Eureka Mignon Specialita vs OutIn Fino Portable Electric Coffee Grinder

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

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

Grinding fresh on a campsite or in a hotel room, on a battery

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

• +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.

• +Rechargeable over USB-C, which makes it the only cordless electric grinder here
• +38mm heptagonal 420 stainless steel burrs hardened to 55-60 HRC, rated by the maker for 100kg of beans
• +One-button auto-start and auto-stop with anti-clog reversal, at 690g
• +60dB published, which almost no grinder states

• −$169.99, just over the $169 median, for 28 settings
• −A food-grade ABS body at this price
• −No warranty term is published