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Baratza Sette 270Wi vs Eureka Mignon Specialita
Conical against flat — the Sette 270Wi's scale curves where the other runs straight. The Sette 270Wi is numbered 1–31; the Mignon Specialita turns 0–24 rotations.
Which to buy
Choose the
Sette 270Wi if you…
- grind by weight — an Acaia scale doses to within 0.1 g on three programmable buttons
- want to grind straight into a 49–58 mm portafilter, the grounds bin or a V60
- want 40 mm conical burrs
Choose the
Mignon Specialita if you…
- want two timed doses plus an Extra Dose function
- want stepless adjustment rather than stepped macro settings
- want 55 mm hardened steel flat burrs
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Sources: Baratza — Sette 270Wi (archived) · Eureka — Mignon Specialità
| Sette 270Wi | Mignon Specialita | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Baratza | Eureka |
| Scale | Numbered dial | Rotations |
| Dial range | 1 – 31 | 0.0 rotations – 24.0 rotations |
| Burrs | Conical | Flat |
| Espresso → filter | 12 numbers | 6.5 rotations |
| Filter → coarse | 11.6 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.
| Sette 270Wi | Mignon Specialita |
|---|---|
| 4 | 1.5 |
| 7 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 |
| 12 | 5.5 |
| 15 | 1+1 |
| 17 | 1+2 |
| 19 | 1+3 |
| 22 | 1+4 |
| 24 | 1+5 |
| 25 | 2+0 |
| 26 | 2+1 |
| 27 | 2+2 |
| 28 | 2+3 |
| Mignon Specialita | Sette 270Wi |
|---|---|
| 1.5 | 4 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 10 |
| 5.5 | 12 |
| 1+1 | 15 |
| 1+2 | 17 |
| 1+3 | 19 |
| 1+4 | 22 |
| 1+5 | 24 |
| 2+0 | 25 |
| 2+1 | 26 |
| 2+2 | 27 |
| 2+3 | 28 |
Side by side, by brew method
Where each grinder lands for the same brew, worked out from its own dial curve.
| Method | Sette 270Wi | Mignon Specialita |
|---|---|---|
| Espresso | 6 | 2.5 |
| Moka pot | 9 | 4 |
| AeroPress (short steep) | 12 | 5.5 |
| Pour over — V60 / cone | 16 | 1+1.5 |
| Siphon | 17 | 1+2 |
| Pour over — flat bottom | 18 | 1+2.5 |
| Steep and release — Clever / Switch | 19 | 1+3 |
| Drip / batch brew | 19 | 1+3 |
| Cupping | 20 | 1+3.5 |
| Chemex | 22 | 1+4 |
| French press | 25 | 1+5.5 |
| Cold brew | 27 | 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 Sette 270Wi
Eureka Mignon Specialita
Dialing in the Sette 270Wi
The Sette 270 with an integrated scale, grinding to weight rather than time. Same straight-through, near-zero-retention design and the same macro/micro adjustment — and the same considerable noise.
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.