I need a 'tamping station'

yardbent

The chaos on my kitchen counter

measuring dosing cup
water spritzer
portafilter
paper filter
dosing funnel
brush
levelling device
sprung tamper
puck screen

so decided I need a ‘tamping station’ for storage of the tools

any pictures of yours will help me decide on best layout options
thanks for reading

HarveyMushman

I know it sounds a bit cavalier but I’ve taken to putting everything in the cupboard between uses.

I don’t mind how my machine looks but I got to the point where all of the ‘stuff’ out, coffee grounds everywhere, bags of beans etc just started winding me up and making our otherwise nice/tidy kitchen look a state.

So I have a cupboard above the machine and just stick everything on a little wooden tray in there. Pull the tray out when making coffee, put back after.

Adrianmsmith

HarveyMushman

Sound like you are tooooooo organised 😭😭

Chaos rules!!

MediumRoastSteam

HarveyMushman I know it sounds a bit cavalier but I’ve taken to putting everything in the cupboard between uses.

I have everything inside drawers (lined so I can easy get rid of coffee dust/grounds) - apart from the coffee machine and grinder. Pucks go straight in the bin.

HarveyMushman So I have a cupboard above the machine and just stick everything on a little wooden tray in there

In the past (when I didn’t have the drawers) - I did exactly that.

It’s no hassle at all. And keep everything nice, tidy and dust free. :-)

Adrianmsmith

Mostly harmless.

Clodius

I found these shelves a while ago and they’ve been a life saver

dfk41

Oh dear! Single dosing really does cause a load of faff! What is wrong with a set of scales and a tamper and bin the rest. They add virtually nothing to your actual shot……

Adrianmsmith

dfk41

Its all the faff of weighing grounds and binning the rest that kills it.

Beans are cleaner and easier to weigh 🤦🏼🤦🏼‍♀️ i know what goes in comes out !!

No extra equipment required 🤔🤔

Everything i required…..

https://coffeetime.freeflarum.com/d/3430-i-need-a-tamping-station/5

One for me

One for decaf

One for fun

Adrianmsmith

There doesn’t seem to be a recognised universally accepted iso measurement of Faff. It can be max or min for the same constraints it seems.

dfk41

Adrianmsmith Faff in this case, is all of the additional equipment the OP thinks he HAS to have in order to make a shot. You take milk in your drinks Adrian so why on earth bother with all the things you quote as being part of your process? You cannot taste the differences anyway since you smother it in milk…….yet you still do it having convinced yourself of the importance. I would be more impressed and likely to listen to you if you drank espresso or americano without milk……..

Adrianmsmith

dfk41

You are missing the point entirely!!

If milk went out of existence i would sell up and go back to earl grey. No, make that water. Can’t have earl grey without a. Splash of milk either!!

Your trying to convince a scotch single malt whisky drinker that metaxa is better.

I simply do not like the taste of any coffee I or anyone has ever made that is espresso strength or slightly diluted. I can taste more difference in my milk drinks with different beans than I could as an americano because I cannot stand The taste.

There must be a food that you do not like and that someone that you know loves. I’m sure they cannot convince you how good it is though.

It is like finding that hidden brussel sprout on my Christmas lunch. it spoilt it entirely!

Not sure what i could cut out of my process.

You will notice there is a WDT tool growing out of the top of my Evo. You will also notice it never moves. It was a Christmas present so basically it lives there!!

Adrianmsmith

dfk41 would be more impressed and likely to listen to you if you drank espresso or americano without milk……..

Here goes then, in my honest opinion, any coffee beans brewed without milk added is absolute 🤮🤢🤢🤮.

I have read in the past that some people add sugar or flavoured syrups to their coffee. That is even more 🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤢

dfk41

Adrianmsmith You are missing the point entirely!!

And what point would that be exactly please?

Adrianmsmith I simply do not like the taste of any coffee

Oh dear…..thank goodness for milk! If you do not like the taste of any coffee then why are you so hung up on single dosing and all the religion that accompanies it in the nirvana of then adding milk?

LMSC

Adrianmsmith Here goes then, in my honest opinion, any coffee beans brewed without milk added is absolute

A lot of us just think the other way around.😀

I never knew we can brew with milk 🫣😂

Uncletits

Adrianmsmith ditto for me Adrian

Platypus

Adrianmsmith Here goes then, in my honest opinion, any coffee beans brewed without milk added is absolute 🤮🤢🤢🤮.

Before you discount espresso without milk completely, have you ever tried a light fruity roast with your Kafatek SSW burrs? 18g in 55+ out in around 10 - 15 secs , no preinfusion but just slam the puck to about 5 but no more than 6 bar. I urge you to try it, you may be pleasantly surprised and if you don’t you’ve only lost 10-15 seconds of life and 18g of coffee 😊

Adrianmsmith

dfk41

Mmmmmmm i guess you were nearly a politician in a former life 🤪

Adrianmsmith

LMSC

@dfk41

I am not sure how we would ever find this out, but I wonder what percentage of drinks sold at all coffee shops including the toy ones like big bucks and cost a lot, Have milk added.

At the end of the day we are all wrong when looking at each other’s opinions ☕

LMSC

Adrianmsmith Can’t fault you if you like coffee with milk only. I am sure fruity, nutty and chocolate notes differ in taste from each other if milk is added. If that’s your preference, so be it. 😊

However, I can’t help think milk does neutralise brew malfunction. But, it doesn’t make a strong case for a hopper fed. Single Dose is perfect be it just a bag, multiples, black, white, cheaper and expensive beans.

The workflow is relative for every one.

I have everything tucked away in a cupboard. I grind straight to portafilter, level it (no wdt) and tamp. I make filter 5 days a week and the Evo for week ends.

We drink black except my wife likes flat whites during week ends.

I have 4-5 bags sitting on my cupboard at any time. The 3 bags for blacks (espresso and filter), 1 decaf and 1 for those who enjoy a flat white without any fruity contents.

Adrianmsmith

LMSC

Im under no illusion we both taste the same flavours otherwise i would like it without the milk. But…..

I tend to like colombian and brazil mainly red honey process. I’ve not found a natural yet i like especially it it has a strong alcohol, fermented type twang . Anaerobic (?) seem particularly bad!!

I would love to go on some kind of tasting course, as, although i know what i like, i don’t know how to describe or name what it is I like about it!!

I tend to buy a kilo of something i know i like and 1,2 or 3 × 250g to try.

Ive never had 2 bags i thought “ they taste the same” which is why i cant accept many comments from many espresso drinkers that imply; with milk added it all tasted the same, and far from it. But i don’t know how to measure how different a and b taste to me as flat white compared to you as nespresso. P.S n is nasty 😬

There must be more than me on this planet that actually likes flat white or latte or cappuccino or cortado or whatever name they dream up for an espresso based drink with milk added.

LMSC

Adrianmsmith alcohol, fermented type twang . Anaerobic (?) seem particularly bad!!

They along with fruity notes sit well with milk. Lemon flavours can be bland if milk is added, unless you make Cortado. Anaerobic fermentations are tricky with taste buds but they tend to split if you add milk to it (especially Oatly).

Adrianmsmith But i don’t know how to measure how different a and b taste to me as flat white

Try nutty-chocolate flavours versus fruity coffee.

Each to their own. We drink what we like, unless the Doc tells us otherwise.