Quiet coffee grinders -recommendations

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ajbw

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#306997 11-Sep-2023 15:52

We currently use a Breville Burr grinder, which works fine (after some repairs by me).
However, it's a bit noisy. And it's getting old.
Does anyone know of a quieter one that's available in NZ?

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#3126154 11-Sep-2023 17:01

Eureka Mignon Silencio isn’t cheap but is much quieter than a Breville Smart Grinder.

You’ll probably find it much cheaper to import it yourself.

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#3126176 11-Sep-2023 18:53

Thank you - looks good. You're right about the price, though !

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#3126177 11-Sep-2023 19:00

ajbw: Thank you - looks good. You're right about the price, though !

For what it's worth you'll get a significant improvement in the quality of your coffee. I've had one for a couple of years now and it's an excellent grinder.

Going from a smart grinder to this made far more of a difference to the quality of my espresso than going from a Breville Infuser to a Lelit Bianca

Edit: I have the Specialita which has 55mm burs and some other quality of life improvements but the point stands

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#3126192 11-Sep-2023 20:09

I also have the Specialita which is an awesome grinder paired with the Bianca's little sister the Lelit Mara X. I can't comment on the noise of the Silencio but the Specialita is significantly quieter than the Rancilio Rocky that I was using before.

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#3126375 12-Sep-2023 08:31

@ajbw - one thing to note about the Eureka Mignon series is that it is apparently difficult to dial in consistent results if you’re switching beans, due to the way its stepless adjustment works. Probably not an issue for most people, but worth mentioning in case this affects you.

It’s the reason why I didn’t buy a Mignon, as I regularly use decaf, caf, and decaf/caf blend; rather I went for a DF64P from https://df64coffee.com/collections/models, which does single dosing as well as comes with a hopper, and the stepless settings are consistent. I’m not sure I’d call this ‘quiet’ but I’d say it’s quieter than my Breville Smart Grinder.

There’s a decent amount of discussion on grinders in this long-running coffee machine thread - https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=48&topicid=280293

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#3147728 15-Oct-2023 14:54

jonathan18: @ajbw - one thing to note about the Eureka Mignon series is that it is apparently difficult to dial in consistent results if you’re switching beans, due to the way its stepless adjustment works. Probably not an issue for most people, but worth mentioning in case this affects you.

It’s the reason why I didn’t buy a Mignon, as I regularly use decaf, caf, and decaf/caf blend; rather I went for a DF64P from https://df64coffee.com/collections/models, which does single dosing as well as comes with a hopper, and the stepless settings are consistent. I’m not sure I’d call this ‘quiet’ but I’d say it’s quieter than my Breville Smart Grinder.

There’s a decent amount of discussion on grinders in this long-running coffee machine thread - https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=48&topicid=280293

How did you find ordering from df64coffee.com? Did you have to pay import duties on this side? I'm currently considering the df64 gen 2

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#3147770 15-Oct-2023 19:00

personanondata:
How did you find ordering from df64coffee.com? Did you have to pay import duties on this side? I'm currently considering the df64 gen 2

It was probably 18 months ago, but I don’t recall any issues with it. Comms were ok; the package arrived relatively quickly after ordering; product arrived in perfect condition. No, I didn’t have to pay anything on arrival.