[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A Tamper is a tool used to flatten and\u00a0pack powdered coffee into the portafilter of your espresso coffee maker.<\/p>\n
Coffee Tamping \u2012 the simple act of compacting the ground coffee into the portafilter so that it forms an even puck \u2012 \u00a0is a simple but crucial technique that you\u2019ll need to learn. \u00a0A puck is the tablet-shaped mass of compact coffee that is formed after tamping. Why is this important? If you don’t tamp properly with adequate force, then you leave holes and channels in the coffee puck. This allows water to take the path of least resistance and exit through the portafilter without actually extracting the oils in the coffee. If you tamp too hard, you might over extract, resulting in blacker coffee and poorer taste.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Coffee Puck<\/p>\n
So how hard do you tamp? Well most people in the know recommend using about 12\u201214 kg of force. But that is hard to perfect unless you practice tamping over a weighing scale. Try to keep it consistent and steady, resulting in a flat and polished coffee surface with no visible cracks or holes. The edges of the portafilter should be sealed with the coffee to prevent the water from seeping around the coffee rather than through it. You\u2019ll need to find a good solid metal tamper that fits the portafilter well and ensures consistent pressure. Most domestic\u00a0espresso coffee makers<\/a>\u00a0come with a \u201cpressurized\u201d portafilter that provides an artificial mechanical reverse pressure to compensate for imperfect tamping. Not what a perfectionist needs![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”” h4=”Get The Caf\u00e9 Home With Tecnora Espresso Coffee Makers” h4_font_container=”color:{de94edd26131aa442062517f5b0f9073feec7a6f3fe51e0cb40f90abe03b7f36}2338385e” h4_google_fonts=”font_family:Lato{de94edd26131aa442062517f5b0f9073feec7a6f3fe51e0cb40f90abe03b7f36}3A100{de94edd26131aa442062517f5b0f9073feec7a6f3fe51e0cb40f90abe03b7f36}2C100italic{de94edd26131aa442062517f5b0f9073feec7a6f3fe51e0cb40f90abe03b7f36}2C300{de94edd26131aa442062517f5b0f9073feec7a6f3fe51e0cb40f90abe03b7f36}2C300italic{de94edd26131aa442062517f5b0f9073feec7a6f3fe51e0cb40f90abe03b7f36}2Cregular{de94edd26131aa442062517f5b0f9073feec7a6f3fe51e0cb40f90abe03b7f36}2Citalic{de94edd26131aa442062517f5b0f9073feec7a6f3fe51e0cb40f90abe03b7f36}2C700{de94edd26131aa442062517f5b0f9073feec7a6f3fe51e0cb40f90abe03b7f36}2C700italic{de94edd26131aa442062517f5b0f9073feec7a6f3fe51e0cb40f90abe03b7f36}2C900{de94edd26131aa442062517f5b0f9073feec7a6f3fe51e0cb40f90abe03b7f36}2C900italic|font_style:400{de94edd26131aa442062517f5b0f9073feec7a6f3fe51e0cb40f90abe03b7f36}20regular{de94edd26131aa442062517f5b0f9073feec7a6f3fe51e0cb40f90abe03b7f36}3A400{de94edd26131aa442062517f5b0f9073feec7a6f3fe51e0cb40f90abe03b7f36}3Anormal” txt_align=”center” use_custom_fonts_h4=”true”][\/vc_cta][vc_single_image image=”256″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”http:\/\/tecnora.in\/products\/coffee-machine\/?utm_source=Blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=Blog&utm_term=productpage”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_grid post_type=”post” max_items=”2″ element_width=”6″ orderby=”rand” grid_id=”vc_gid:1468911289020-b1fe8a6c-7027-6″ taxonomies=”1″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A Tamper is a tool used to flatten and\u00a0pack powdered coffee into the portafilter of your espresso coffee maker. Coffee Tamping \u2012 the simple act of compacting the ground coffee into the portafilter so that it forms an even puck \u2012 \u00a0is a simple but crucial technique that you\u2019ll need to learn. \u00a0A puck is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":87,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tecnora.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tecnora.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tecnora.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tecnora.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tecnora.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.tecnora.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":661,"href":"https:\/\/www.tecnora.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79\/revisions\/661"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tecnora.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tecnora.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tecnora.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tecnora.in\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}