Espresso Tamping (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

  „The tamper should be made of aluminum or similar light metal and should have a diameter so that it fits firmly into the basket. Marzocco baskets are 58mm, so order the appropriate size. Without a flat packing surface you create indents which cause uneven extraction. You may order your tamper from Vivace's , which sells pistons of several different sizes to perfectly fit your basket.“

http://www.ineedcoffee.com/00/08/tamping/ ?page=2 - Cached

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CoffeeKid - La Marzocco Basket Confusion

  „I understand that Zoka uses triples, but the ones I saw were Swift triples. What's strange about this is that Swift baskets have a much larger hole design in their filters than other baskets (see photo to right), but they manage to pull it off. For me, the Swift triple is easier to pack and achieve good results, but you do have to grind a bit coarser for it. The Pasquini triple requires a mid-tamp - ie, half pack it, tamp, then finish packing, and tamp again.“

http://www.coffeekid.com/cafetalk/05-16-2003 - Cached

Espresso! My Espresso! An Ongoing Internet Novel - CHAPTER

  „      Recently I have made some adjustments to my procedure- particularly to the dosing. I fill the basket (I am still using the La Marzocco double basket) about 2/3 full, gently shake it sideways to get the coffee fairly level in the basket, then lightly rap the spout of the portafilter two times on the counter top. This visibly settles the grounds in the basket just a little bit. I then fill to a bit more than full, and then level the coffee across the top of the basket with the handle to a plastic coffee dosing spoon.“

http://home.surewest.net/frcn/coffee/ coffee44.html - Cached

Amazon.com: Gourmet Food: Jumpin' Java Coffee Gift Basket - Small

  „Much better than some of the other coffee gift baskets! I ordered a gift basket last year for my mom for Christmas that ended up being basically 2 cups worth of coffee and a few mugs - not worth the cost! This basket contains a little more coffee, as well as some cocoa and cookies.“

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ b0000t6zza?v=glance - Cached

Keep Your Coffee Equipment Clean (INeedCoffee.com)

  „of Puro Caff into the filter basket. With your espresso machine ready to brew, put the handle in the espresso machine just like you were going to brew some shots.“

http://www.ineedcoffee.com/00/02/maintenance/ ?page=4 - Cached

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