Mahlkonig X54 vs Eureka Mignon Specialita - Which Grinder Should You Buy?

Thank you from Thailand 🥳 i need X54

These both look great for an upgrade. Oh the Eureka is pronounced Spech-a-lee-tah, emphasis on the “tah”.

The previous videos I've seen regarding the X54 all mentioned rather poor, high retention ((7 grams sitting in the machine). That seems like a petty big amount of old beans from day to day (or am I overthinking it). Is this something that Mahlkonig fixed? Or something that you don't consider to be that bad for the home user?

By just comparing design, I'll definitely go with X54

Can i ask you what you mean when you use the word "retention"?
As I use the word to mean "the amount of ground coffee left in the grinder"
To measure it, you clean the grinder completely, then weigh out a dose, grind it, and weigh it. The difference will be the retention.
I just rewatched and I think I would call that consistency or repeatability.

Wait the X54 has a 120W motor? That’s tiny…might be enough to power a small toy. Did you mean a 1200W at 110/120V

I’m gonna go for the specialita👍

About a month ago I would have bought the eureka, but from day to day I‘m more focused on a Mahlkönig. I think it will be a x54 as a e65s gbw is not affordable for me at the moment (around 2000 Euros)

Do you think I can have the x54 for my small bakery, serving 20-30 espresso a day? It's sooo beautiful and because it's a mahlkonig haha

Great video Logan! 🫶

I bought the X54 from Majesty two weeks ago, the grinder is kind of weird so I contacted them. Thank you for the wonderful response of the employee, and the new grinder just arrived and the test was excellent. Thanks to Majesty and Visions Espresso Service, Inc.😃

Specialita all day every day.

Malhkonig outsources to China. I’ll never buy one.

I think a taste test would have been the most important thing to compare. Also, speed is very overated because slower rpm generally is considered to make better grinds.

Ok I solved my problem I’ve had many many grinders sitting next to my eureka and little by little I sold them
All. My eureka is still stirring next to my espresso machine.

taste is key...

It is pronounced SPETIALITÁÁ

what do you think about this grinders for a little coffeeshop making less than a kilo of coffee a day

it's a cheap grinder it made for drip coffee its easy to use  and to buy. EK43 is a better  for Espresso coffees wheelchair larry

Thank you for the great review, helped a lot

Would you recommend the eureka specialita for a small coffee shop?

Hm. 120w? That sets the alarm bells ringing. With a European-made 310w motor, the Mignon will eat any bean you put in it. Eureka is a fabulous manufacturer who hand-make their entire grinder near Florence in Italy (starting with an aluminium ingot!). Most of the other home/light-commercial grinders are manufactured in China. Look at how nice the display is on the Mignon too; That’s classic, high quality European graphic design. It’s been made that way because it looks beautiful, and a designer made that decision. The Specialita is also designed to work in a small bakery or shop that also serves coffee to go. If you get a chance to pick one up, then do. It’s actually difficult! You literally have to prepare for the lift.