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I liked the comment “I do not hold the tamper horizontally as required by law”, this was a very good one. I agree with @Cuprajake that light and medium would suffer most but I have to admit that I have started using WDT distribution tool since November 2023. Before it has always been the shake up and tamping. Even now sometimes I would forget using it and yet the coffee is fine 😀

I love watching his videos. He is different to the rest and is no surprise he doesn’t have a lot of followers.

I do WDT at the surface level. Some might say it is not a WDT. My routine, irrespective of the roast, is as follows:

Duo cup to the PF, a gentle shake to level the coffee, a firm tap to settle the ground, WDT at the surface level and tamp. I don’t pay attention to channelling or even beading @PI. 😊

For me,
While I do often take the Mick if new fads and discoveries, each to their own, if you enjoy that part of the process be that a home made cork wdt, a shake of a container or a £200 spinning wdt

I think some people just actually enjoy the hobby of espresso more than the espresso itself. The research, prepping, experimenting and the purchases that go with it.

That’s obviously fine, you see it in every hobby. Guitarists who build an enormous library of effects pedals, tweaking all day but not really actually playing. Guys who spend more time obsessing over speaker wiring and inch-perfect placement than sitting down and listening.

And then those who just want to get to the coffee with as little effort as possible and enjoy the drink itself for what it is.

Perhaps there’s also a mixture of the two.

I’m too cynical to believe that these guys who go to the nth degree to ensure absolute espresso perfection sit down with a triumphant exhalation and go ‘mmm that is a perfect coffee.

dfk41 I love Division Bell. I know that not all agree but I think thad David something brilliant with it.

HarveyMushman I find it amazing that people who love good (should I say great instead?) coffee are also the admirers of Pink Floyd-esque music.

dfk41 I think that’s kind of the point to all this prep work - to control what you can. Sure the other variables will alter the taste but the aim of consistent prep is to reduce the inconsistency from that.
As part of my last machine purchase I ended up with a moonraker/porcupress/the force tamper. As a result I’d say my prep work is quite fast and very consistent - how much difference it makes? Who knows? I do like a process though…

I think cooking is a helpful analogy. You could simply estimate the amount of ingredients you require and might still get a great product. But if you want it to be consistently good, then weighing each ingredient will help. Doesn’t necessarily mean that the end product will be good though as there are other variables to consider. Similarly WDT/shaking increase the probability of getting consistently good espresso.

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I assume someone made a point that we’re talking single origin at least. Less chance of variations cup to cup as those who use blends surely .

And as for the Analog(y) comments

Dark side still sounds best on vinyl ☕🤔😜 DTS 5.1 for the terminator every time though.

Adrianmsmith Dark side still sounds best on vinyl ☕🤔😜 DTS 5.1 for the terminator every time though.

I would have loved to play the DSOTM on vinyl, unfortunately I could not get one, whence the Immersion 😀

Tal definitely not the only one. If I don’t wdt then the shots are wildly different. Wdt gets them much more consistent but not completely. Mine would never look like the shots on this video shot to shot without wdt. But then I prefer medium to light roasts.