Breville Dose Control Pro BCG600SIL vs Eureka Mignon Specialita

A mainstream electric grinder that puts grounds straight into a portafilter

Scores higher on cleaning, retention & mess, dosing & workflow, value for money.

A quiet, fast flat-burr grinder for daily espresso, with programmable doses and stepless adjustment

Scores higher on grind consistency, build quality & durability, grind range & adjustment.

• +60 stepped settings, which Breville states covers the finest espresso to the coarsest French press
• +An electronic timer adjustable in 1-second increments for a repeatable dose
• +Grinds straight into a portafilter, a container, a gold tone basket or a paper filter
• +A 340g locking hopper that comes off for storage

• −A plastic body at 2kg
• −No price is published for it here
• −No warranty term is published

• +55 mm hardened steel flat burrs rated for 300 kg of coffee, on a 310 W motor at 1350 rpm.
• +Stepless micrometric adjustment that repositions the lower burr, so cleaning does not lose the grind setting.
• +A touch display with two programmable timed doses, continuous grinding, an Extra Dose function and a dose counter.
• +An adjustable hands-free fork that holds the portafilter, and grinding started by a microswitch on the fork or the display.
• +Compact, at 120 mm wide and 350 mm tall, in six standard colours and many special finishes.

• −It doses by time, not weight, so the amount of coffee changes when the beans or grind change.
• −It is hopper-fed; single dosing needs Eureka's optional single dose hopper.
• −Eureka publishes no retention figure and no decibel figure, only the name Silent Technology.
• −Eureka's page does not say what its warranty covers, and the dealer's 1 year warranty is the dealer's own.