Chestnut C3 ESP

Lance Hedrick has a video on manual vs electric grinders for espresso. The gist is: you get better performance for the money with manual grinders than with electric grinders. One very important thing to consider when looking at handgrinding for espresso is your forearm strength. It really takes a lo

C3esp also dont buy. Its just an added adjustment plate which is also sold after market for 700-800 rupees. In ratings the kingrinder series and izpresso are considered superior to timemore.

Oh I know I used to use a Timemore c3esp for espresso and that was annoying after a while so went for the df54. This will be staying as the espresso grinder and only the bambino will be being sold.

I do have this grinder. Make sure it’s correctly calibrated. While the C3 ESP Pro is a capable (I’d say mid-range) grinder, calibrating it can be iffy. You may have to unscrew and reattach the final plate several times to end of with a zero point close to the 0 mark. Only then can you reasonably use

First, hats off for your dedication 🫡. Back to back grind tested and my DF54 is a workhorse. Just rest it for about a minute after 4 shots (espresso grind) para hindi ma-tusta yung next batch of beans mo since medyo iinit sya. Nonetheless, it has never failed me. Plus, konti lang ng retention nya ev

When I was buying a handgrinder I got it down to either a Timemore C3 ESP pro or Kingrinder K6. So glad I went with the K6, never had a problem. Started at 40 and ground finer each time I used it until it just started to choke then backed off a click.

I, too, am a recent owner of a new X-Ultra. Somebody from reddit told me that the purpose of seasoning a grinder is to polish and smoothen the edges and surfaces of the burrs. A seasoned burr set will have a more consistent and predictable particle size distribution everytime it is used compared to