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Eureka Mignon Specialita vs Rocket Faustino
Two grinders cross-shopped at the same money. The Mignon Specialita turns 0–24 rotations; the Faustino is numbered 0–18.
Which to buy
Choose the
Mignon Specialita if you…
- brew filter as well as espresso — Eureka lists it as all purpose
- want 55 mm hardened steel flat burrs
- want a dose counter and an Extra Dose function
Choose the
Faustino if you…
- pull espresso — Rocket describes it as professional-grade espresso grinding
- want three programmable doses on a touch interface
- want a choice of finishes — chrome, matt black, Appartamento copper or Appartamento white
Sources: Eureka — Mignon Specialità · Rocket Espresso — Faustino · Rocket Espresso — Faustino brochure (PDF)
| Mignon Specialita | Faustino | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Eureka | Rocket |
| Scale | Rotations | Numbered dial |
| Dial range | 0.0 rotations – 24.0 rotations | 0 – 18 |
| Burrs | Flat | Flat |
| Espresso → filter | 6.5 rotations | 8 numbers |
| Filter → coarse | 7 rotations | 6 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 Specialita | Faustino |
|---|---|
| 1.5 | 2 |
| 3 | 3.7 |
| 4 | 5.3 |
| 5.5 | 7 |
| 1+1 | 8.7 |
| 1+2 | 10.2 |
| 1+3 | 11 |
| 1+4 | 11.8 |
| 1+5 | 12.7 |
| 2+0 | 13.5 |
| 2+1 | 14.3 |
| 2+2 | 15.2 |
| 2+3 | 16 |
| Faustino | Mignon Specialita |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1.5 |
| 3.7 | 3 |
| 5.3 | 4 |
| 7 | 5.5 |
| 8.7 | 1+1 |
| 10.2 | 1+2 |
| 11 | 1+3 |
| 11.8 | 1+4 |
| 12.7 | 1+5 |
| 13.5 | 2+0 |
| 14.3 | 2+1 |
| 15.2 | 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 Specialita | Faustino |
|---|---|---|
| Espresso | 2.5 | 3 |
| Moka pot | 4 | 5 |
| AeroPress (short steep) | 5.5 | 7 |
| Pour over — V60 / cone | 1+1.5 | 9.6 |
| Pour over — flat bottom | 1+2.5 | 10.5 |
| Drip / batch brew | 1+3 | 11 |
| Chemex | 1+4 | 11.8 |
| French press | 1+5.5 | 13.2 |
| Cold brew | 2+1.5 | 14.8 |
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 Specialita
Rocket Faustino
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.
Dialing in the Faustino
Rocket's grinder, built to sit alongside their espresso machines and tuned accordingly. Stepless, espresso-first, and best judged on how finely it lets you creep toward a target shot time rather than on its coarse range.
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