The pioneer among automatic tampers, PuqPress, has in its portfolio, besides the "sub-mill" models, also the stand-alone PuqPress Q1 and Q2. How do these products differ and which one to choose? Read on.
Once you've tried the PuqPress, you won't want to pick up another manual tamper. And that's whether you're a fan of automation in the coffee industry or an advocate of artisanal, virtually manual coffee brewing. If you don't already have a PuqPress in your coffee shop, it means you haven't tried it yet. Now I'll tell you what you're missing out on with it - or without it.
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Before inserting the coffee lever into the machine, always tamp the ground coffee particles in the lever with a tamper. This step is essential when making espresso. It's not difficult to learn how to tamp properly if you follow the principles of coffee tamping. On the contrary, improper tampering will negatively and significantly affect the espresso extraction process.
Tamper or tamping device. A tool that inherently belongs to the work of a professional and home barista. This tool, resembling a stamp, can affect the extraction and thus the final cup of coffee. If you use the tamper correctly, your reward will be a consistent tamp leading to a perfect extraction, a perfect espresso.
You have a coffee machine, a grinder and roasted coffee. What else do you need to make espresso and lattes? Don't forget anything, I've got an inventory of the most important coffee equipment and essential accessories for a lever coffee machine.
There are people who fill the espresso machine with the plastic tamper that came with the machine. Well, there are those who have a proper steel coffee tamper. Which ones are you? And does it make sense to buy a new tamper?
Every step is extremely important in the preparation of coffee. One wrong move or technique will affect how well you can brew and how good your cup of coffee will taste. Tapping with a tamper is one of those small steps that have a big impact on the overall coffee brewing process.
For all the coffee geeks out there, I have a selection of gadgets, tools and clever technology for making coffee. You just want to have these coffee gadgets at home. A word of warning at the beginning - this article may cause your kitchen to become a coffee lab altogether...so make room in your kitchen!
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