Victoria Arduino My Mythos

Overview

The Victoria Arduino Mythos 85 represents a refined iteration of one of the specialty coffee industry's most recognized grinder platforms. Built around precision-machined 85mm flat burrs, this grinder addresses the practical demands of high-volume café environments through thoughtful engineering choices: dual cooling fans positioned for optimal airflow, a redesigned low-retention grinding path, and tool-free burr access that preserves your dialed settings. Available in both timed and gravimetric configurations, the Mythos 85 delivers the grind quality serious espresso programs require while occupying a compact 7.68" x 15.59" footprint. It's a grinder designed by people who understand that consistency and maintainability aren't luxuries in professional settings.

85mm Flat Burr Design

The Mythos 85 employs precision-ground 85mm flat steel burrs engineered for both speed and particle uniformity. This burr geometry produces the tight, even distribution of fines and boulders that modern espresso demands, particularly with light-roasted, high-density coffees. The larger diameter translates to increased cutting surface area, allowing the grinder to process beans quickly without forcing the motor to work harder or generate excessive heat. In practice, this means the burrs maintain cutting efficiency through extended service intervals while delivering the grind consistency that allows you to achieve proper extractions across your menu.

Dual Rear-Mounted Cooling System

Victoria Arduino positions both cooling fans on the rear panel of the Mythos 85, a configuration that serves two purposes. First, it creates optimized airflow through the grinding chamber, actively managing heat buildup during consecutive dosing cycles. Second, it allows multiple grinders to be positioned side-by-side without blocking ventilation, a significant consideration when counter space dictates tight equipment layouts. This thermal management helps maintain stable grind characteristics throughout service periods, reducing the drift in extraction times that can occur as grinder components heat up under sustained use.

Redesigned Clump Crusher and Discharge Path

The updated clump crusher and outlet spout represent Victoria Arduino's focus on low-retention, consistent ground delivery. The reinforced clump crusher breaks apart particle agglomerations without overworking the coffee, producing fluffy, evenly distributed grounds that fall freely into the portafilter. The redesigned discharge spout directs ground coffee precisely into the basket with minimal scatter or retention in the grinding path. For cafés running high volumes or frequent coffee changes, this design minimizes cross-contamination between doses and reduces the wasteful practice of purge-dosing to clear stale grounds from the system.

Tool-Free Burr Access

Routine maintenance on the Mythos 85 requires no tools and preserves your grind setting. Victoria Arduino reduced the fastener count required to access the burr chamber, allowing baristas to remove the burrs for cleaning or replacement without disassembling half the grinder or losing their carefully dialed adjustment. This accessibility matters during daily backbar cleaning routines and extends significantly to burr replacement intervals, where maintaining calibration between the old and new burr sets can save hours of re-dialing. The design acknowledges that grinder maintenance shouldn't require specialized training or result in service interruptions.

Stepless Micrometric Adjustment

The stepless adjustment collar provides infinite positioning between the finest and coarsest settings the burr geometry allows. This micrometric control gives you the precision to make fractional changes when dialing in new coffees or compensating for shifts in ambient humidity and bean age. Rather than jumping between fixed increments, you can move the adjustment in the exact degree needed to bring extraction times and flavors into target range. The system maintains its setting through cleaning and burr removal, eliminating the tedious process of finding your position again after routine maintenance.

Portafilter-Activated Grinding

The hands-free actuation switch mounted in the portafilter fork allows baristas to initiate grinding by simply placing the portafilter in position. This contact-activated system keeps both hands available for other workflow tasks and creates a consistent dosing position, reducing variables in how grounds settle into the basket. In multi-barista environments, this feature supports workflow efficiency during peak periods while maintaining dose consistency regardless of who's operating the grinder. The switch mechanism is built to withstand the repeated impacts and wear of high-volume commercial use.

LCD Touchscreen Interface

The LCD touchscreen positioned near the portafilter fork provides clear access to programming functions, dose monitoring, and grinder diagnostics. The interface uses straightforward menu logic that doesn't require memorizing button combinations or navigating buried settings. Baristas can program dose times, adjust parameters, and monitor shot counts without interrupting workflow or consulting manuals. This accessibility extends to all experience levels on your bar team, reducing training time and the likelihood of accidental setting changes during service.

Gravimetric Dosing System (MYG85 Model)

The gravimetric version of the Mythos 85 incorporates a built-in precision scale that doses coffee by weight rather than time. This eliminates the variability introduced by bean density, ambient humidity, and grind setting changes, all of which affect how much coffee is delivered in a fixed grinding duration. The scale measures in real-time and stops the motor when the programmed weight is reached, delivering repeatable doses regardless of environmental conditions or the coffee being ground. For cafés running multiple coffees simultaneously or managing precise recipe costs, gravimetric dosing reduces waste and maintains consistency across different baristas and service periods.