Greetings all,
Was having trouble dialing in my new Bezzera BZ-10. For starters, Bezzera ships this beautiful machine with a plastic tamper and I gave my Breville machine to a friend with its tamper installed in its little magnetic hideout.
Next, I had a new Breville Smart Grind Pro that also needed dialing in.
I ordered the Decent tamper V2 with a 22gm basket, the Decent scale and a digital thermometer. With quality local beans, I had everything dialed in and consistently producing great shots in about an hour!
The tamper is a thing of beauty, deserving of its place next to the Bezzera, fitting snugly into the basket and while I couldn't tell you what pressure I am tamping at, I don't care because I know its always level and my shots are as we like them and consistent. I've always loved well engineered equipment, no matter what aspect of life it is being used for and this tamper feels like using a top of the line Snap On torque wrench or something.
To be perfectly honest I really expected to be spending more time adjusting and fine tuning and I still will just for fun, but I seem to have got these particular beans set up perfectly in short order. With the quick warm up time of the BZ-10, morning joy is quick and easy.
Shout out to Decent Espresso for the quality accessories!
ps.
As for the BZ-10.......So pleased with that decision!
Was having trouble dialing in my new Bezzera BZ-10. For starters, Bezzera ships this beautiful machine with a plastic tamper and I gave my Breville machine to a friend with its tamper installed in its little magnetic hideout.
Next, I had a new Breville Smart Grind Pro that also needed dialing in.
I ordered the Decent tamper V2 with a 22gm basket, the Decent scale and a digital thermometer. With quality local beans, I had everything dialed in and consistently producing great shots in about an hour!
The tamper is a thing of beauty, deserving of its place next to the Bezzera, fitting snugly into the basket and while I couldn't tell you what pressure I am tamping at, I don't care because I know its always level and my shots are as we like them and consistent. I've always loved well engineered equipment, no matter what aspect of life it is being used for and this tamper feels like using a top of the line Snap On torque wrench or something.
To be perfectly honest I really expected to be spending more time adjusting and fine tuning and I still will just for fun, but I seem to have got these particular beans set up perfectly in short order. With the quick warm up time of the BZ-10, morning joy is quick and easy.
Shout out to Decent Espresso for the quality accessories!
ps.
As for the BZ-10.......So pleased with that decision!

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