Which to buy · Every setting
1Zpresso Q2 vs KINGrinder K6
Two hand grinders cross-shopped at the same money. The Q2 counts 100 clicks; the K6 counts 240 clicks.
Which to buy
Choose the
Q2 if you…
- brew pour over and travel light — 475 g, and it fits inside an AeroPress plunger
- grind one small dose — 15–20 g
- want a first grinder — 1Zpresso calls the Q series an introductory choice
Choose the
K6 if you…
- want espresso too — KINGrinder lists 40 clicks for it
- grind larger doses — 30–35 g
- want an external ring: 60 clicks a turn, 16 microns each
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1Zpresso now sells this grinder as the "Q", alongside a foldable-handle Q2 S, on its Q2 product page.
Sources: 1Zpresso — Q series · 1Zpresso — Q / Q2 S product page · KINGrinder — model comparison · KINGrinder — Showdown of K4 and K6 · KINGrinder — K6 manual
| Q2 | K6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | 1Zpresso | KINGrinder |
| Scale | Clicks | Clicks |
| Dial range | 0 clicks – 100 clicks | 0 clicks – 240 clicks |
| Burrs | Conical | Conical |
| Espresso → filter | 30.5 clicks | 71.6 clicks |
| Filter → coarse | 15.2 clicks | 57.5 clicks |
The same number means different things
Both grinders use a clicks, which makes it tempting to copy a number straight across. Setting 50 clicks sits at grind index 23.2 on the Q2 but 7.4 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.
| Q2 | K6 |
|---|---|
| 44 clicks | 31 clicks |
| 53 clicks | 83 clicks |
| 66 clicks | 94 clicks |
| 76 clicks | 105 clicks |
| 81 clicks | 119 clicks |
| 85 clicks | 133 clicks |
| 87 clicks | 144 clicks |
| 89 clicks | 152 clicks |
| K6 | Q2 |
|---|---|
| 31 clicks | 44 clicks |
| 52 clicks | 44 clicks |
| 71 clicks | 44 clicks |
| 83 clicks | 53 clicks |
| 94 clicks | 66 clicks |
| 105 clicks | 76 clicks |
| 119 clicks | 81 clicks |
| 133 clicks | 85 clicks |
| 144 clicks | 87 clicks |
| 152 clicks | 89 clicks |
| 156 clicks | 89 clicks |
| 158 clicks | 89 clicks |
| 160 clicks | 89 clicks |
Side by side, by brew method
Where each grinder lands for the same brew, worked out from its own dial curve.
| Method | Q2 | K6 |
|---|---|---|
| Espresso | 44 clicks | 44 clicks |
| Moka pot | 44 clicks | 68 clicks |
| AeroPress (short steep) | 53 clicks | 83 clicks |
| Pour over — V60 / cone | 72 clicks | 100 clicks |
| Siphon | 76 clicks | 106 clicks |
| Pour over — flat bottom | 78 clicks | 110 clicks |
| Steep and release — Clever / Switch | 80 clicks | 115 clicks |
| Drip / batch brew | 60 clicks | 119 clicks |
| Cupping | 82 clicks | 122 clicks |
| Chemex | 85 clicks | 132 clicks |
| French press | 88 clicks | 150 clicks |
| Cold brew | 89 clicks | 157 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 Q2
KINGrinder K6
Dialing in the Q2
Compact and travel-oriented, with a shorter usable range than the larger 1Zpresso grinders. Excellent for filter on the road; the coarse end runs out before French press territory is really comfortable.
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.