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Wacaco Exagrind Pro-E vs Timemore Chestnut S3 ESP

Anyone have any experience with both grinders for pourover and beginner espresso use?

For context, I'm planning to upgrade from my timemore c3. Currently, I mainly brew coffee through pourovers and Aeropress but I plan to eventually start exploring manual espresso by the end of the year.

With a budget of around Php 5-7k, I initially found the Timemore S3 ESP as fitting my criteria of being able to handle pourovers and manual espresso. I've seen recommendations for 1zpresso and Kingrinder as well but they're a bit too over budget for the suggested models.

However, I recently saw a new release from Wacaco: the Exagrind Pro-E (not to be confused with the older Exagrind). Though it's mainly marketed for portable espresso, I just wanted to check if anyone has experience with this grinder for filter coffee? It's relatively close in price range to the S3 ESP so I was hoping to find a comparison of both, especially since the Exagrind Pro-E is a newer release and a bit cheaper.

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u/DisastrousMud3538 — 12 days ago

Best Digital Bank for Online Overseas Purchases

Planning to book hotels and activities for my trip to Japan using any one of the three: Maribank, GCash, GoTyme. Which one has the lowest service fees for overseas online purchases?

I'm aware that for in-person transactions, Maribank is the best due to 0% forex fees and 1% cashback. But I haven't been able to see any clear info for online transactions.

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u/DisastrousMud3538 — 2 months ago