Clean the grinding system: Eureka Mignon Oro Single Dose

Before you start

Tools

screwdriver, brush, dry cloth, vacuum cleaner or compressed air (optional)

Supplies

None listed

Warnings

• Always disconnect the power before any cleaning. Source: Eureka Mignon Single Dose user manual (models SD/MEA; linked from the Oro Mignon Single Dose product page)
• Eureka's manual assigns cleaning and maintenance to personnel it has authorised; have a dealer do it if you are unsure. Source: Eureka Mignon Single Dose user manual (models SD/MEA; linked from the Oro Mignon Single Dose product page)
• Use only food-approved products for any cleaning or sanitising. Source: Eureka Mignon Single Dose user manual (models SD/MEA; linked from the Oro Mignon Single Dose product page)
• Use original spare parts only; no makeshift repairs. Source: Eureka Mignon Single Dose user manual (models SD/MEA; linked from the Oro Mignon Single Dose product page)
• Wooden parts never go in the dishwasher; wipe them with a dry cloth. Source: Eureka Mignon Single Dose user manual (models SD/MEA; linked from the Oro Mignon Single Dose product page)

Steps

1. If beans are still in the hopper, close its tab first so none fall into the grinder. Optional

   From the manual: “pull the tab (3) on the bottom of the coffee bean container (2) to close it”

2. Unplug the grinder, pulling on the plug rather than the cord.

   From the manual: “Unplug the grinder from the electrical net before performing any cleaning and maintenance.”

3. Undo the locking screw at the back and lift the bean hopper off.

   From the manual: “positioning it so that the hole lines up with the screw on the back part of the appliance.”

4. Undo the screw on the lid and take the lid off.

   From the manual: “unscrew the screw being on the lid”

5. Undo the screws holding the upper burr holder and open it.

   From the manual: “the screws fixing the upper burr holder.”

6. Clean the burrs and the other internal parts with a brush or a dry cloth.

   From the manual: “Then, clean the blades and the other internal parts with a brush or a dry cloth.”

7. Where needed, finish with a vacuum cleaner or a blast of compressed air. Optional

   From the manual: “If necessary, use a vacuum cleaner or an air compressed jet.”

8. Refit the upper burr holder and the lid, then put the hopper back.

   From the manual: “After having installed back the upper burr holder and the lid, install the hopper.”

9. Tighten the hopper locking screw.

   From the manual: “Tighten the lock screw (16) (Fig. 3).”

Sources

• Eureka Mignon Single Dose user manual (models SD/MEA; linked from the Oro Mignon Single Dose product page) Manual

Researched on 2026-09-23.

Published: the sentence is on the maker’s own page or in the maker’s own document.

Applies to

• Eureka Mignon Oro Single Dose