Comandante
C40 MK4
Grind settings, every brew method
Worked out from this grinder’s own dial curve — five reference points placed on a shared 0–100 grind index, interpolated with a monotone spline for conical burrs — rather than a one-size-fits-all chart.
- Dial range
- 0 clicks – 50 clicks
- Burrs
- Conical
- Filter reference
- 26 clicks
- Espresso → filter
- 18 clicks
Fine · 0 clicks50 clicks · Coarse
EspressoFine
10clicks8 – 13
Moka potFiner than filter, coarser than espresso
14clicks13 – 16
AeroPress (short steep)For 1–2 minute recipes
19clicks16 – 23
Pour over — V60 / coneThe reference point for most published pour-over recipes
25clicks23 – 28
Pour over — flat bottomKalita, Orea and similar
28clicks26 – 29
Drip / batch brewAutomatic brewers
29clicks28 – 30
ChemexThe thick filter needs a coarser grind to avoid stalling
30clicks29 – 31
French pressCoarse
33clicks31 – 35
Cold brewCoarsest setting you have
37clicks35 – 40
The reference hand grinder for filter, and its click scale has become a de facto standard — plenty of published recipes quote "C40 clicks" as though it were a universal unit. It is not, which is the reason this site exists. The MK4 runs coarser than most people assume relative to electric grinders: if you are converting a recipe written for a Baratza, do not simply match the number.
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