Ceado E37S

What it does well

It is fast. Ceado rates it at 5 g per second at espresso. Whole Latte Love ran five 5-second grinds and averaged 5.16 g per second, so a double takes a few seconds.

Retention is very low for a hopper grinder. Whole Latte Love emptied and cleaned the grinder, then measured 0.56 g left inside. An earlier Whole Latte Love test found just over 0.5 g.

Adjustment is easy. The Quick Set worm gear turns the stepless collar with a knob.

Whole Latte Love says you can move a tenth of a turn, and the gear holds the setting without a lock. A sliding ring lets you mark your own zero point.

Cleaning keeps your setting. Whole Latte Love says three screws release the top plate. Home Grounds says the burrs can be removed and reinstalled without losing your grind setting.

It is quiet for its size. Ceado claims its Silent System is about 30% quieter than rivals. Home Grounds credits suspended motor mounts and insulated parts.

Where it falls short

It is big. Whole Latte Love lists 17.25 inches tall and 26.5 lb. Home Grounds calls it "a beefy grinder" at about 27 lb.

Dose weight can drift. In an earlier test, Whole Latte Love saw up to 1 g variation across five timed doubles, which it called respectable.

A later Quick Set test showed 0.2 g. Weigh your doses until you trust the timer.

It is an espresso grinder. Home Grounds says it can grind for filter, but was not designed for it. It has a portafilter fork and no catch cup.

Value depends on volume. Home Grounds says that if you make only a few espressos a day, it will be hard to justify.

Who should buy it, and who shouldn't

Buy it if you pull many espresso shots a day on a prosumer machine, or run a cart or small café. A good used one can make sense too, given how easy it is to service.

Skip it if you brew filter, make one or two shots a day, or have low cabinets. A smaller home grinder will serve you as well.

How it compares

The Eureka Mignon Specialità is far smaller and works the same way: stepless, timed and hopper-fed. Home Grounds suggests it for people who want something that also does filter. See Ceado E37S vs Eureka Mignon Specialità.

The DF64 Gen 2 is a single-dose flat-burr grinder. Home Grounds notes it has smaller burrs and no programming. Compare them in Ceado E37S vs DF64 Gen 2.

The Eureka Atom 75 is Home Grounds' pick as the closest rival, with 75 mm burrs and precise timed dosing. If you are upgrading from a Rocky, Ceado E37S vs Rancilio Rocky shows how the dials translate.

Owning it

Cleaning is quick. Remove three screws, lift the top burr assembly and brush out the chamber.

Whole Latte Love says the adjustment threads are sealed off from the grinding chamber, so they do not gum up. See how to clean a burr grinder.

The touchscreen tracks dose counts and can show a worn-burr alert. Whole Latte Love says most home users "won't have to worry about" that with 83 mm burrs. When it is time, see how to replace grinder burrs.

Whole Latte Love says older E37S units with serial numbers starting F, G or H can take the Quick Set gear upgrade. The settings chart on this page gives a starting point for each method, and dialing in a new grinder covers the rest.