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„Make sure you stay away from auto tampers. They may give you consistent pressure, but the tamp is horrible. There is no real way to tap the wand and knock the espresso off the sides, let alone get a nice polished head on the espresso.“
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Making Eggspresso (INeedCoffee.com)
„Making eggspresso only requires a good steam wand. Most home espresso machines have good decent frothing wands with which to cook the eggs. Next, you will need a good container to put the eggs in. Oddly enough, I have found that coffee mugs work very well because you can fit 3 eggs in them and they have enough depth for the wand to reach into.“
http://www.ineedcoffee.com/99/11/eggspresso/
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„Once you are done distributing the grounds it is time for the first tamp. Without moving the porta-filter, hold the tamper so that the base of the handle fits into the palm of your hand. Your wrist should be straight, and the tamper should be a straight extension of your arm. Press gently on the coffee with five pounds of pressure (Picture 3). You will notice that some of the grounds will stick to the side of the basket. Therefore, one must gently tap the basket with the handle on the porta-filter to knock the grounds onto the flat pellet you just formed (Picture 4).“
http://www.coffeeresearch.org/espresso/ tamping.htm
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CoffeeGeek - Making Espresso and Progress!
„I started wondering about the pictures I've seen of solid pucks, and why my pucks weren't solid enough to 'knock' out, and when I might be able to use my new knock-box. I still wasn't comfortable with surfing, and I wasn't crazy about the taste of the espresso bean blend that I was using. But, I was making progress, so, back to the newsgroup. (No Coffee Geek Forums at the time)“
http://www.coffeegeek.com/opinions/edgabrielle/ 09-15-2002
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Espresso Tamping (INeedCoffee.com)
„The shape of the pellet has already been formed, and the finishing tamp confirms this impression. With the tamper held as before, press on the pellet with exactly thirty pounds of pressure. It is useful to tamp on a bathroom scale until you become comfortable with the amount of force necessary to achieve the appropriate pressure. After tamping turn the tamper 720° to polish the surface.“
http://www.ineedcoffee.com/00/08/tamping/ ?page=2
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