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Thanks for that roosterben, l do like a dark roast but l`m going to experiment with a few different roasts and blends, depending what l can find up here in Darwin, looks like a visit to the Parap Markets just across the road on a Saturday. So once l find my favorite roast and blend l`ll probably stick to that for a while.
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I have single dosed with the Eureka 60E I found a 49mm or so tamper sat in the bean funnel perfectly with the hopper removed. This avoids popcorning. You might find a weight or something, if you tend to use heaps of different beans the Eureka will get annoying with the purge adjust, purge again, but if you have use the same ones then single dosing works reasonably well. Also one other note if you happen like dark roasted bean the Atom can get clogged up with grounds from oily beans and block the funnel.
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If you are interested in modding the Eureka Atom 60E for single dosing, read this thread
https://coffeesnobs.com.au/forum/equ...-single-dosing
It includes instructions for removing the augur.
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Just found this on WholeLatteLove review - Hi Marc, is it possible to remove the impeller to reduce the pop corn effect when single dosing?
Marc-Whole Latte Love
Hi JLTS, It may be possible - honestly have not tried. I believe doing so will result in less consistency in timed dosing weights as the impeller assists in providing consistent flow of beans to the burrs.
JLTS,I managed to remove the impeller and it significantly reduces pop corning and improves single dosing!
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ls the body of the 65 and 75 the same size as the 60 and the hopper is larger and circular?
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The Atom 65 (and 75 of you can find it) have less retention because they have the same size grinding chamber but with bigger burrs.
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Me to, l used the quote tab to see if our sponsors can do me a good deal and l`m waiting on a reply from Melbourne about a white one that is for sale for $900 but that one is probably gone as it was advertised 2 weeks ago. You did well at $925. Ciao...thanks for the advice.
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Thanks for that, l still think l`ll go the Atom, l also like the idea of a pause if you remove the porter filter as apposed to pushing down the two buttons on the Specialita, and then there is the light to watch whats happening. The look and presence of the grinder got me too, should look good next to my Alex Duetto 3.
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Sounded like the research I was doing just about a month ago! Off the top of my head, the Specialita seems to have anywhere from 1g to 2g retention. Because the Atom 60 has more "space" in the grind chamber, there are more grinds hanging around. On a scale of things, having to purge 5g versus 1g doesn't bother me in the slightest. It's just the pop-corning that makes single dosing completely impractical on this machine (and i am coming from a machine where I exclusively single dose - so have needed to adjust).
A few weeks later and I'm all settled in with the Atom "work flow" though. Beans in the hopper, grind straight into the porta filter, quick weigh on the scales and top up if needed, tamp and into the machine. The timer is good to within +/- 0.5g in my experience, so you don't necessarily have to bother weighing at all.
It's a little faster than the Specialita (with the bigger burrs) and it's extremely solid and quiet.
I'd say:
If you're using beans in the hopper - go Atom.
If you are a single dosing "purist" - go Specialita
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Damn, l`ve done quite a bit of research recently and the impression l got with the Specialita and the Atom is that the grind retention was minimal, 5 gram purge is significant but not the end of the world. When it comes to pop corning is the Specialita and the Atom much the same, l`d be doing a few double doses every morning so the grind amount into the the last porta filter would be less. The time it takes to finish filling takes a bit longer wouldn`t bother me so much. l spose l could weigh the beans like some do but that would make the timer superfluous? l think my brain is about to explode with info overload!! Actually my original choice for a grinder was the Specialita.
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I picked one up recently from Alternative Brewing for $925 during EOFY.
Though there are times I wonder what like would have been like if I had gone the Specialita.. because the retention on the Atom is indeed high and requires a 5g purge each morning. Its also non-practical for single dosing (you'll have a minute or more of popcorning).
Other than that its fabulous.
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