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Are all vat baskets same dimensions? How do I find out mine?
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Same here. After upgrading to an E61 machinerecently, I've grabbed a pullman big step tamper and a pullman 19-21g basket. Flavour, viscosity and crema improvements are fantastic.
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One thing that took a little getting used to with my JoeFrex 58.5 mm tamper: if you position it non-level even the slightest, it tends to get stuck when you release the tanping force. With a little practice, I got it level consistently and haven’t looked back since.Originally posted by trickydicky2 View PostAfter years of using a standard 58mm-or-thereabouts tamper I finally switched to a 58.40mm tamper to fit my 20g VST basket
Holy puck Batman! What a difference. No change to dose weight or distribution technique, but massive difference in the pour and espresso quality. The tamper base now fits with surgical precision. No vacuum issues though. I'm using a simple vertical, single tamp. No nutation. No polishing. Key observations:
- Longer time until coffee starts to pour
Visibly more honey-like
Much, much more consistent flow. Old tamper sometimes produced watery flow indicating channeling
Denser Crema
More intensity of flavour and richer body
Super pleased! Even better improvement than expected
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I had the same results changing to a 58.3mm tamper. So simple, but so good. Never look back haha.
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What a difference 0.4mm makes!
After years of using a standard 58mm-or-thereabouts tamper I finally switched to a 58.40mm tamper to fit my 20g VST basket
Holy puck Batman! What a difference. No change to dose weight or distribution technique, but massive difference in the pour and espresso quality. The tamper base now fits with surgical precision. No vacuum issues though. I'm using a simple vertical, single tamp. No nutation. No polishing. Key observations:
- Longer time until coffee starts to pour
Visibly more honey-like
Much, much more consistent flow. Old tamper sometimes produced watery flow indicating channeling
Denser Crema
More intensity of flavour and richer body
Super pleased! Even better improvement than expectedTags: None
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- Longer time until coffee starts to pour

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