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Option-O Lagom Mini vs Rancilio Rocky
Conical against flat — the Lagom Mini's scale curves where the other runs straight. The Lagom Mini is numbered 0–50; the Rocky is numbered 0–55.
Which to buy
Choose the
Lagom Mini if you…
- want a compact grinder to travel with — 1.5 kg, runs on 100–240 V
- single-dose — Option-O quotes typical retention under 0.1 g
- want a filter grinder beside an espresso grinder — Option-O pitches it for that
Choose the
Rocky if you…
- grind from a 0.3 kg hopper
- want stepped settings you can return to — up to 50 on the front ring
- pair it with a Rancilio Silvia — Rancilio pitched it as its partner
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Neither is sold new. Rancilio no longer lists the Rocky (its page now returns 404) and sells the Stile as its home grinder. Option-O now sells the LAGOM mini 2 in place of the original Lagom Mini; the settings on this page are for the original.
Sources: Option-O — Lagom Mini (archived Sep 2024) · Option-O — Shop · Rancilio Group — Rocky (archived Jan 2022) · Rancilio Group — Rocky SD specifications (archived May 2022) · Rancilio Group — Stile
| Lagom Mini | Rocky | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Option-O | Rancilio |
| Scale | Numbered dial | Numbered dial |
| Dial range | 0 – 50 | 0 – 55 |
| Burrs | Conical | Flat |
| Espresso → filter | 18 numbers | 20 numbers |
| Filter → coarse | 20 numbers | 23 numbers |
The same number means different things
Both grinders use a numbered dial, which makes it tempting to copy a number straight across. Setting 25 sits at grind index 48.3 on the Lagom Mini but 40 on the Rocky — far enough apart to change the cup.
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.
| Lagom Mini | Rocky |
|---|---|
| 4 | 5 |
| 7.9 | 9 |
| 11.8 | 14 |
| 15.6 | 18 |
| 19.3 | 22 |
| 22.6 | 26 |
| 25.6 | 29 |
| 28.3 | 32 |
| 30.9 | 36 |
| 33.7 | 39 |
| 36.4 | 42 |
| 39.2 | 45 |
| 42 | 48 |
| Rocky | Lagom Mini |
|---|---|
| 5 | 4 |
| 9 | 7.9 |
| 14 | 11.8 |
| 18 | 15.6 |
| 22 | 19.3 |
| 26 | 22.6 |
| 29 | 25.6 |
| 32 | 28.3 |
| 36 | 30.9 |
| 39 | 33.7 |
| 42 | 36.4 |
| 45 | 39.2 |
| 48 | 42 |
Side by side, by brew method
Where each grinder lands for the same brew, worked out from its own dial curve.
| Method | Lagom Mini | Rocky |
|---|---|---|
| Espresso | 6.3 | 8 |
| Moka pot | 11 | 13 |
| AeroPress (short steep) | 15.6 | 18 |
| Pour over — V60 / cone | 21.2 | 24 |
| Siphon | 22.8 | 26 |
| Pour over — flat bottom | 23.9 | 27 |
| Steep and release — Clever / Switch | 24.9 | 28 |
| Drip / batch brew | 25.6 | 29 |
| Cupping | 26.2 | 30 |
| Chemex | 28.2 | 32 |
| French press | 32.7 | 38 |
| Cold brew | 38 | 44 |
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.
Option-O Lagom Mini
Rancilio Rocky
Dialing in the Lagom Mini
A compact single-dose grinder designed around burr swapping, so its character depends heavily on which set is fitted. Stepless. Low retention is the main reason to own it — it is built for people who change coffees constantly.
Dialing in the Rocky
A stepped espresso grinder that has been the budget recommendation for a very long time. The 55 steps across 50mm flat burrs are its limitation — for espresso you will sometimes want a setting between two of them and there is not one, and a single step can move a shot by seconds. Twenty of those steps cover espresso through filter, which is more resolution than the fine end usually gets at this price. Two things make it an espresso grinder in practice rather than a general one: changing setting means holding the locking lever while twisting the hopper, and it keeps a couple of grams in the chute, so every switch between espresso and pour over costs you both fiddling and coffee. Most owners pick one end and stay there.