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I grabbed the standard set of these a couple weeks ago from Di Bartoli.
The idea appealed to me as an engineer. For some particular grind, if we fill the basket consistently and knock the grinds down consistently, we can use the tools to remove excess coffee and we know that there is precisely the same amount of coffee in the basket every time. Sounds good! Now we can try some grind-tool combo to see what works and what we like.
Now, I have always been able to get good pours from my double basket. I have never been able to get anything from my single. I always level off flat with the basket and this is too much coffee. Never worked right. No idea on how to get a consistent reference since the only good one didnt work. So I dialled in tool-less on my double basket. And started experimenting with different tools on my single basket. 4 tries later, great pours from a single basket!
Yay!
The idea appealed to me as an engineer. For some particular grind, if we fill the basket consistently and knock the grinds down consistently, we can use the tools to remove excess coffee and we know that there is precisely the same amount of coffee in the basket every time. Sounds good! Now we can try some grind-tool combo to see what works and what we like.
Now, I have always been able to get good pours from my double basket. I have never been able to get anything from my single. I always level off flat with the basket and this is too much coffee. Never worked right. No idea on how to get a consistent reference since the only good one didnt work. So I dialled in tool-less on my double basket. And started experimenting with different tools on my single basket. 4 tries later, great pours from a single basket!
Yay!
Im sure di bartolis could arrange to send them down for you.
) and then sweeping with the straight edge of a knife. Also tried sweeping with my finger slightly bent. The typical result once I locked in the portafilter was too high of a dose (VBM has a low shower screen), and/or inconsistency. The tools help to eliminate this. 
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