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Eureka Mignon Silenzio vs Mahlkönig EK43
Two grinders cross-shopped at the same money. The Mignon Silenzio turns 0–24 rotations; the EK43 is numbered 0–16.
Which to buy
Choose the
Mignon Silenzio if you…
- want timed doses, started by a microswitch the portafilter presses
- brew espresso and filter — Eureka lists it as all-purpose
- want a smaller grinder — 350 mm tall, 5.6 kg
Choose the
EK43 if you…
- grind in volume — about 19–21 g a second from a 1,200 g hopper
- want 98 mm cast steel flat burrs, stepless from Turkish fine to coarse filter
- grind straight into retail bags — it has a bag clamp
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Eureka now lists it as the Mignon Silenzio 55, with 55 mm burrs.
Sources: Eureka — Mignon Silenzio 55 · Mahlkönig — EK43 · Mahlkönig USA — EK43
| Mignon Silenzio | EK43 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Eureka | Mahlkönig |
| Scale | Rotations | Numbered dial |
| Dial range | 0.0 rotations – 24.0 rotations | 0 – 16 |
| Burrs | Flat | Flat |
| Espresso → filter | 6.5 rotations | 7 numbers |
| Filter → coarse | 7 rotations | 7 numbers |
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.
| Mignon Silenzio | EK43 |
|---|---|
| 1.5 | 2 |
| 3 | 4.8 |
| 4 | 7.1 |
| 5.5 | 7.8 |
| 1+1 | 8.5 |
| 1+2 | 9.3 |
| 1+3 | 10.7 |
| 1+4 | 12.1 |
| 1+5 | 13.4 |
| 2+0 | 14.3 |
| 2+1 | 14.9 |
| 2+2 | 15.4 |
| 2+3 | 16 |
| EK43 | Mignon Silenzio |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1.5 |
| 4.8 | 3 |
| 7.1 | 4 |
| 7.8 | 5.5 |
| 8.5 | 1+1 |
| 9.3 | 1+2 |
| 10.7 | 1+3 |
| 12.1 | 1+4 |
| 13.4 | 1+5 |
| 14.3 | 2+0 |
| 14.9 | 2+1 |
| 15.4 | 2+2 |
| 16 | 2+3 |
Side by side, by brew method
Where each grinder lands for the same brew, worked out from its own dial curve.
| Method | Mignon Silenzio | EK43 |
|---|---|---|
| Espresso | 2.5 | 3.7 |
| Moka pot | 4 | 7 |
| AeroPress (short steep) | 5.5 | 7.8 |
| Pour over — V60 / cone | 1+1.5 | 8.8 |
| Siphon | 1+2 | 9.3 |
| Pour over — flat bottom | 1+2.5 | 9.8 |
| Steep and release — Clever / Switch | 1+3 | 10.3 |
| Drip / batch brew | 1+3 | 10.7 |
| Cupping | 1+3.5 | 11 |
| Chemex | 1+4 | 12 |
| French press | 1+5.5 | 14.1 |
| Cold brew | 2+1.5 | 15.2 |
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.
Eureka Mignon Silenzio
Mahlkönig EK43
Dialing in the Mignon Silenzio
The Silenzio is the quieter Mignon, sharing the micrometric stepless adjustment that makes small movements meaningful at the fine end. Built for espresso; filter is possible at the far edge of the dial.
Dialing in the EK43
The grinder that changed what filter coffee was supposed to taste like, and still the reference for high-clarity brewing. Its very large flat burrs produce an unusually narrow particle distribution, which is why coffee ground on an EK often tastes cleaner at the same nominal setting than it does elsewhere. Stepless, so treat the numbers as targets.