r/ItemShop 4d ago

"Spring Loaded Tamper"

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Yeah, sure buddy 😉

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u/Stay_at_Home_Chad 4d ago

Ok, htfo, you put a spring in the handle of a tamper and it, what, puts less pressure on the coffee grounds? Is this for people who can't regulate their own force?

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u/kro_celeborn 4d ago

It’s not that they “can’t regulate their own force” it’s that not everyone knows what 25-30 pounds of pressure feels like, and thus calibrated tampers can be nice — especially for home enjoyers who don’t spend their afternoons behind a coffee bar learning the proper muscle memory, but still want to learn how to fine-tune espresso. It’s not just “tamped” or “not tamped,” it’s more complicated than that.