Grind setting conversion
1Zpresso JX-Pro vs KINGrinder K6
External adjustment at two very different prices.
| JX-Pro | K6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | 1Zpresso | KINGrinder |
| Scale | Clicks | Clicks |
| Dial range | 0 clicks – 200 clicks | 0 clicks – 240 clicks |
| Burrs | Conical | Conical |
| Espresso → filter | 81 clicks | 50 clicks |
| Filter → coarse | 79 clicks | 80 clicks |
The same number means different things
Both grinders use a clicks, which makes it tempting to copy a number straight across. Setting 100 clicks sits at grind index 10.8 on the JX-Pro but 56.4 on the K6 — far enough apart to change the cup.
Converting a setting
If a recipe quotes a setting for one of these grinders, read across for the equivalent on the other. Rows are spaced evenly by grind size, not by dial number — on a conical burr those are not the same thing.
| JX-Pro | K6 |
|---|---|
| 40 clicks | 30 clicks |
| 88 clicks | 45 clicks |
| 114 clicks | 57 clicks |
| 118 clicks | 66 clicks |
| 119 clicks | 73 clicks |
| 122 clicks | 82 clicks |
| 134 clicks | 92 clicks |
| 153 clicks | 103 clicks |
| 171 clicks | 114 clicks |
| 182 clicks | 125 clicks |
| 189 clicks | 136 clicks |
| 194 clicks | 148 clicks |
| 200 clicks | 160 clicks |
| K6 | JX-Pro |
|---|---|
| 30 clicks | 40 clicks |
| 45 clicks | 88 clicks |
| 57 clicks | 114 clicks |
| 66 clicks | 118 clicks |
| 73 clicks | 119 clicks |
| 82 clicks | 122 clicks |
| 92 clicks | 134 clicks |
| 103 clicks | 153 clicks |
| 114 clicks | 171 clicks |
| 125 clicks | 182 clicks |
| 136 clicks | 189 clicks |
| 148 clicks | 194 clicks |
| 160 clicks | 200 clicks |
Side by side, by brew method
Where each grinder lands for the same brew, worked out from its own dial curve.
| Method | JX-Pro | K6 |
|---|---|---|
| Espresso | 68 clicks | 39 clicks |
| Moka pot | 112 clicks | 55 clicks |
| AeroPress (short steep) | 118 clicks | 66 clicks |
| Pour over — V60 / cone | 120 clicks | 78 clicks |
| Pour over — flat bottom | 126 clicks | 86 clicks |
| Drip / batch brew | 134 clicks | 92 clicks |
| Chemex | 152 clicks | 102 clicks |
| French press | 179 clicks | 121 clicks |
| Cold brew | 192 clicks | 143 clicks |
The shape of each dial
Where the connectors bunch, that grinder’s dial is compressed and single steps count for more. Comparing the two shapes tells you which gives finer control, and where.
1Zpresso JX-Pro
KINGrinder K6
Dialing in the JX-Pro
External adjustment makes this the easiest hand grinder to actually dial, because you can count clicks without disassembling anything. Its filter range is generous, which is a mixed blessing — small click changes do less than you expect at the coarse end and more than you expect near espresso. Move in larger jumps for French press, single clicks for anything under filter.
Dialing in the K6
KINGrinder's all-rounder, and the value benchmark hand grinders get measured against. External adjustment, 60 clicks a rotation, at 16 microns a click — a coarser step than the 1Zpresso J and X series manage, and the one place you feel the price: espresso is dialable, but in slightly bigger jumps than a stepless grinder gives you. The 48mm stainless heptagonal burrs are what separate it from the rest of the KINGrinder line. If you only ever pull shots, the K4 is the espresso-specific sibling with titanium-coated burrs; the K6 is the one that covers pour over through espresso without being built for either.
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