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Eureka Mignon Single Dose vs Mahlkönig EK43
Two grinders cross-shopped at the same money. The Mignon Single Dose turns 0–24 rotations; the EK43 is numbered 0–16.
Which to buy
Choose the
Mignon Single Dose if you…
- single-dose — a 45 g hopper and a body inclined 15° to cut retention
- pull espresso — Eureka lists its output for that
- are buying used — Eureka now lists the Single Dose Pro and Single Dose Brew instead
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's current Oro range lists the Mignon Single Dose Pro and Single Dose Brew instead of the original Single Dose.
Sources: Eureka — Mignon Single Dose · Eureka — Oro prosumer range · Mahlkönig — EK43 · Mahlkönig USA — EK43
| Mignon Single Dose | 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 Single Dose | 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 Single Dose |
|---|---|
| 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 Single Dose | 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 Single Dose
Mahlkönig EK43
Dialing in the Mignon Single Dose
Single-dose hopper and low retention, aimed at people switching coffees often. The stepless adjustment behaves like the rest of the Mignon range — land near the target and move in small increments.
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.