Which distribution methods are best.
Best coffee distribution tool.
For best horizontal distribution you need dosing tools that operate below the rim of the basket eg.
And then there are certain distribution tools you can use.
Chisel shape adds minimal compaction and redistributes grounds laterally as much as possible.
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Use and care guide.
Distribution tools work best when they do the least amount of tamping so you should use them to just groom the coffee grinds.
Many baristas use a handle tamper but when baristas got very busy for his job.
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You might have seen baristas using a distribution tool sometimes called a leveller to get an even extraction from their espresso.
Scott rao author of numerous coffee books including one dedicated solely to espresso extraction believes that grooming the coffee puck is a bad idea.
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Quickly and easily distribute coffee in the upper portion of your coffee puck.
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In any other case the job of a distribution tool ends there having groomed your coffee for a well performed tamp.
But not all distribution methods are equal.
Which espresso tamper better for you choose to use usually for your own personal.
The curved scottie callaghan tools but they put less coffee in the middle of the basket and more at the edges reducing evenness.
Firstly it is very important that you have a better hand tamper to use in your dayly barista job.
Baristaspace best 58mm coffee tamper and distribution tools.
Set the tool as shallow as you can while still grooming grinds all the way to the edge of the basket.
More than anything the jack is a leveler a distribution tool that you sit in your portafilter and spin to create an even level surface on your puck of ground coffee.
Fits most commercial baskets piston is 58 4 mm in diameter.
If it leaves some ungroomed areas then you need to set lower if there are divets in the groomed surface this means.
Beans are just too different in shape and size to fit perfectly into the measuring cup or spoon every time and even pre ground coffee can vary by.