Owning the Mazzer Mini P Espresso Grinder
The Mazzer Mini P is a step up in aesthetics from the standard Mazzer Mini. Its polished finish is meant to match up with polished prosumers, for seamless integration into any coffee bar. Just like the Mini, the Mini P is compactly designed with small spaces in mind, because limited counter space should never decide the quality of your grind, and, by extension, your espresso. Its surprisingly quiet high-performance motor won’t get bogged down from high use in a cafe setting, but the short hopper is specially crafted for home. We find the Mazzer impressive and simple to use with its single electronic control being a timer dial that can be twisted to grind up to sixty seconds worth of espresso. Like the standard Mini, the grounds are deposited into the Mini P’s doser, which can be adjusted to dispense anywhere from 5.5 to 9 grams into the portafilter with a pull of a lever. Those grounds can then be easily tamped with the doser’s built-in tamper. Both the doser and its built-in tamper are designed with high-speed scenarios in mind, where you want to be able to quickly grind and tamp for several drinks in a row. We love it around the office for this fact alone, and think it would be excellent in an entertainer’s home.
The Mazzer Mini P’s 58mm stainless steel burrs are stepless, meaning they can essentially be adjusted infinitely by turning the collar in small amounts. The Mini P is capable of producing coarse or fine grinds, though, in the case of stepless grinders, we recommend commiting to espresso or other fine grinds, in order to avoid serious dialing in before every use. The burrs are easy to access for cleaning, and calibrating them afterward is simple, too. If you’re not a fan of the polish finish, but you love the design, the standard Mini is something to consider; or, if you want to drop the doser and gain some programmability, take a look at the Mini Type A or B.
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Infinite Grind Settings
The Mazzer Mini P is a stepless grinder. Meaning, you can make adjustments in increments of your choosing, rather than a limited, factory-designated amount. This is ideal for dialing in your grind for better tasting shots on any prosumer machine it’s paired with. The Mini P can grind for coarse brew methods, too, though we recommend using a separate grinder for those.
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Heavy Duty Motor
The Mini P was designed to handle a commercial load; the direct drive motor draws 250 watts and operates at 1600 RPM. It’s so quiet that when operating without beans you can barely hear the motor. As a safety feature, the Mazzer Mini P has an overload switch that turns the machine off to prevent any damage due to foreign objects getting stuck in the burrs.
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Time-Based Grinding
The Mini P is manual, and as such it’s a breeze to use. Turn the dial for up to sixty seconds of continuous grinding into the doser, which can then dispense a pre-portioned amount from 5-9 grams into your portafilter with a pull of the lever. This functionality is simple and easy to master in no time at all.
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Short Hopper Design
The Mazzer Mini P comes with a short bean hopper to provide more room to fit underneath your kitchen cabinets. The shorter design gives the hopper a height of just 4 inches when in place, but it still has a hefty capacity of 1 lb. The bean hopper is made of durable clear plastic, and can be removed while the beans are still in it to make it easy to swap them out.
