Grinder to grinder
Convert settings between two grinders
A recipe says 20 on a Baratza Encore and you own a Comandante. These pages give the answer both directions, worked out from each grinder’s own dial curve rather than a generic chart.
18 comparisons
- 01Encore vs Virtuoso+Baratza · BaratzaThe standard upgrade question: same 40-step collar, better burrs.
- 02Encore vs Encore ESPBaratza · BaratzaThe same grinder recalibrated for espresso — the numbers do not transfer.
- 03Encore vs C3Baratza · TimemoreThe two grinders most people start with, one electric and one hand.
- 04Encore vs Ode Gen 2Baratza · FellowConical against flat at the same end of the market.
- 05Virtuoso+ vs Vario+Baratza · BaratzaOne collar against a two-stage macro/micro adjustment.
- 06JX-Pro vs J-Max1Zpresso · 1ZpressoFilter range against espresso resolution, same external adjustment.
- 07J-Max vs J-Ultra1Zpresso · 1ZpressoEspresso density against a wider all-round band.
- 08X-Ultra vs JX-Pro1Zpresso · 1ZpressoThe affordable X series against the J series it sits below.
- 09JX-Pro vs C40 MK41Zpresso · ComandanteThe two hand grinders recipes are most often written for.
- 10ZP6 Special vs C40 MK41Zpresso · ComandanteTwo filter-first hand grinders with very different click scales.
- 11C40 MK4 vs C3Comandante · TimemoreThe reference hand grinder against the value one.
- 12C2 vs C3Timemore · TimemoreWhether the C3 is worth it over the C2 you already own.
- 13Sculptor 078 vs Sculptor 064Timemore · TimemoreBurr size within the same electric platform.
- 14Ode Gen 2 vs OpusFellow · FellowBrew-only against all-purpose, from the same maker.
- 15EK43 vs EK43 SMahlkönig · MahlkönigFull-size against the shorter body, same burr philosophy.
- 16K6 vs JX-ProKINGrinder · 1ZpressoExternal adjustment at two very different prices.
- 17Zero vs DF64 Gen 2Niche · DF64The two single-dose grinders most often cross-shopped.
- 18Mignon Specialita vs ZeroEureka · NicheStepless espresso grinders with very different workflows.
A pair that isn’t listed?
The converter handles any two of 78
These pages cover the pairs people ask about most. The converter runs the same maths for every model in the catalog.