Tamping mat with corner

Product Details:

• Material Thickness: 5 mm silicone
• Protective Function: Prevents damage to the table surface when tamping
• Angle: No side marks on the work surface
• Edge Reinforcement: 8 mm at the edge
• Function of Edge Reinforcement: Prevents the spreading of coffee grounds during portafilter preparation for tamping
• Cleaning: Dishwasher safe or easily cleaned under running water
• Slip Resistance: Mat is slip-resistant and provides good grip when tamping
• Base Dimensions: 20.1 x 14.7 cm (depth x width)
• Angle Inner Dimension: 2.5 cm
• Angle Outer Dimension: 3.1 cm
  

Why do we sell this tamping mat?

We particularly like the 90° angle on the front of the tamping mat. This supports the grip of the slip-resistant mat and closes a typical problem area, the front of the table or countertop. With classic tamping mats, the table is only protected from above. However, tamping is always done at the edge. This very quickly leads to many dents on the work surface.

What makes good tamping?

"Tamping" refers to pressing the coffee grounds in the portafilter. Through pressure of approximately 8 - 15 kg, the coffee grounds in the portafilter are compressed.

For good tamping to be possible at all, the preparation of the ground coffee in the basket is crucial. If air bubbles are trapped or coffee grounds are compressed more heavily in some areas, the resistance of the coffee cake to water changes.

A good espresso extraction is enabled by uniform resistance. Lower resistance leads to faster water drainage and correspondingly uneven extraction. In the worst case, channeling occurs. With this channel formation, the brewing water flows away significantly faster in some areas and over-extraction takes place.

We have detailed more on the subject espresso preparation here.