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TIMEMORE Chestnut C3 ESP

Grinder · Timemore

A budget hand grinder made espresso-capable by a finer dial: 38mm S2C660 burrs and 0.0233mm per click.

Best suited for

  • A first espresso grinder on a budget, for one or two drinks a day 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: A budget 38mm hand grinder whose finer 23-micron dial makes espresso possible. Reviewers pulled good shots with it, but it is slow at espresso fineness and its steps are coarser than premium espresso hand grinders.

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