Tampers

The espresso tamper, one of the most important tools of the coffee trade, should fit your hand like a glove. Designed to fit a wide range of eager mitts, you should select the tamper best designed to fit your filter, grind type and hand feel. And since it can be difficult to - well - hand feel on the Internet, we've done our darnedest to explain why each of these tampers might be the one for you.