Which to buy · Every setting
Baratza Encore ESP vs Eureka Mignon Specialita
Conical against flat — the Encore ESP's scale curves where the other runs straight. The Encore ESP is numbered 1–40; the Mignon Specialita turns 0–24 rotations.
Which to buy
Choose the
Encore ESP if you…
- want 40 fixed steps: 1–20 for espresso, 21–40 for filter to cold brew
- weigh your beans rather than grind to a set time — it has no timer
- pull shots into a portafilter — it comes with a 54 mm dosing cup and a 58 mm adapter
Choose the
Mignon Specialita if you…
- want stepless adjustment
- want two programmable timed doses and a dose counter
- want 55 mm flat burrs and a hands-free portafilter fork
Shop links are affiliate links: BrewMark earns a commission if you buy through one, at no extra cost to you. The verdicts were written without regard to it.
Sources: Baratza — Encore ESP · Baratza — Encore ESP manual · Eureka — Mignon Specialità
| Encore ESP | Mignon Specialita | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Baratza | Eureka |
| Scale | Numbered dial | Rotations |
| Dial range | 1 – 40 | 0.0 rotations – 24.0 rotations |
| Burrs | Conical | Flat |
| Espresso → filter | 12.7 numbers | 6.5 rotations |
| Filter → coarse | 10.1 numbers | 7 rotations |
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.
| Encore ESP | Mignon Specialita |
|---|---|
| 13 | 1.5 |
| 16 | 3 |
| 19 | 4 |
| 22 | 5.5 |
| 24 | 1+1 |
| 26 | 1+2 |
| 28 | 1+3 |
| 30 | 1+4 |
| 31 | 1+5 |
| 33 | 2+0 |
| 34 | 2+1 |
| 35 | 2+2 |
| 36 | 2+3 |
| Mignon Specialita | Encore ESP |
|---|---|
| 1.5 | 13 |
| 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 19 |
| 5.5 | 22 |
| 1+1 | 24 |
| 1+2 | 26 |
| 1+3 | 28 |
| 1+4 | 30 |
| 1+5 | 31 |
| 2+0 | 33 |
| 2+1 | 34 |
| 2+2 | 35 |
| 2+3 | 36 |
Side by side, by brew method
Where each grinder lands for the same brew, worked out from its own dial curve.
| Method | Encore ESP | Mignon Specialita |
|---|---|---|
| Espresso | 15 | 2.5 |
| Moka pot | 19 | 4 |
| AeroPress (short steep) | 22 | 5.5 |
| Pour over — V60 / cone | 25 | 1+1.5 |
| Siphon | 26 | 1+2 |
| Pour over — flat bottom | 27 | 1+2.5 |
| Steep and release — Clever / Switch | 28 | 1+3 |
| Drip / batch brew | 28 | 1+3 |
| Cupping | 28 | 1+3.5 |
| Chemex | 30 | 1+4 |
| French press | 32 | 1+5.5 |
| Cold brew | 34 | 2+1.5 |
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.
Baratza Encore ESP
Eureka Mignon Specialita
Dialing in the Encore ESP
The Encore ESP is the Encore with the espresso range Baratza left out of the original — a recalibrated burr set and a collar remapped so the fine end has usable resolution instead of bottoming out. If you are cross-referencing recipes written for a standard Encore, the numbers do not transfer directly; the same figure sits finer here.
Dialing in the Mignon Specialita
A stepless espresso grinder first, everything else second. The micrometric adjustment means small movements do real work at the fine end, and the settings below should be read as starting positions rather than detents. It will grind for filter and does it competently, but you are working at the far edge of a dial designed for a different job.