The Guide to Hand/Manual Grinders: 1Zpresso, Timemore, MYM/MYY
Comments: 10↓ specifications & manual ↓
This would be a very brief post now, since I’m in a hurry to share my discovers before the end of the 11.11 sale on Aliexpress. I will update it late with more details and full review of 1Zpresso and Timemore grinders.
Straight to the facts. Manual coffee grinders are one of the rare espresso devices – except tampers, pitchers, knock-boxex and other accessories – that are worth buying at AliExpress. That’s because Chinese coffee grinder factories not simply produce OEM-products, which will be labeled under Hamilton Beach/Oster/whatever. They do all the marketing by themselsves and…
The secret is that you can buy an original 1Zpresso or Timemore grinders on AliExpress for less. And that’s not the case like when someone shows you cheaper copies or analogues of Western brands. No. When ordering something named like MYM54 or MYY47 coffee grinder… you are getting the very same 1Zpresso Q series grinder or new Timemore Chestnut C1. Personally checked!
1. Timemore Grinders are sold on AliExpress under following names:
| MYY47 Aerolite | MYY48 | MYM51 | MYM59 | |
| Price 09.11 | $122 | $117 | $99 | $71 |
| Price 11.11 | check | check | check | check |
| + don’t forget to collect special coupins here to save more – new codes every 2 h | ||||
| Timemore model |
Timemore Chestnut | Chestnut Nano | Chestnut Mini | Chestnut C1 (2019) |
| Amazon link | click | out of sale | out of sale | out of sale |
| Handle | Straight | Straight folding | Curved (easier to rotate) | Curved (easier to rotate) |
| Burr set | ⌀38mm conical burrs. See difference between G1, G1s and GS2 below | |||
| Grind
Adjust |
stepped | |||
| Receiver
Capacity |
~ 30 g | ~15 g | ~20 g | ~20 g |
2. 1Zpresso are sold on AliExpress under following names:
| MYM54 | MYM55pro | MYM60 | |
| Price 09.11 | $99 or here | $186 or here | $133 |
| Price 11.11 | check | check | check |
| + don’t forget to collect special coupins here to save more – new codes every 2 h | |||
| 1zpresso model |
Q Series | E-PRO | JX |
| Amazon link | click | out of sale | click |
| Handle | Straight | Curved (easier to rotate) | Curved (easier to rotate) |
| Burr set | ⌀38mm, differences betweeb G1, G1s и GS2 see below | ⌀48мм Italy or China | |
| Grind
Adjust |
Stepless! | Stepped | |
| Receiver
Capacity |
~ 20 g | ~30 g | ~30 g |
3. G1, GS1 or Gs2 and the end designates burr type. And the difference are:
| First Generation G1/GS1 | Titanium G1S | Titanium GS2 | |
| Type | Conical ⌀38mm | ||
| Burrs made in | China/Italy | Italy | China |
| Материал | Stainless Steel | Titanium Plated Carbon Steel | |
| Hardness Vickers / Rockwell scale | 620 HV / 55-58 HRC | 2300 HV / 65 HRC | |
… to be continued…
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Whow!
Playing around with it in the Turkish range its very easy to turn. Could only get to 3. No 2 or 1. But that is a range I have no use for. At 3 is is talc powder.
Started at 40 for my Aeropress and am down to 34. It supprised me how much difference single steps in the grind can change the taste.
The unit is easy to clean and dis and reassemble.
Curtis Stewart
8 Dec 19 at 5:19 pm
Thanks for your feedback! Did you experience the problem with beans feeding on the turkish grind?
On the 1Zpresso Q1 I can select the fine enough grind level for turkish coffee, however burrs can’t “take in” beans. Finally I had to crash the beans before grinding for turkish.
Dmitriy
12 Dec 19 at 4:50 pm
Hi, could you tell me where did you purchase the jx-pro? I can’t seem to find it anywhere. Any help greatly appreciated.
Mike
18 Feb 20 at 6:02 am
Hello,
Thanks for posting this tip! I was looking for the 1SPRESO JE-PLUS. Do you have the reference to find it cheaper?
Hanus
27 Jan 20 at 10:50 am
It seems to be this product on AliExpress: Italy made 47 mm burr 1zpresso Je plus super portable coffee grinder coffee mill grinding core super manual coffee bearing recom. Not sure it it’s cheaper than in your country.
Dmitriy
27 Jan 20 at 10:59 am
Thanks for a post.
Have a question about 1Zpresso Q2 (which seems to be a bit better than Q1). Does it grind well enough for espresso machines? Entry level ones like DeLonghi Delica / Eco 311 or Gaggia Viva? And what about grinding for Gaggia Classic Pro?
I’m thinking about manual grinder mostly because I’m doing 3-4 cups top, some coffee with Hario dripper, rarely GAT moka pot, so I’m not afraid of manual work.
And what about all the famous Comandante C40 grinder?
Marcin
24 Mar 20 at 10:39 am
Hello,
I’ve bought a Timemore Chesnut and it comes with G1 burrs.
Do you know where is it possible to order G1S or GS2 burrs for espresso ?
AlexCo
13 May 20 at 9:13 am
They use Itallmills’ burrs, which is almost an industry standard around the world for a non-Chinese 38mm conical grinders. They only “but” is to find burr set with compatible bracings, which will fit into chestnut. I heard that Ascaso I-2 OEM-burrs from LF (still made by Itallmill) do fit (smaller burr). However, never tried to replace it personally. Something like that https://www.espresso.co.nz/parts/coffee-grinder-parts/isomac/grinder-burrs-conical-out38x26x17-in30x7x20-3-rh-pair-rossi-brasilia-isomac-pavoni/
Dmitriy
13 May 20 at 9:25 am
Or that https://www.bluestarcoffee.eu/ascaso-i2-grinder-conic-blades-1514-p.asp
Dmitriy
13 May 20 at 9:28 am
P. S. But I can’t gurantee for 100%, only for 90% 🙂
Dmitriy
13 May 20 at 9:29 am