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How To Use A Coffee Tamper

Making the perfect espresso coffee is a fine art, and you need to pay attention to every step of the process. In this step by step guide David Littlejohn, owner of LJ Coffee House in Soho, shows you how to use a coffee tamper to compact the coffee. Enlarge

How To Use A Coffee Tamper

Making the perfect espresso coffee is a fine art, and you need to pay attention to every step of the process. In this step by step guide David Littlejohn, owner of LJ Coffee House in Soho, shows you how to use a coffee tamper to compact the coffee.

Prep:
2m
Total:
2m
Serves:
1

Ingredients

  • 14 g coffee

Method

Put 14 g of coffee in the portafilter. Put the tamper into the portafilter and press down with the palm of your hand. You should press hard enough to compact the coffee. Give the tamper a quarter turn to seal the coffee across the top.