Coffee Distributor

Well made and a great design. After having tried another big brand distributor that didn’t work well for me, I found this one that works perfectly with Breville 54mm double walled baskets. It offers a minimal adjustment I was needing to evenly distribute without hard pressing before the tamp.

I’ve had this for years and it’s great. It levels out my grounds perfectly before tamping is very repeatable. I enjoy the ability to adjust the leveling depth to ensure the grounds are perfectly spread regardless of grounds.

This tamper is very easy to use and has a perfect weight thanks to the stainless steel build. It evenly tamps the espresso puck, and the 53.3mm fit works flawlessly with my Breville Espresso machine. The puck prep I’m able to achieve has noticeably improved the taste of my espresso. The sleek design is modern, durable, and looks great on my coffee bar.

I have carpal tunnel syndrome and this palm tamper is leagues better than any standard tamper. It has a solid weight to it, the tamper surface is well machined, and the spring pressure is very consistent. It fits in my 58mm IMS basket. At the price normcore offers this, it is definitely the best value spring loaded tamper you can get.

Nothing exciting about this, a straight-forward tool that (claims it) exerts 30lb of tamping force. I have no reason to question this claim. Positives? Very easy to use. I usually rotate it a little on my prepared puck, press (easy) and rotate it again as I lift off. No grounds retention, except a slight trace in the center where there’s no rotation. Results are good, and - whatever other tampers I might get - it’s good to have this flat-base one as a no fuss option. Fit is excellent in my 18 and 22g baskets. Negatives? None so far. Neutrals? There is no depth adjustment, which is a good thing in that there’s one less variable to stress about, but may be a bad thing for some (eg single shot) baskets dependent on profile. There are many tamper options. This one rates well for being built with quality components, and just working.

Works exactly as described. Can be a bit heavy but otherwise it is a premium built product. If you have too much coffee in your basket and they're near the rim of it, coffee can get stuck to the sides of the distributor. A little annoying but easily remedied by brushing the grounds back into the basket or by "flattening" the coffee grounds in the basket first prior to distributing.

Fits my Gemilai portafilter perfectly. Works as expected, but can be slightly unlevel in tamping. Has a tendency to push the coffee down more on the handle side of the basket. I try to make sure I apply pressure in the middle of the tamper and it seems to make all the difference.

Another good tool from Normcore works great

Had this for a while now, really like Normcore products as they are well built and reasonably priced. I prefer the V wedge shape here vs the fan shape, I feel the V wedge is better for distributing coffee as the V basically does not compress much coffee when you put it on the portafilter, as it has limited surface area. I feel the fan shaped tools compress too much of the coffee. Great tool, well built and well priced. Highly recommended.

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Gran herramienta ya sea para una barra de café o para los Baristas en casa ya que funciona muy bien y reduce el rango de error al momento de compactar el café.

Nice & Good Quality~!

This is a great tamper when you’re getting into this rabbit hole that is espresso/coffee making. An issue I was having was knowing how far down to tamp, how hard etc. It was a variable, and variables are bad!! This tamper means I get a nice, consistent tamp every time. Push down and eventually the spring yields. Job done. The tamper itself feels weighty and well made. It even has a little metal “holder” to store it on the side when not in use. Would highly recommend this for anyone starting out on their coffee journey.