This is another rosewood handle and stainless steel base pair, but a slightly different shape than usual, both the base and the handle. The seller was so helpful and messaged me before they dispatched my item to make sure that I had the right product and gave me advice. I’m Tom and I have been working in the coffee industry for over 10 years, starting my journey as a barista in Australia, working on coffee farms in South America and roasting coffee in The UK. To assess your claim, you will be required to provide photo and/or video evidence of the damaged product.

Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Note: Light and different displays may cause the color of the item in the picture a little different from the real thing. It's fair to say that improving your espresso machine is another component to this, but I'm holding back on that advice in the post simply because I think most people who're looking for the best coffee tamper, will be people who've literally just bought an espresso machine. It's not one of the body kits either, just a badge and alloys I think, haha, I think he's done it tongue in cheek to be fair.In theory you could use a thinner pronged tool for both, but I find the thinner needles are a bit too flimsy for deeper WDT, they end up bending, and when they do this I think you potentially end up messing up the higher areas with the bending prongs while distributing the deeper areas. Only thing I have noticed is that you do get coffee grounds in between the silver "tamp" and black "collar" so have to remember to clean it out with a tissue once a month. Loads of people have developed the technique and made it their own, and the majority of people these days use some form of multi-pronged pointy implement, and these are generally known as “WDT tools”. If you're currently using pre-ground coffee, freshly grinding your own coffee beans will be a step in the right direction.

The simple-operated coffee press saves you time, you can make delicious coffee in the fastest time, and improve your efficiency. I took it apart more out if interest, and was going to put the strongest spring in, but the coffee has been very good so just left it as is. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging .I was also expecting it to be more like a torque wrench and ‘release’ at the correct pressure, but is of course the same as yours.

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To be fair, there is a knack to tamping even with proper tampers, switching to a decent tamper isn't going to completely resolve tamping inconsistency, but it'll certainly help in my humble opinion.

Anyway, it's the standard wooden handle and stainless steel base configuration, and it's 50mm to fit the DeLonghi (and others) portafilters. At Ninth Phase, we're passionate about coffee and dedicated to providing baristas and home enthusiasts alike with the best possible tools to create a perfect cup of coffee. Our tamper allows you to feel the coffee powder as you tamp it down and stop if you feel resistance.I'd recommend you measure the size of your portafilter, and/or the useless tamper part of your plastic scoop, just in case I'm acting on incorrect or out-of-date information.