TIMEMORE Chestnut C3 ESP

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Grinder · Timemore

The lowest-priced of the four here, and a burr grinder rather than a blade.

Best suited for

A first hand grinder, and travel from our review
travel, camping and a counter without a power outlet — it is a hand grinder from the specification

Consider another option if

you grind for espresso several times a day — hand-grinding espresso doses is slow from the specification

Why: The lowest-priced of the four here, and a burr grinder rather than a blade. Its retail listing describes a stainless steel conical burr set of TIMEMORE's S2C design — S2C names the burr family rather than the material, and this is a listing claim we have not verified against a manufacturer datasheet. At this price the meaningful comparison is often against a blade grinder, and moving to a burr grinder is the more consequential change in grinding method.

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