Lot's has been written about the pro's and cons of tapping the PF when dosing, must admit I'm a tapper, after dosing I give the PF a few light taps to settle the contents before tamping, after tamping a couple more taps to dislodge any coffee that has crept up the sides of the basket then a final tamp.
I have recently gone out of my way to see if excessive tapping has any adverse affect on the shot, have tapped until the coffee shows a distinct gap around the edge, then retamped, have even tapped until the puck has broken right across the centre then retamped it.
What affect has all of this had on my shots? bugger all, shots have been equally as good after all of the messing around.
Not suggesting we all become obsessive tappers, simply making the point that a lot of practices that are frowned upon are perhaps not as destructive to a decent coffee as some would have us believe.
I have recently gone out of my way to see if excessive tapping has any adverse affect on the shot, have tapped until the coffee shows a distinct gap around the edge, then retamped, have even tapped until the puck has broken right across the centre then retamped it.
What affect has all of this had on my shots? bugger all, shots have been equally as good after all of the messing around.
Not suggesting we all become obsessive tappers, simply making the point that a lot of practices that are frowned upon are perhaps not as destructive to a decent coffee as some would have us believe.

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