TOP THREE – Must Have Espresso Tools (2022)

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1. Barista Space C3 Needle WDT Distribution Tool 58 mm

2. wouldnt the tamper just undo everything you did with the needle thingy?

3. more water contact pulls flavors ,is that good or bad

4. I saw only 2 tools in the video

5. Can I buy a different portafilter and baskets for my Neretva Espresso machine?

6. I have literally NEVER seen a professional barista use a WDT tool and yet….. they make delicious espresso.

7. Can you WDT without a dosing ring? I can’t without making a mess. I bought one without magnets and it works fine but I would be interested in your recommendation next time you update your top tools.

8. Good Evening, I have a Delongi Combo machine and I want to use a bottomless Portafilter is this possible with Delongi machine’s as my first attempt wast like filter coffee and the 8 cups after that I also have a WDT Tool as well.
   Regards
   Mark from England UK

9. First you un clump it and then you press it down and clump it all up. Makes sense.

10. Hey what will be a better tool in terms of espresso extraction duomo the eight or the sworksdesign?

11. Which needle size do you recommend?

12. Can you recommend a more affordable wdt?

13. Love the video. Nice coffee gadgets

14. As a coffee lover, I was going to make a coffee tamper on my metal lathe.
    However
    before this, I found this ‘Normcore’ tamper and bought it. It comes various sizes to match the portafilter of your machine.
    It is better than I could have made, and comes with 3 spring settings which can be changed via a supplied Allen key and relevant springs and some mechanical aptitude.
    This is a very good piece of equipment.

15. Hey Asa — who is the espresso cup from??

16. Ive just ordered Pullman Big Step tamper. May I use it with the original La Marzocco baskets or I have to order Pillman Baskets too

17. Awesome video, like always! I have a question concerning the WDT, have you measured the tds with a refractrometer, when pulling a shot with/without WDT and if, how was the difference?

18. I think that slowly slowly comes out that distribution tools, that used to cost ~150€ when they lanched, are the biggest scam in coffee world, full of placebo effect

    I throw away mine, I feel ashamed to sell it, and I use only nutation and tamping

19. I use the WDT to stir the ground coffee that fell into my NICHE dose cup ~ this breaks up static allowing all the coffee to easily fall into the filter basket. Am I wrong in doing this?

20. Ugh I want that Pullman but it's so damn pricey. I love my Pullman basket though

21. Are you doing wdt from bottom to top like lance hedrick do or just stir at the top ?

22. My mate is enjoying his WDT, but it's not for me, it ruins all my hard work.

23. Love to see a Gina video!

24. I've been using a DIY WDT (cork with 010-size guitar string) and the happy tamper, and have total peace of mind over the puck prep process now. I also use a puck screen as my main driver is the Flair 58. Great shots even if the grind size is off!

25. What cup is that? 👍🏼 the grey espresso cup?

26. Would you recommend the WTD tool for stovetop moka pots as well or just real espresso makers?

27. You look like Jony Ive 🙂

28. Do you still use OCD?

29. Which palm tamper is that at 2:19? As someone with gigantic hands, palm style tampers seem like a good fit

30. I’ve replaced a WDT tool, by and large, with a Weber blind shaker. I put a 2 inch neodymium magnet in the base of my Niche, so it snaps in and stays put.

    I’ve also moved to a calibrated tamper (Normcore in my case), which is something I didn’t think I’d ever do, but for whatever reason I find it works better in the workflow with the blind shaker than my palm or standard tampers. I still use a distribution tool, but I don’t even think it’s terribly necessary with the blind shaker if used right.

31. More espresso tools in this video than blinks.

32. Honestly, a nice idea of a video, but imo it would have been so much better, if you had included what you used in your video from 3 years ago, and why and how something got added or removed. Bc now I would have to watch it again and piece together myself, why you removed something or why you added something. I think, that was a missed opportunity. But maybe thats just me. Otherwise enjoyable and informative content.

33. There's no such thing as over tamping. Well unless you're the hulk or something.

34. I get confuse at the beginning of the video because few days ago I have watched the old video 🤦‍♂️

35. I don't think the WDT is breaking up clumps that the 13 kilos of tamping do not break… it's just distributing the grinds, which can also be done by tapping. A scale can help at first but the more you use it the more you depend on it and don't develop a feeling for the correct amount of coffee in the basket and in the cup. The tamper is obviously needed, but the other tools not really… they slow you down and take the "flow" away from your workflow 🙂

36. I went from a Pullman to a Force tamper. I’ve find it helps to concentrate my focus on WDT and not be concerned with tamping at all.

37. I made myself a wdt tool this week after putting up with using a single needle for a while. Same coffee, same ratio but a lot better favour. Couldn't believe the difference, multiple shots later and it wasn't a fluke.

38. My WDT is a tooth pick. But I economise and use the same pick for two weeks 🤣

39. I love my Decent v3 tamper that rests on the top of my basket. I haven’t had a bad tamp. Waiting for more jkim WDT tools. I don’t like my wine cork setup

40. Am I the only one having a hard time figuring out what the 3rd (or was it 2nd?) tool was? I guess it was WDT, scale, and tamper, but it felt like he was too busy waxing poetic over the middle half of the video to actually mention the item (based on the images, it had to be a scale).

41. Love my jkim business card WDT. One thing you can do with his is remove the bottom spread disc, and use the 9 needle in a straight down configuration. Doesn't whisk as well if doing full wdt, but rakes easier if just doing the top. Also, a lot of makers sell a stand for their wdt, but I would skip that and just use a small cup with rice to help keep it clean.

42. @therealsprometheus I’d personally add an espresso funnel to (my) list. While this doesn’t really necessarily impact flavor, it totally improves my workflow, and countertop. Once I started using one, I’ve never gone back.