The Eureka Mignon Magnifico is similar to the Eureka Mignon Specialità in almost all aspects. The main difference is only in the grinding burrs. The 55mm grinding burrs are processed with Eureka's patented Diamond Inside deep temperature treatment. However, this process had no effect on particle distribution, the retention, or grinding speed compared to the Specialità we had already tested .
For this reason, we refer to the test report of the Eureka Mignon Specialità in our blog and have focused only on the clearly visible differences in this video and report. The video also includes a taste comparison of several espressos from both grinders.
Differences between Eureka Specialità and Eureka Magnifico
It's quite remarkable how prolifically Eureka throws new grinders onto the market. In a recent count, I came across over 30 espresso grinders. However, a closer look behind the facade quickly clears things up. In some cases, the grinders differ only in details such as design or grinding burrs. Many grinders belong to grinder families, such as the Eureka Mignon grinder family. In addition to Specialità and Magnifico, this includes Perfetto, Manuale, Zero, and Turbo.
The Specialità and Eureka Mignon Magnifico differ in the production and hardening of the grinding burrs. Both grinders feature 55mm burr sets. However, the Magnifico's grinding burrs have been treated with Eureka's patented temperature deep treatment at -193°C. According to the manufacturer, this leads to an increased crystal structure, which reduces the wear time of the grinder.
For 65mm grinding burrs, Eureka states that up to 1300 kg can be ground with them. We haven't ground that amount of coffee! However, we can assume that with conventional Eureka Mignon Specialità grinders, around 500 kg of espresso can certainly be ground.
With a weekly consumption of 1 kg of coffee, which hardly any normal household would ever achieve, this would mean an operating time of about 10 years. With Diamond technology, the operating time increases even further.
We've seen the Eureka Mignon Magnifico for around 490 euros, while the Eureka Mignon Specialità costs around 440 euros. These additional costs will certainly pay for themselves over the course of use.
Effects of the Grinding Burrs
With normal use, the grinding burrs have no effect on the operation of the grinder. Sensorially, we had individual espresso shots where the Specialità tasted slightly better, and with other pulls, the Magnifico was marginally ahead in direct comparison.
The volume and retention deviate negligibly from each other. The speed of both grinders was also comparable in our test.
Only when measuring the temperature of 6 pulls at 30-second intervals did the Specialità warm up to an average of 37.2°C while the Magnifico remained at only 34.4°C. This may be an argument for the Magnifico in some high-load situations.
Both grinders are consistent and are also easy to use in principle. The particle distribution of the Magnifico has a slightly higher fine particle content, but a narrower main peak - however, both values are close to the micron values of the Specialità.
Both grinders share the weakness that they show limitations in grind setting adjustability. The grind adjustment wheel is small in diameter and has few markings, which makes adjusting back and forth to the same point on the grinder not easy.
Grind setting adjustment wheel on the Eureka Mignon Specialità.
Conclusion on the Eureka Mignon Magnifico
If you decide on a Eureka Mignon Magnifico, you're certainly making a good choice. The additional costs will pay for themselves in the long run, though the durability of the Specialità is already very good.
It's also a positive that the ground coffee heats up less when using the Magnifico. This has an impact especially when the grinder is to be used at higher frequency in shared flats or, for example, at an event.
Upgrade for the Eureka Mignon Series
We have now made our own wooden lids that fit espresso grinders from the Eureka Mignon series. The Eureka lids are made by Moritz in Dinslaken. They are now available both in Switzerland and in our German shop.
