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@digitalmatt1 Жыл бұрын
Super helpful. Thanks for this very clear guide on cleaning the Eureka Mignon Specialita. It took me an hour but now I have a functioning grinder again.
@ianyorke26172 жыл бұрын
Excellent video again. Only thing I would add that might be worth considering is to use a dry marker to mark components that can be refitted in a different orientation such as the burrs. This would remove any possible errors with burr alignment etc. 👍
@TomsCoffeeCorner2 жыл бұрын
Great point, Ian! Thanks for watching!
@classicrockonly2 жыл бұрын
This has taught me that I should probably be removing the bottom burr too when I clean. Thanks!
@ziptiefighter7 ай бұрын
That's a great use for an old stereo receiver 👊 I appreciated the thorough cleaning. I've never gone so far as to fully remove the burr screws for routine cleaning.
@ahmed_almansoori Жыл бұрын
This is the best video ever on how to clean the grinder, I have the same grinder and I already opened it and cleaned it and I know how important it is to open it and clean it all thanks to u
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Awesome, glad it helped, and thanks for your feedback!
@Angelo-fz6sv Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this. It was very well explained. I have this exact brand of grinder and it stopped grinding after 7 months. The company in Italy was very slow to respond but eventually after several attempts over a period of 2 weeks someone finally replied and suggested I clean the burrs. I used your video as a guide and it seems to have fixed the problem. I was afraid I was going to have to ship the grinder back to Italy for repair under warranty.
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Awesome, great to hear, and thanks for sharing your experience!
@doodlebopdad54162 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all your videos Tom, I've been binging a number of them over the past couple of days. Really helpful and useful stuff. Especially the dedica video's, been looking at mods for that for a while so its been nice to see videos of someone actually doing it.
@TomsCoffeeCorner2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind words, Doodle. I am happy these videos might be helpful. Cheers! ☕️
@sigoniva1.7527 ай бұрын
Grazie mille per il video. Mi sei stato molto d'aiuto 👌
@patito5angela2 жыл бұрын
I just got my eureka Notte and your video help me! Thank you
@lindaprince1518 Жыл бұрын
Hi Tom thanks you saved us today at the Fix it Sisters shed today☕️
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Awesome Linda, happy to hear it!
@marcomattematteucci Жыл бұрын
the video was very helpful to me. your explanations are very clear and supported by a very good video. great Thank you
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that! Thanks for watching! Tom
@kinnikuzero Жыл бұрын
Slotted screws should be illegal in those locations. Make them either hex or torx
@gregdela20 Жыл бұрын
😂
@friedricey7 ай бұрын
Thank YOU!
@jayseb9 ай бұрын
Masterpiece.
@ThirdEyeOptics Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@rooseveltotello76 Жыл бұрын
Gracias muy buen video . Saludos desde ECUADOR 🇪🇨
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
De nada! Greetings from Allemange!
@TomJones-tx7pb2 жыл бұрын
One thing about oils is that after the early rancid stage of oxidation they produce many chemicals, including tars and waxes that soap does not remove. Also, if you remove the oils with soap and leave a bit of soap residue behind, it will combine with oils to form a grease that can oxidize to something resembling polyurethane paint. You need to clean until all the oil is removed and then make sure that all the soap is rinsed away. Failure to do this with a non-stick pan can ruin it, and failure to do this on steel can leave a residue that requires very harsh chemicals and mild abrasives to remove, like Barman's Friend. All of this chemistry is the basis of the art of French polishing with walnut oil.
@TomsCoffeeCorner2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that good information, Tom! I read the directions, and they say you can use a neutral cleaner - whatever that means. I just wiped the oils off of mine, and brushed the coffee grounds off with a brush, then polished a bit with a rag. Cheers!
@bigglyguy84294 ай бұрын
Must admit, as I use a custom single-dose hopper with a blower-bulb that blows out the last of the grind, I haven't opened my MS for over 4 years... but today it seemed to be grinding with nothing coming out? Then slowed to a stop, with the timer still counting down. So now I know where the screw is hiding I'll take it apart! Wish me luck...
@bigglyguy84294 ай бұрын
Pro-tip, before taking it apart, use a whiteboard marker to show exactly how it was together. I had a terrible grind when I put it together, until I rotated the bottom burr. Had I marked it's position I'd have saved myself an afternoon of head-scratching and messing around.
@rayo13715 ай бұрын
i have read that dark roast and/or humidity create repeated clogging that prevents either finer grinding or operation of the machine. Would this cleaning alleviate that ? Does this machine have a feature or design that causes frequent clogging with dark ( oilier ) beans ? Very helpful video, thank you.
@inves13 ай бұрын
Can you do a video on how to align the burr?
@rubyliu9523 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!! Your video helped me fixed my jammed grinder and I finally learned how to set for the finest espresso dial.
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Hi Ruby! I am so happy to hear the video helped! Cheers, Tom
@pongsing11 ай бұрын
So when I do a huge adjustment I don't need to insert coffee beans and turn on the grinder, I could turn on the grinder without putting any bins in and still not gonna hurt the Burrs?
@TomsCoffeeCorner11 ай бұрын
Sure, you can turn the motor on whether under load or no load.
@manuelmelerovargas72322 жыл бұрын
Good , thank you 👍
@antoniou52 жыл бұрын
Nice tutorial. I do this every 2 months on my silenzio. You should try the bellow mod for the eureka if you are single dosing. Works like a charm
@TomsCoffeeCorner2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Andreas. Where did you order your bellows from? I guess that would also help to keep the grinder shoot cleaner too. Bonus!
@antoniou52 жыл бұрын
@@TomsCoffeeCorner Hello, the bellow is from i amazon if you search ASPECTEK Safe and Practical Insect and Ant Killer Powder Duster. Sorry i cant post any links for some reason
@TomsCoffeeCorner2 жыл бұрын
@@antoniou5 Thanks, Andreas. Do you have to modify that thing too? Or just pull the bellows off the bottom part, and stick it on the grinder?
@antoniou52 жыл бұрын
@@TomsCoffeeCorner u just need to take the bellow. There is a video in youtube that explains the mods if you search Eureka Mignon Specialita Single Dosing Modification with channel name DSTKMovies
@darylsanti Жыл бұрын
Is there any chance that the burr will be misaligned during the cleaning process? Nice tutorial!
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
I can't imagine. Alignment has to do with how the burrs are seated. Maybe someone else can answer, too?
@JezzaN1 Жыл бұрын
Any easy way to properly set the 'true' zero point of these grinders, short of ordering an aftermarket grind / dial knob that goes on top of the existing one?
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
That is a good question. I do not really think so.
@marc6652 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Very interesting video. I'm appalled to see that manufacturers don't think useful to build their grinder with an easy cleaning system. However, they recommande to clean it each week... Who will spend 15mn each week to clean its grinder ??
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Hi Marc, actually I think that this grinder is pretty easy to take apart, compared to others anyway. Thanks for watching!
@OKuusava11 ай бұрын
You are right, but barking wrong tree. Eureka is famous easy cleaning and that the adjustments keeps the same after put upper burr back.
@cinziapercival6586 Жыл бұрын
Hi mate. Great video, love the content. But could you please advise what drillbit you use yo unscrew top plate. It is very difficult to get them off. What size input
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Hi! Do you mean the top burr? I used a large flat tipped screw driver for those screws. Let me know if you meant something else. Cheers!
@konstantinosvakouftsis40868 ай бұрын
How can you please measure the diameter of the burr chamber? I want to see if it is bigger than Silenzio!
@TomsCoffeeCorner8 ай бұрын
Silenzio is 50m, while Specialita is 55mm.
@konstantinosvakouftsis40868 ай бұрын
@TomsCoffeeCorner I am aware of that but maybe the burr chamber is the same and changing the burr carrier to be able to fit 55mm
@clemensrausch23 Жыл бұрын
Really nice video! Just for reassembly: is it important to put every screw back in the SAME hole it was before disassembly?
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Hi there! No, the screw orientation does not matter. Cheers!
@clemensrausch23 Жыл бұрын
@@TomsCoffeeCorner thanks!!! I left a sub!
@michaelgeorge54367 ай бұрын
Great video, thank you. How often do you recommend doing this? Every 500 coffees? 1000?
@TomsCoffeeCorner7 ай бұрын
Kind of depends on your beans. Oily beans will require it often. I'd do it every several months. Cheers!
@adityahr10394 ай бұрын
Hi bro, kenapa burr bergesekan pada angka 5 bukan 0, bisa kah dkalibrasi gesekan burr di angka 0??
@TomsCoffeeCorner4 ай бұрын
That's just how it came from the factory. No, you cannot re-calibrate the numbering, as far as I know.
@patrickbennett439 Жыл бұрын
I wish there was a slow mo mode just for setting the burrs so they would bearly spin and touch.
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
That would be pretty cool...👍🏻
@JezzaN1 Жыл бұрын
When I was working out my zero point, you can actually remove the hopper and just spin the top burr with your finger. Same outcome, without any potential of damage from running the burrs at a high speed whilst touching.
@patrickbennett439 Жыл бұрын
@@JezzaN1 nice!
@shukriemmett2 жыл бұрын
i broke one of the screw at the bottom burr 😅 and i havent open and clean since then
@TomsCoffeeCorner2 жыл бұрын
😮 I hope it still works ok!
@danielcantu5035 Жыл бұрын
Hi Tom, I have a question for you. I have an eureka filtro grinder (very similar than yours) and I have cleaned and changing the burrs , but I am still having an inconsistent grind size. Have you experience a problem with the grind size? Or do you know Why the grind size of my Eureka Filtro is inconsistent? Thank you
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Hi Daniel! Are you using the Filtro for espresso or coffee? It was designed for brew coffee, so I am not sure if the burrs it comes with will work so well for espresso.
@carinaholand5070 Жыл бұрын
I have done this now and now the grind size is to big and won't get smaller. Have I done something wrong?
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Boy, I am not really sure. Did you by chance remove the grind dial wheel, too? If not, then I don't know. Have you called your seller about it?
@carinaholand5070 Жыл бұрын
@TomsCoffeeCorner think maybe it was the wheel. I probably accidentally loosened to much when putting the lid back on😅
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
@@carinaholand5070 I can see that happening. You don't have to loosen the wheel, just so you know. Cheers!
@garbun062911 ай бұрын
Hi. I have a Eureka Oro Single Dose grinder. Not the same model as you have but similar. I removed the screw that tightens the hopper. After cleaning, I couldn’t tighten the screw again. It’s very loose. Any idea? I checked that I didn’t drop any parts. Thanks.
@TomsCoffeeCorner11 ай бұрын
Check to make sure that your adjustment dial knob is screwed on properly. That's about all I can think of. Cheers!
@ashahmad894 ай бұрын
I had the same issue. Did you solve your problem? Also my grinder was very hot after a few uses. Does anyone have the same issue. I am using the manuale/notte.
@-Vee_ Жыл бұрын
can I please ask you what is you touching point and what number is you espresso range? I found out my espresso range is about 1 number from touching point. for example touching is 0 and espresso somewhere to 1. is that normal? Thanks!
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Hi there! My burrs touch at 5, and I grind around 0. Cheers!
@aaronbaldovino7797 Жыл бұрын
I just got mine and when I single dose I hear subtle rattling sound, maybe there’s coffee stuck under the bottom carrier! I don’t know if this is normal.
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Hmm, you might have to investigate that...
@Eveningkiss Жыл бұрын
i just got this grinder and it stopped working after 2 days. Unclogged the shute, and cleaned the burrs. Now when i add even a few beans it stops working completely. Any ideas?
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Could it be that your beans are a little damp? That is the only reason mine has ever gotten clogged...
@-Vee_ Жыл бұрын
What will happen with grinder if you will go farther then touching point? can you damage the grinder this way?
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Well if you let the burrs abut for too long, you will put a strain on the motor, and it may overheat. But touching for a moment will not hurt anything.
@paulmesselink2324 Жыл бұрын
In this video, the sound of the grinder can be heard being of a very acceptable level compared to run-of-the-mill grinders (pun intended)
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Haha yes, the Specialita is very quiet compared to other grinders. 👍🏻
@georgk255 Жыл бұрын
I clean my Spetialita often. Sometimes after 3 days is clogging. Is this normal? What the solution ? Only grind coarser?
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Servus Georg! Well, in my 3 years of having it, it has only ever clogged once, because I accidentally put wet beans in. Are your beans by chance too oily, or maybe damp?
@haven8917 Жыл бұрын
How often do you suggest cleaning the grinder if I'm doing only a shot of espresso everyday?
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Depends on your beans, but probably every 3 months would be fine.
@haven8917 Жыл бұрын
@@TomsCoffeeCorner got it thanks!
@Jasperbean_ Жыл бұрын
My one for some reason won’t grind fine enough to make espresso any tips ?
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Which grinder do you have? The Mignon is definitely capable...
@alejandrojimenez4148 Жыл бұрын
Does anyone knows how to change de zero offset of the knob for the eureka. Mine is at 5 when the burrs touch each other.
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Mine too...I think you'd have to remove the sticker and reorient it. I haven't tried it though.
@alejandrojimenez4148 Жыл бұрын
I got a reply from Eureka. Dear Alejsndro, The label is a reference that should not be taken as a standard. In fact, it is attached manually, so the value of the zero point of the burrs will differ from model to model. Instead, I advise you to find your own zero point and take the reference number as the value to consider. Furthermore, it would be useless to consider the zero point corresponding to the zero on the label as this value changes slightly with the wear of the burrs.
@ronalpolanco6970 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@JuanManuel-kj9fu Жыл бұрын
how long was the last time you have cleaned it ?
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
Good question - I think several months ago, but I cycle through different grinders...
@macgurrl2 жыл бұрын
The bottom burr doesn't want to come off. I don't want to be too rough with it.
@macgurrl2 жыл бұрын
Finally came off, I had to be a little rough
@TomsCoffeeCorner2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes they get quite caked in there. Then you have to gently pry it out. Sounds like you got er done! 👍
@laith9355 Жыл бұрын
Is the lower burr shorter than the upper burr
@TomsCoffeeCorner Жыл бұрын
No, they are the same diameter.
@laith9355 Жыл бұрын
@@TomsCoffeeCornertysm
@upscalebohemian53722 жыл бұрын
Thanks. This is the first one of these I watched where I would ever attempt this. I really appreciate that you shared the tool sizes you use. Eureka's equivalent didn't and was all style over substance, with an annoying musical beat that made it hard to conentrate and focus and visualize actually doing this as I followed along. Here's another they did for cleaning the chute on these grinders. I have no idea what the thing they're turning with the yellow handle is, a tiny T-handled screw driver? They don't say what size or give a look at the tool. I wouldn't even know how to order one to do this job since I don't know what it is and they don't say. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJWZc6GMoM6ji9k
@TomsCoffeeCorner2 жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks for the feedback. That yellow handled tool looks to be an allen wrench. The Germans call it an Imbusschlüssel. I just looked on my Specialita, and it however has a phillips screw, instead of an allen screw. Maybe just buy a set like this, if you don't already have one? Wera Allen Wrench Set: amzn.to/3RX5FpK
@upscalebohemian53722 жыл бұрын
@@TomsCoffeeCorner Thanks. From three different videos like this I came up with this list to look around at what I have. Flat head screwdriver (magnetic) Phillips head screwdriver (magnetic) 2mm Hex key (Allen key) with T-handle Klein Tools Item No. JTH6M2 (2mm, 6” long version) (a regular L-shaped Allen wrench will work) 11 mm wrench (can use an adjustable crescent wrench for this as well to hold post from turning when removing lower burr)
@smtandearthboundsuck84005 ай бұрын
Just return it and get a hand grinder. Absolute bullshit that you have to put so much effort with an electrical grinder. It should be as casual as possible. More effort than even a hand grinder at 10x the price.
@TomsCoffeeCorner5 ай бұрын
Hand grinders are too cumbersome for daily use, imho.