Chestnut S3

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Chestnut S3

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Lightweight travel grinder [$300]

Yeah I was doing a bit of Gemini-ing for my own curiousity. Respectfully, I still don't really think the constraints here make sense (eg if you're going an extended period, then coffee bean weight itself gets pretty substantial). If I had to do something within the confines, here's some LLM-generate

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ImSoCul in r/espresso

February 14, 2026 8:50 AM

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1zpresso X ultra or Timemore C5 pro esp? [~$100-$150]

It's one of those things that will be personal preference. Both C5 ESP and S3 ESP are listed as having 0.015 mm adjustments per click. So they will be able to dial in similarly to find your ideal grind settings for espresso shots. They do use different burr sets. The C5 ESP uses the S2C-042-III. The

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RedGobboRebel in r/espresso

December 8, 2025 12:44 AM

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Dream comes true (finally!!!!)

Electric grinders come with their own issues from inconsistency due to heat, especially lower tier models. So an electric grinder will not necessarily give you better cups or more consistency. The Timemore C3 ESP is an okay-ish grinder. The grind quality is decent, but the cup profile is not everyon

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Defectoa in r/CafelatRobot

July 19, 2026 11:02 AM

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PSA: The Timemore S3 and S3 ESP are the same thing now. They have updated the S3 burr.

this is incorrect, and you quite obviously must have misundestood something even the review you have linked clearly states: "Crucially, this (S3 ESP) grinder uses completely different burrs from the S3" also here you can clearly see the burr difference for espresso, the S3 ESP is the way to go, and

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emu737 in r/espresso

July 9, 2026 10:47 PM

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14 February 2026 - Weekend Chat Thread

https://pullandpourcoffee.com/timemore-chestnut-s3-hand-grinder-review/amp/ Dia bilang buat espresso, technically possible sih. Tp mnrt gw gas aja. Itu 1.8 murah bgt

TheTheMeet in r/indonesia

February 15, 2026 10:49 AM

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First day, shitty grinder, no clue what I am doing and I had not a single bad shot.

The TIMEMORE Chestnut S3. Still kinda sad. They say it is also for espresso and for the price of 170€ for a hand grinder, I was really expecting it to work. I mean it worked after maxing every aspekt to get pressure, but that also means I have not a lot of room to play with to optimize taste while s

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Upstairs_Front_9065 in r/CafelatRobot

March 4, 2026 7:31 PM

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Please help a total noob choose a good manual coffee grinder

I have Timemore Chestnut S3 and I love so much. Although might not be suitable for espresso - I use it for v60.

emirarkman in r/JamesHoffmann

April 15, 2026 9:04 PM

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First look: the Timemore Chestnut S5

for espresso, if wanting to use an S3-type of grinder, instead of your Chestnut ESP, you should use the S3 ESP, which is designed specifically for espresso - it has a different octagonal espresso-focused burr, compared to the base S3, which is only designed for "espresso" using pressurized baskets a

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emu737 in r/Timemore

May 15, 2026 5:42 PM

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The Pacific Blue X-Ultra is a beautiful lie

Lol, yeah I'm fortunate enough to have multiple hand grinders. 1 for espresso only (JX Pro), 3 for pour over (S3, X Pro) are the ones I use the most, ZP6 for special beans only. And I have 1 relegated to mokapot duty (C3 Esp Pro) and 1 relegated to cold brew duty (C3s Pro). No more tinkering with gr

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JumpingElf123 in r/1zpresso

March 11, 2026 11:52 PM

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Experience with the Timemore Bricks 01S for Espresso? Reliability, Grind Consistency, Build Quality? [€290]

I don't own Femobook A2, however after watching being reviewed by Lance Hedrick, seems a decent budget friendly entry level grinder for espresso. It's also portable and already electric grinder. I also own Timemore S3, like you said, too coarse for espresso, unless maybe Timemore S3 esp. Haven't tri

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RCdessert0509 in r/espresso

February 25, 2026 8:25 AM

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