with not being able to decide between the Baratza Encore ESP and the Fellow opus. Literally saw a few quick videos, and ordered it. I unfortunately ordered from what I thought was the official site, ended up being the Singapore distributor that don't allow refunds (they tell you this after you've ordered of course). Anyway, something is on its way. Hopefully it's this coffee grinder. Glad it seems to be a positive first experience

@smdntn 4 месяца назад

Which site was it you ordered from?

@robinfriedman71 4 месяца назад

If you ordered from DF64Coffee website, then I wouldn't stress. Takes a bit if time to arrive depending on availability (they update delivery times on their website regularly), but they're 100% legit in my experience

@adamwhittingham86 4 месяца назад

@@robinfriedman71 thanks Robin. Yes, from that website. It's actually tracked to a facility only a few hours from me here in Canada now. So I'm hoping for a delivery in the next couple days. I'm sure it's going to be a big step up from using a ninja bullet to literally smash and rip my beans to pieces 🤣. *The coffee community cringes*

@12Gavv 4 месяца назад

@@adamwhittingham86 haha me too!!!! just ordered from the website, then afterwards said ''no refunds' hahah. scared me, but it is all legit!

@tomscott4438 4 месяца назад

Since it's made in China, that makes sense. This is a rebranded grinder. This exact same grinder is also sold under the Turin and Gemilai brands, to name a few. MiiCoffee isn't actually manufacturing this.

@rossyhead69 3 месяца назад

I’ll need to see a comparison with the SGP please… could be worth the change!!

@bullet7866 Месяц назад

Top Review Kev How would you compare this to your Sage Pro Grinder as its time for me to purchase a grinder Thanks

@Englishneo2k 4 месяца назад

Do you think this is on Parr with the Eureka Minion crono with espresso burrs (older version)? I really loved that workflow and that thing was built like a tank. I know the EM has a 310w motor where as this only has a 150w motor. Will this make a difference on anything other than the harder light-roast beans? Any others to look into people would recommend in this £200 - £300 range? Paired with a Sage Bambino (non plus).

@FatNorthernBigot 4 месяца назад

I just purchased the Eureka Mignon Zero... I might just have buyer's remorse 😮

@Coffee_Kev 4 месяца назад

That's a cracking grinder too

@FatNorthernBigot 4 месяца назад

@@Coffee_Kev That's good to know, thanks. 👍

@gerilimanaj4695 4 месяца назад

Is this much better than the d40+ ?

@YasinD95 4 месяца назад

hH wow! just seen this review and this grinder needs to go on my list!

@Alley00Cat Месяц назад

Excellent review!!!

@Coffee_Kev Месяц назад

Thanks very much 😎

@killua_148 4 месяца назад

Hi, thanks for the overview. Do you have a link stating the 199 price tag?

@12Gavv 4 месяца назад

interested to purchase this i clicked on the link u put in, i saw the comment on the website saying it has an EU plug :( im from the UK, so would have to buy an adaptor for this?!

@Coffee_Kev 4 месяца назад

The one they've sent me has a UK plug. I think they'll be sent to the UK with a UK plug, but I'll find out. Watch this space, no not that space, this one 😆

@12Gavv 4 месяца назад

@@Coffee_Kev ahh yes please and let me know would id like to place an order for it, so if I did they will change to a UK plug like you said

@12Gavv 4 месяца назад

UPDATE i have placed an order coming this friday! please please could you do a video with this and bambino - grind size see how much coffee extracted u know the whole thing!!!! i know coffee varies but stilllll :') you helped so much previously!!

@daniel.lopresti 23 дня назад

Or, the alternative, easier solution would just be for you to move to the mainland....

@gnrands50 2 месяца назад

Excellent review, but it left me depressed. I just bought a D40+ and it is already obsolete.

@topjets5616 4 месяца назад

I wish this had been available when I got my grinder (Eureka Mignon Facile $400) :/

@jetblackstar 4 месяца назад

Aww hell. I've been waiting for this to Ship. Now I have to decide if I go for MiiCoffee and import charges. Or wait and save the £50 or more :(

@ianshepherd6476 4 месяца назад

I bought an sk40 before seeing this come out and I may have 2 grinders soon!

@tahabakhsh3806 4 месяца назад

Would be very interesting to hear about the difference between burrs

@CJ_1995_ 4 месяца назад

@@tahabakhsh3806 SK40 has 40mm Conical burrs, DF54 has 54mm Flat burrs. People argue conical is better for dark roast, and flat for light, and the bigger the burrs the better, but it's all subjective at the end of the day.

@andyrawlins 3 месяца назад

Great review thanks :)

@adityahr1039 2 месяца назад

Witch better DF54 than SK40??

@xyzpdq1122 3 месяца назад

Is this worthwhile for filter coffee?

@crossmission 4 месяца назад

ARISTOTLE!!!! he's an axolotl, can't really respond :P great vid, I might manage to pull the trigger on it after this summer

@matthewharty6531 4 месяца назад

entered already, looks ace. We have a cat called Mr Molofololo, after a character in "number one ladies detective agency"

@tomscott4438 4 месяца назад

With the fix pointer, how do you find zero once you open it up? I'm also concerned with what's under the hood, build quality, and user life. This exact same grinder is sold under several different labels (Turin, Gemilai, etc) so it's really just rebranded. Essentially you are buying this from someone who bought it from someone who bought it from the manufacturer. That's a lot of mouths to feed. Makes me wonder what you're getting for that bargain price.

@RasenRambo23 4 месяца назад

I'll get this one when they offer it with variable RPM.

@Coffee_Kev 4 месяца назад

Yeah I'd imagine there will be a DF54V version in the future, I'll ask.

@ilkzode1822 3 месяца назад

Kev, did you get any insider info on the possible RPM itieration. I think Turin could seriously take over the market if they implememted vertical mount burrs like they did with 83V Having a 54/64 vertical grinder wpuld beat out the gevi grindmaster, sculptor, and the rodocously expensive now $1200 Zerno

@RasenRambo23 3 месяца назад

@@ilkzode1822 Hit the nail on the head - that's the missing piece on the puzzle. Then it will be purely down to burr preference. Mazzer 200 vs any of the SSPs.

@ilkzode1822 3 месяца назад

@@RasenRambo23 the biggest drawback of all turin grinds have been the puff puff bellows, declumper madness, hit or miss retention. If those f'ers wanted to get rich quiik they would make the DF/Zerno clone. Zerno was at one point $1000 now its 1200/1300 and crap you have to sell a kidney just to get the stainlesa hopper or wood mods. Clone the zerno, add RPM , magetic chute, knocker, ionizer. Everyone gets rich

@RasenRambo23 3 месяца назад

@@ilkzode1822 Check out the home barista forum. A major drawback the turin grinders still have is the mounting of the burrs. I don't fully understand it but in the Mazzer Philos, the mounting mechanism is such that it can hardly be misaligned, whereas with Turin grinders that can still happen. Zerno apparently also has the better mounting mechanism as does Lagom. So there might be yet another mountain to climb for Turin.

@hanswurscht4534 4 месяца назад

In germany it coasts 330€. But thats still cheap compared to other grinders.

@adamwhittingham86 4 месяца назад

I thought this was made by Turin? Or does it depend where you are in the world?

@jackowens_ 4 месяца назад

All the 'DF' grinders are made in China in a single factory. There are many distributors over the worls who rebrand them before selling them on the end user. Turin is USA. Miicoffee are in Canada etc...

@adamwhittingham86 4 месяца назад

@@jackowens_ thanks for that. I ordered from the Singapore distributor. Tried to find a Canadian distributor but wasn't even on the website for pre order unfortunately. And the US site would only ship within US. Something is nearly here from Singapore so hopefully it's all good 👍

@natspirits 3 месяца назад

Did you pick a winner yet

@Coffee_Kev 3 месяца назад

Yes, The winner has been contacted :-)

@jezkent 4 месяца назад

As someone about to buy their first grinder, my question is: MiiCoffee DF54 or Sage Smart Grinder Pro? I love my Sage Bambino Plus which I bought on your advice. Now I need a grinder. I want to be able to [learn to] dial in for an espresso, but also grind medium for a cafeterie / French Press. Oh, and I want to swap between them drink by drink! I thought about splurging out on a Niche Zero, but was surprised in your review to hear you can't simply jump from one setting to another without re-dialling in. That sounds to me like the indicated setting doesn't actually reflect the grind setting. Ummm... or are all grinders like this? Am I being naive thinking I can jump between two different grind settings on the one grinder machine? Love your videos and website articles, and looking forward to your thoughts and advice. Tatty bye to you too!

@12Gavv 4 месяца назад

df54 by far! the sage smart grinder has a lot of issues with consistencies from other reviews!

@KamisatoElias 4 месяца назад

Yes from what I’ve heard, AVOID the Sage Smart Grinder Pro. The DF54 seems to be the best value for money electric grinder on the market