Eureka Mignon Specialita vs TIMEMORE Whirly 01S Portable Electric Burr Grinder

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

Scores higher on grind consistency, grind range & adjustment, dosing & workflow.

A grinder that dials in like a specialty machine and still goes in a bag

Scores higher on build quality & durability, 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.

• +An octagonal burr in TIMEMORE's patented S2C-420-EI shape, adjusting in 0.025mm steps
• +A patented swivel hopper that clicks into an airtight seal
• +Auto-stop with clog protection, portable at 955g
• +Espresso through French press across 30 settings

• −$169, exactly the category median
• −A 50g hopper
• −TIMEMORE publishes no warranty term