Espresso distribution tools are a great way to even out the surface of your espresso puck before tamping. They’re effective at pushing coffee around to the corners of the basket so that when you ...

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On the other hand, semi-automatic models will require some leg work, such as filling a portafilter—aka that holder for ground espresso—and tamping your grounds down. Both of these options are ...

The frame carrying the tamping tool moves between parallel slotted cross plates uniting the sides of the main frame. On the tool frame is a shaft, parallel with the main axle, carrying the tamper ...