Reddit reviews Benicci Espresso Coffee Tamper, Premium Quality Stainless Steel, Solid Heavy, Barista Style, American Convex Base, 58mm
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DROP IT ‐ IT WILL NEVER BREAK: But at 1.4lbs it will break your toe! This is a professionally made, solid unibody Coffee Tamper ‐ not one of those toy tampers for instant coffee drinkers. Serious heft, for seriously proper coffee.58MM DIAMETER – PREMIUM AMERICAN CONVEX DESIGN: Check the head and portafilter on your machine right now. If it’s 58mm, your espresso tamper search is over. This is the best tamper you’ve seen today.GREAT COFFEE OR YOUR MONEY BACK: Your hand tamper is so solid it has a lifetime warranty! Or if for some unique reason you’re unable to make better coffee in 60‐Days of purchase, return for a full refund. Order Now.RUST FREE COFFEE: Made from solid Food Grade Stainless Steel in a single unibody design, your espresso coffee tamper will not rust. Ever. Because, life’s too short for rusty ol’ bad coffee.MADE FOR COMMERCIAL USE & THE SERIOUS HOME BARISTA: Fits all 58mm Commercial Espresso Machine portafilters. Plus Home Espresso machines including Quickmill, Rancilio, Pasquini, Gaggia, ECM Botticelli, Giotto/Cellini and the Breville BES900XL. Food Grade Stainless Steel Coffee Tamper 58mm, Unibody Design, 1.4lbs solid heft for the perfect crema and best coffee.
What I am using since starting my collection over the last 14 months:
Tamper
Tamping mat
Distribution tool
Decent Pitchers (got the 3 set)
My Weight Scale
Bottomless Portafilter for Gaggia Classic
What grinder are you using? That is something you should consider investing money in more-so than anything else.
This site has a bunch of great info.
I’ve linked to this but be careful about changing your temp. The documentation shows there is a big difference between PID set temp and actual brew temp, that’s why your PID will come set at 222°F.
Also, if you bought yours from Seattle coffee gear, check your downloadable content for a video on setup and use.
Throw out the tamp that came with your machine and buy a nice sturdy tamp from Amazon.
Practice makes perfect!
Lastly, buy fresh beans from a local roaster!
Edit: Another link with a wealth of info, this was incredibly helpful to me! Congrats, and welcome to the Silvia family!
First order of business is to get a 58mm tamper. This would be the cheapest option I'd recommend (though it's convex-based, and if there's a flat-based one you like I'd suggest getting that instead). This will compact the whole bed at once and won't leave to much sitting around the edges.
Until that's sorted, everything else is gonna be a crapshoot.
Aim for a firm or hard tamp, perpendicular to the coffee bed the whole way through. Once is ideal, a couple more isn't going to hurt if you need to straighten the tamper.