Has anyone got any recommendations for a portafilter stand to tamp on? I've found out that when I'm tamping I tend to always tamp on an angle and need something to keep everything vertical.
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I would suggest a tamper with a leveling plate such as the Normcore V4, happy tamper, Force Tamper etc. Otherwise I find the Timemore magic cube quite good. Cheapest place to get it is AliExpress if you don't mind a wait, otherwise Coffee Parts usually has them in stock. The only thing it doesn't do is adjustable height.
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i second getting a leveling tamper, and for the money the normcore V4 cant be beat. I have been using one for a while now with no complaints. I use to use a tamping station but after getting the normcore and the puqpress, i got rid of it as it was never getting used.
The stand i had was the barista space which had height adjustability, but have recently seen some very nice timber tamping stations on etsy with built in knock box also
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Just note that with the force tamper you have to use your fingers on your other hand to hold the levelling plate in place to ensure a level tamp because of the kickback.
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