Coffee makers with a tamper

Tamper

— this procedure is necessary to achieve the desired quality of brewing: proper tamping ensures the optimal density of ground coffee particles and uniform extraction. Tampers are also available as separate devices in the form of round seal, and many professional baristas prefer to use these tools. However, built-in accessories have a number of practical advantages. The main one is that such a “press” is constantly in one place, it is hard to lose and is always at hand. In addition, in some advanced coffee machines with coffee grinders, the tamper is built right into the ground coffee supply mechanism, and after loading the holder, it is enough to turn the lever to tamp the contents; such systems are not only extremely easy to use, but also provide consistent tamping quality regardless of the user's skill. However, there is also a simpler version of the design, the so-called “heel” — a tamper sole installed directly on the coffee maker body.