Mahlkönig
EK43
Grind settings, every brew method
Worked out from this grinder’s own dial curve — five reference points placed on a shared 0–100 grind index, interpolated linearly for flat burrs — rather than a one-size-fits-all chart.
- Dial range
- 0 – 16
- Burrs
- Flat
- Filter reference
- 9
- Espresso → filter
- 7 numbers
Fine · 016 · Coarse
EspressoFine
3.72 – 6
Moka potFiner than filter, coarser than espresso
76 – 7.4
AeroPress (short steep)For 1–2 minute recipes
7.87.4 – 8.4
Pour over — V60 / coneThe reference point for most published pour-over recipes
8.88.4 – 9.8
Pour over — flat bottomKalita, Orea and similar
9.89 – 11
Drip / batch brewAutomatic brewers
10.79.8 – 12
ChemexThe thick filter needs a coarser grind to avoid stalling
1211 – 13.3
French pressCoarse
14.113.2 – 14.7
Cold brewCoarsest setting you have
15.214.7 – 16
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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