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Ceado E37S vs Eureka Mignon Specialita
Two grinders cross-shopped at the same money. The Mignon Specialita turns 0–24 rotations; the E37S is numbered 0–50.
Which to buy
Choose the
E37S if you…
- want 83 mm flat burrs
- grind espresso from a big hopper — 1,600 g, with a 500 W motor
- are buying used — Ceado's current range no longer lists it
Choose the
Mignon Specialita if you…
- want brew as well as espresso — Eureka lists it as all purpose
- want a smaller grinder — 350 mm high and 5.6 kg
- want to buy new
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Ceado's current grinder range no longer lists the E37S; its E37 line is now the E37Z models.
Sources: Eureka — Mignon Specialità · Ceado — Coffee grinders · Ceado — E37S (archived)
| E37S | Mignon Specialita | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Ceado | Eureka |
| Scale | Numbered dial | Rotations |
| Dial range | 0 – 50 | 0.0 rotations – 24.0 rotations |
| Burrs | Flat | Flat |
| Espresso → filter | 20 numbers | 6.5 rotations |
| Filter → coarse | 20 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.
| E37S | Mignon Specialita |
|---|---|
| 5 | 1.5 |
| 9.4 | 3 |
| 13.8 | 4 |
| 17.8 | 5.5 |
| 21.8 | 1+1 |
| 25.6 | 1+2 |
| 28.3 | 1+3 |
| 31.1 | 1+4 |
| 33.9 | 1+5 |
| 36.7 | 2+0 |
| 39.4 | 2+1 |
| 42.2 | 2+2 |
| 45 | 2+3 |
| Mignon Specialita | E37S |
|---|---|
| 1.5 | 5 |
| 3 | 9.4 |
| 4 | 13.8 |
| 5.5 | 17.8 |
| 1+1 | 21.8 |
| 1+2 | 25.6 |
| 1+3 | 28.3 |
| 1+4 | 31.1 |
| 1+5 | 33.9 |
| 2+0 | 36.7 |
| 2+1 | 39.4 |
| 2+2 | 42.2 |
| 2+3 | 45 |
Side by side, by brew method
Where each grinder lands for the same brew, worked out from its own dial curve.
| Method | E37S | Mignon Specialita |
|---|---|---|
| Espresso | 7.7 | 2.5 |
| Moka pot | 13 | 4 |
| AeroPress (short steep) | 17.8 | 5.5 |
| Pour over — V60 / cone | 24 | 1+1.5 |
| Siphon | 25.7 | 1+2 |
| Pour over — flat bottom | 26.7 | 1+2.5 |
| Steep and release — Clever / Switch | 27.7 | 1+3 |
| Drip / batch brew | 28.3 | 1+3 |
| Cupping | 29 | 1+3.5 |
| Chemex | 31 | 1+4 |
| French press | 35.7 | 1+5.5 |
| Cold brew | 41 | 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.
Ceado E37S
Eureka Mignon Specialita
Dialing in the E37S
A commercial single-dose grinder with large flat burrs and very low retention for its class. Built for cafés dialling espresso through the day, and stepless — repeatability comes from your own reference, not a click count.
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.