Mam Bezzerę Magica S PID i kupiłem Macap-a M2D. I jak czytałem wiele wypowiedzi na forum to prawie załamałem się, że kupiłem za slaby młynek. Wielu wypowiada się o Macapie M4, Fiorenzato F4 lub lepiej F64 itd. Szukałem gdzieś na polskich forach jakiegoś porównania i oceny młynka Macap M2M(D). I nie znalazłem. Dopiero jak sięgnąłem do źródeł zagranicznych (
www.coffeesnobs.com) znalazłem opinię poniżej. Porównano młynki Macapa M2M, Eureka Mignon i Macapa M7 (żarna 75 mm). W sumie różnica kilku klas z tym ostatnim. Ale okazało się, że różnice są w zasadzie niezauważalne. Jednym z oceniających był zawodowy barrista.
"Ja i jeszcze jedna osoba (doświadczony barrista) nie mogliśmy znaleźć żadnej realnej zauważalnej różnicy w kawach używając tych samych ziarenek i ekspresu, które wybraliśmy, by wyprodukować możliwie najlepsze espresso jakie moglibyśmy uzyskać" (swobodne tłumaczenie).
Końcowe wnioski :
"A po wszystkim, co powiedział ... wszystkie trzy są doskonałymi młynkami do kawy.
Wniosek: "recenzje" należy traktować z przymrużeniem oka, warto wziąć fachową poradę i dokonać wyboru, który jest najbardziej odpowiedni dla nas.
Wracając do ostatecznej krótkiej odpowiedzi na zadane pytanie:
M2. Wielki mały młynek."
A teraz treść postu :
"Yes its a nice home use / office grinder (M2M).
The model has only been on the market a couple of years, from a very well respected manufacturer.
Some random thoughts:
My feeling on "reviews" is they are mostly on larger grinders, because that is what is mostly talked up in the forums. In the forums, smaller diameter grinders are shall we say..."frowned upon".
I have personally done a direct "side by side" between for example, a Eureka Mignon (50mm) and Macap M7 (75mm). Why? Because I wanted to see if I could pick a discernible difference between an office/home use sized commercial design grinder, and a full size cafe sized grinder...that could be attributed only to the diameter of the grinding plates.
Myself and one other (an experienced barista) could find no real discernible difference in the coffees we compared using the same beans and machine, once the grinders had both been dialed in to produce the best possible espreso that we could obtain. If some differences can be found in a run of coffees....how does anyone know it was only just down to the size of grinding plates? And if there is a difference, what does it mean? Were there any bad coffees produced? No.
Larger diameter grinding plates are designed for volume production. Any difference in "quality" in the cup, that anyone can realistically find.....is purely accidental, for similar cut grinding plates, that have not been run hot (which is not going to happen in low volume home use).
There is a thread in here somewhere, where someone in the last two or three weeks posted that he has both a Mignon and an M2M and has also run side by side comparisons. In that case the OP preferred the Macap M2 for quality in the cup and "the mess factor".
With regard to " not really recommended compared to the higher offerings like the M4...." I couldn't imagine why (and what does that mean anyway?).... the difference is 50 VS 58 mm plates. And....
The M4 is a higher volume grinder. Has anyone done a comparative side by side test of *in the cup coffee quality*, between an M2 and an M4? Were any differences significant and obvious? My view would be, we are not always privvy to the reviewers personal agenda, and until I've done the comparison myself I tend not to worry too much about that (" not really recommended compared to the higher offerings like the M4"). Maybe the reviewer wasnt comparing apples to apples (M2M to M4M OR...M2D to M4D...they need to be comparable models to take all the other things into consideration besides perceived quality of coffee in the cup, eg ease of use, overall owner satisfaction, mess factor, bells and whistles etc).
Have you spoken to your supplier to get their experienced take?
At the moment, the Vario is the most expensive of the three, the Mignon is in the middle, and the M2 is the most cost effective. Does it lose out in any way to the Migjon...I think not. Does it lose out in any way to the Vario? The Vario has more bells and whistles. Its also a very good grinder. It looks like an appliance. The others look like small commercial grinders. The Vario in the end, will over a period theoretically have much more to go wrong with it due to its more complicated nature, while the other two will give years of faithfull service with virtually nothing to go wrong, except if you drop them...so....virtually no more to pay after the first investment.
So it comes down to what you as an individual want in a grinder, what it looks like, the price, the servicability aspect over time etc.
Oh I should also have said:
The stepped M2 is fantastic for quick changes / large changes in grind for different brewing methods. Its a KISS principle grinder. The steps are very small and not a problem. There is nothing wrong with modern small commercial grinders using small steps in their adjuster. Its the domestic offerings with large steps and sloppy adjusters that present a problem...
And after all that said...All three are excellent coffee grinders.
Conclusion: Interpret "reviews" with a grain of salt, take professional advice, and make a choice that is right for you.
Going back for the ultimate short answer to your question:
M2. Great little grinder.
Hope all that helps."
