Grind setting conversion
Eureka Oro Single Dose vs Mahlkönig EK43
Two grinders cross-shopped at the same money. The Oro Single Dose turns 0–24 rotations; the EK43 is numbered 0–16.
| Oro 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.
| Oro Single Dose | EK43 |
|---|---|
| 1.5 rotations | 2 |
| 2.8 rotations | 4.8 |
| 4.2 rotations | 7.1 |
| 5.5 rotations | 7.8 |
| 6.9 rotations | 8.5 |
| 8.2 rotations | 9.3 |
| 9.2 rotations | 10.7 |
| 10.1 rotations | 12.1 |
| 11.1 rotations | 13.4 |
| 12.1 rotations | 14.3 |
| 13.1 rotations | 14.9 |
| 14.0 rotations | 15.4 |
| 15.0 rotations | 16 |
| EK43 | Oro Single Dose |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1.5 rotations |
| 4.8 | 2.8 rotations |
| 7.1 | 4.2 rotations |
| 7.8 | 5.5 rotations |
| 8.5 | 6.9 rotations |
| 9.3 | 8.2 rotations |
| 10.7 | 9.2 rotations |
| 12.1 | 10.1 rotations |
| 13.4 | 11.1 rotations |
| 14.3 | 12.1 rotations |
| 14.9 | 13.1 rotations |
| 15.4 | 14.0 rotations |
| 16 | 15.0 rotations |
Side by side, by brew method
Where each grinder lands for the same brew, worked out from its own dial curve.
| Method | Oro Single Dose | EK43 |
|---|---|---|
| Espresso | 2.3 rotations | 3.7 |
| Moka pot | 3.9 rotations | 7 |
| AeroPress (short steep) | 5.5 rotations | 7.8 |
| Pour over — V60 / cone | 7.7 rotations | 8.8 |
| Pour over — flat bottom | 8.6 rotations | 9.8 |
| Drip / batch brew | 9.2 rotations | 10.7 |
| Chemex | 10.1 rotations | 12 |
| French press | 11.7 rotations | 14.1 |
| Cold brew | 13.6 rotations | 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 Oro Single Dose
Mahlkönig EK43
Dialing in the Oro Single Dose
Brew-focused burrs plus a single-dose hopper, aimed at people changing coffees often. Stepless, low retention, and genuinely at home in the filter range rather than stretching to reach it.
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.
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