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DF64 DF64 Gen 2 vs Eureka Mignon Specialita
Two grinders cross-shopped at the same money. The Mignon Specialita turns 0–24 rotations; the DF64 Gen 2 is numbered 0–90.
Which to buy
Choose the
DF64 Gen 2 if you…
- want 64 mm flat burrs
- single-dose — it holds about 50 g with the bellows, which come with the lid
- want a plasma ion generator against static
Choose the
Mignon Specialita if you…
- want a 300 g hopper and two timed doses
- want a hands-free fork that holds the portafilter
- want 55 mm flat burrs
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Turin now sells the DF64 Gen 2 as the Gen 2.7; the revision names vary by seller.
Sources: Eureka — Mignon Specialità · Turin — DF64 Gen 2.7
| DF64 Gen 2 | Mignon Specialita | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | DF64 | Eureka |
| Scale | Numbered dial | Rotations |
| Dial range | 0 – 90 | 0.0 rotations – 24.0 rotations |
| Burrs | Flat | Flat |
| Espresso → filter | 55.2 numbers | 6.5 rotations |
| Filter → coarse | 22.3 numbers | 7 rotations |
Converting a setting
If a recipe quotes a setting for one of these grinders, read across for the equivalent on the other. Rows are spaced evenly by grind size, not by dial number — on a conical burr those are not the same thing.
| DF64 Gen 2 | Mignon Specialita |
|---|---|
| 12.4 | 1.5 |
| 20.8 | 3 |
| 30.3 | 4 |
| 43.6 | 5.5 |
| 56.9 | 1+1 |
| 67.9 | 1+2 |
| 69.4 | 1+3 |
| 70.9 | 1+4 |
| 72.4 | 1+5 |
| 75.8 | 2+0 |
| 80.5 | 2+1 |
| 85.2 | 2+2 |
| 89.9 | 2+3 |
| Mignon Specialita | DF64 Gen 2 |
|---|---|
| 1.5 | 12.4 |
| 3 | 20.8 |
| 4 | 30.3 |
| 5.5 | 43.6 |
| 1+1 | 56.9 |
| 1+2 | 67.9 |
| 1+3 | 69.4 |
| 1+4 | 70.9 |
| 1+5 | 72.4 |
| 2+0 | 75.8 |
| 2+1 | 80.5 |
| 2+2 | 85.2 |
| 2+3 | 89.9 |
Side by side, by brew method
Where each grinder lands for the same brew, worked out from its own dial curve.
| Method | DF64 Gen 2 | Mignon Specialita |
|---|---|---|
| Espresso | 17.5 | 2.5 |
| Moka pot | 27.6 | 4 |
| AeroPress (short steep) | 35 | 5.5 |
| Pour over — V60 / cone | 64.4 | 1+1.5 |
| Siphon | 68 | 1+2 |
| Pour over — flat bottom | 68.5 | 1+2.5 |
| Steep and release — Clever / Switch | 69 | 1+3 |
| Drip / batch brew | 69.4 | 1+3 |
| Cupping | 69.8 | 1+3.5 |
| Chemex | 70.8 | 1+4 |
| French press | 74.1 | 1+5.5 |
| Cold brew | 83.1 | 2+1.5 |
The shape of each dial
Where the connectors bunch, that grinder’s dial is compressed and single steps count for more. Comparing the two shapes tells you which gives finer control, and where.
DF64 DF64 Gen 2
Eureka Mignon Specialita
Dialing in the DF64 Gen 2
A 64mm flat-burr single-dose grinder that became popular precisely because it puts commercial burrs at a domestic price. Espresso is the design centre; the burr choice you fit matters more to grind character than the dial does.
Dialing in the Mignon Specialita
A stepless espresso grinder first, everything else second. The micrometric adjustment means small movements do real work at the fine end, and the settings below should be read as starting positions rather than detents. It will grind for filter and does it competently, but you are working at the far edge of a dial designed for a different job.