Eureka Atom

[matth3wh]

Eureka Atom

Thank you all! Very much appreciate appreciate all your input here on CS.

And a big thank you to Antony - Casa Espresso - for helpful TXT advice as well. It has all made the difference and I'm getting some great shots. Espresso high! 8-D

I don't want to dis the La San Marco (because I'll likely have it up for sale soon) but the Atom is smashing it! [emoji1]

So yes, I ended up looping around the reference dial, past zero and ended up down around the 3 mark where I've been pulling some sweet sweet espresso shots.
(so technically that still fits with the manual reference which said to expect 3.5 to 2.5 espresso... just not "which" specific 3.5 to 2.5) [emoji3]

Of course I'm completed wired now on caffeine!

I should have enough fineness left to push through some decaf beans as well for when my wife and friends call for the Decaf WOW.

I just had to push through my mental barrier of zero and "listen" to what my fingers were telling me in terms of the grind fineness. It was a good exercise, as I could tell in the tamp dept after weighing out the shot that things weren't right in the fineness dept.

I was just a little reluctant to mash burrs up against each other.

[matth3wh]

Eureka Atom

simply a reference point and not a setting for lack of a better term. With my Mignon it was a case of slowly adjust finer till burr just touch (you'll a chirping noise if doing while running) then back off coarser. The Atom may be different by my Mignon was around half to a third of a turn back from burrs touching.
Would love to her people's thoughts on the atom so keep the reviews coming as really keen on this grinder just with it was better as single dosing.
Martin

Hi Martin. I think that would be spot on. I had seem some YouTube video where someone had choked up the grinder going too fine and then had to disassemble to clear out the chute.
That plus the newness factor and my lack of experience with the grinder I was a little reluctant to push to the limits without seeking wisdom. :-)

I think the Ye Olde Ever Useful Aeropress funnel plus icecream lid adaptors may make a fine contribution to single dosing efforts.

Very impressed by this grinder from all angles.



I'm giving the standard hopper a go for the moment and doing a combo of double shot timed dose 9 seconds - tap to settle and then - 3 seconds of the single which consistently gets me between 18-19g.

[Dimal]

Great match between your Nuova Simonelli and the Atom Matt...

Made for each other.

Mal.

[matth3wh]

Great match between your Nuova Simonelli and the Atom Matt...
Made for each other. Mal.

They do look good together don't they Mal. :-)

I'm impressed with the shot quality improvement now that I'm in around the sweet spot with the Atom.

Tomorrow my wife and I will be making short work of this El Salvador El Molino SO that has made it's way home.
Suppose I should start taste testing my own roast of beautiful smelling PNG and Ethiopian Yirgi too :-)

It might be the quad shot talking, but I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. :-D

[matth3wh]

Eureka Atom

I suspect the PF fork attachment area on the grinder could be an inlet for grinds to build and collect.



And now it's time for some afternoon delights... thank you Atom and Oscar II and the farmers in El Salvador (and the transport companies and middle men/women).

[level3ninja]

In the process of putting the PF fork back together after plasti-dipping, I realised that the bit that goes into the body of the grinder could be flipped upsidedown. As is tradition, I had a laugh. So now my naked PF is well supported! (Plasti-dip not finalised, will report back later)

[Hoggers]

Hi all

over in Fiji at the moment (tough life but hey) but should be taking delivery of the Atom when I return. Am dying to get my hands on it and this thread has some brilliant pointers that I will definitely be referencing.

The wealth of knowledge on this site never ceases to amaze me and the friendly manner in which it is imparted is one of the many reasons I so enjoy reading and being a member of this forum.

Sorry slightly off topic I know but there you are.

Cheers all and time to sample some more Kava

Alastair

[>Casa Espresso]

Hi Al,
Your ATOM is here ready to send on your return.
Not long now!

[RPbeans]

Really appreciate the commentary on the Atom all, thank you. Has anyone done any taste comparisons? Curios about flavour profiles and the Atom as I am in the market for a new grinder and the Atom is on my 'consider' list.

[Tridoros]

So this box turned up today [emoji3]


And out popped a grinder



And a raw metal porta filter holder like others have mentioned here. * NB: interesting to note in the first post in this thread it talks of a powder coated PF holder.



Looking forward to the kids being in bed so I can start to test this out further.

Hi Matt
Interested to see the PF holder received with your Atom. Mine is indeed painted and appears to be assembled differently - it does work well however "hands free"

[matth3wh]

Eureka Atom

Tridoros the fork part is inverted on yours. Or mine is inverted 🤣 Or they changed the part slightly along the way.

Tridoros does your PF sit nicely in place for hands free?

The more I look at this PF holder strikes me as slightly unfinished with little rough edges. Wondering when abouts this all changed at the factory / QA production process.

At least my locking nut is powder coated. 🤡

All this malarkey aside the grinder is tops. Lives up to the quiet and quality grinding.

[Tridoros]

Tridoros the fork part is inverted on yours. Or mine is inverted 藍 Or they changed the part slightly along the way.

Tridoros does your PF sit nicely in place for hands free?

The more I look at this PF holder strikes me as slightly unfinished with little rough edges. Wondering when abouts this all changed at the factory / QA production process.

At least my locking nut is powder coated. 嵐

All this malarkey aside the grinder is tops. Lives up to the quiet and quality grinding.

Interesting you ask. I just tried my holder assembled the way yours is and there is simply too much gap for the top of the PF to sit snugly under the little ledge and at the same time, the bottom of the PF to sit on the forks to work hands free. The other way and it works a treat. I agree with you - after several months of use it is a winner imo.

[matth3wh]

Forks definitely need to be going upwards to help hold the PF in the right place. [emoji736]

[biffel]

Been following discussion on the Atom with interest. Does anyone know whether the chrome version will be coming to Australia?

[>Casa Espresso]

Not at this stage biffel. We have black in stock and white in transit from Italy