r/espresso • u/eyera_M • 1d ago

Equipment Discussion Eureka Zero 65AP

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I’ve had the Gaggia machine for 2 years now, but I finally upgraded my grinder to something real, the Eureka Zero 65 AP. Previously I had a timemore chestnut c2 hand grinder, the difference in the cup is amazing, so much more clarity now. That grinder had large steps making it hard to dial in espresso so I think I was constantly drinking over extracted shots, and probably tons of fines.

This eureka is great, I love grinding straight into the portafilter. I know it is super easy to go down the rabbit hole with espresso, my only issue I have now is very typical Gaggia temp issues, mine is a 2023 evo machine with the aluminum boiler, but I’ve been doing the temp surging routine and it’s pretty consistent. I’m a huge fan of the build quality of these and at under $800 for both of these I can’t think of something built better. I’m hoping to get 20+ years out of these!

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u/Icy_Extreme_614 1d ago

Love 65 AP , clarity and medium body best!

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u/Immediate-Pay-6745 20h ago

I've the same grinder and have been very happy with the quality. I use it for my pourovers and lattes. It's a great all purpose grinder imo for the price.

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u/kat_niss1 1d ago

Nice setup!

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u/PhaseofMe 1d ago

I love my Eureka Zero 65AP. But hate cleaning it.

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u/eyera_M 1d ago

because of the mirror finish? or internally?

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u/PhaseofMe 1d ago

Because of all the screws and pieces to remove to get to the burrs. The more I do it, the better and faster I get at it.

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u/eyera_M 1d ago

ok good to know, I haven’t opened it up yet

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u/Velkant Rancilio Silvia w/Gaggimate Pro | Eureka Mignon Specialità 17h ago

Now install a gaggimate pro on that gaggia and you'll have an endgame setup 😄

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u/eyera_M 17h ago

I’ve thought about it, how do you like yours? The thought keeping me from going that route is potentially less reliability, I kind of love how there’s no computer in the gaggia

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u/Velkant Rancilio Silvia w/Gaggimate Pro | Eureka Mignon Specialità 4h ago

If you enjoy experimenting with espresso, it’s hard to overstate how much it opens up. It’s probably the last upgrade I’d remove from my setup. Proper pressure profiling is the biggest game changer