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tags: [] - coffee/history - coffee/equipment aliases: - EK43 2013 - Mahlkönig EK43 coffee 2013 created: 2026-05-10 updated: 2026-05-10

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2013 - Mahlkönig EK43 Discovery

Tags: #coffee/history #coffee/equipment Aliases: EK43 2013, Mahlkönig EK43 coffee 2013 Related: EK43 Adoption | Matt Perger | Specialty Coffee MoC Status: 🌱 Stub

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Overview

In 2013, Australian baristas Matt Perger and Ben Kaminsky identified the Mahlkönig EK43 barley grinder as an exceptional tool for both espresso and filter grinding due to its large flat burrs and consistent particle size distribution. Perger used it in his WBC preparation and presented findings publicly, triggering global adoption across specialty cafés and a wave of grinder development that transformed specialty coffee equipment standards industry-wide.

Related Notes

• EK43 Adoption
• Matt Perger
• World Barista Championship
• Specialty Coffee MoC

References

• Mahlkönig, EK43 Product Page

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