Normcore 58.5mm Coffee Espresso Leveler & Tamper combo $41.99 (was $63.99) Delivered @ Normcore via Amazon AU

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MrBillions on 15/07/2023 - 20:27 amazon.com.au (1256 clicks)
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I'm pretty happy with my Normcore Espresso gear and have most accessories from Normcore. Usually good price / value ratio.

What I didn't have yet is a leveler and tamper combined. As i'm trying to reduce the items on my coffee bench I might be abe to do away with having two separate tools and use this combined tool instead. Save space and money…let's see. I'll give it a go.

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  FrugalityMaximus on 15/07/2023 - 20:55

  I’m looking for one of these but this looks like a fake. The seller is new with a wild name and the reviews are generic for the most part.

  Still, ships from Amazon so could always roll the dice with returns.

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    CoreNex on 15/07/2023 - 21:25

    +2

    Funny enough, that's the name of the actual Normcore store. I've purchased from them multiple times in the past without issues.

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  johnnytran on 15/07/2023 - 23:03

  I like their needle distributor, hopefully it goes on sale. I have a WDT tool already but struggle to get it all even when there's a lot of grounds in the basket.

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    sqheaven on 16/07/2023 - 23:10

    Once I do wdt, then tap, then wdt the surface to get the ground even before the tamper. My shots have been fairly decent. No channeling, I wish I have a nice leveller. But it'd be another tool to maintain. These things are very heavy, if you drop them, you might break the floor lol

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      Anders on 17/07/2023 - 12:44

      A self-leveling tamper is all you need. You do not need a separate leveling tool if you've done WDT correctly; waste of money, time, counter-space.

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      johnnytran on 17/07/2023 - 12:55

      I have one of those heavy 2 in 1 leveller/tampers which I use after the WDT. My basket is 18g but I use over 19g (the current beans I’m using recommend to pack in 23g which is impossible lol) and the leveller definitely helps when there’s heaps.

      It rolled off my kitchen bench one time, luckily it didn’t visibly crack a tile but I noticed one kind of makes a noise if I step on a certain place, I think there’s a very fine crack. Thanks for reminding me :D

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  tunzafun001 on 15/07/2023 - 23:05

  https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4566489

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    bargainshooter on 16/07/2023 - 14:21

    -1

    Would never use 3d printed tools with foodstuff. Too many nooks for food to be trapped in esp mould attracting ground coffee.

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      sqheaven on 16/07/2023 - 23:07

      That's not true

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        bargainshooter on 16/07/2023 - 23:58

        Writing that something isn't true because it's your opinion doesn't make it inaccurate.
        Here's a sample guide - but good luck with your food safe 3d prints:
        https://www.afaridan.com.au/food-safe-3d-printing

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          sqheaven on 17/07/2023 - 00:21

          @bargainshooter: Try to print the tool and find out if the printed part ever gets in touch with the ground coffee

          I think the 3D funnel was not a good idea, I replaced it with aluminium one

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          tunzafun001 on 17/07/2023 - 00:55

          @bargainshooter: Some good tips here on plastics etc, but a dry coffee distributor / tamp printed at a decent resolution (sand smooth if you have to). Works fine for me.
          I also printed a single shot grinder (my BES870 was a hard rubbish pick up with the grinder cap smashed).

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  garage sale on 16/07/2023 - 07:02

  2 markets that seem to try and over engineer so they can sell more stuff are coffee gadgets and wine gadgets …opening a bottle of wine if it has a cork is simple ( australia wines are screw caps but many european wines still use corks) and $20 get you a great cork screw …. tamping coffee isn’t complex and a $25 tamp / leveler does the job ….problem with spring loaded tamp is if you have a lot of coffee in the basket you will bottom out spring to get it low enough, my tamp doesn’t have a spring.

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    Anders on 17/07/2023 - 12:39

    +1

    Comparing coffee prep to opening a ready-to-consume product like a bottle of wine is not an apt comparison. Yes, the coffee industry is rife with unverified innovation, and most of the time buying better coffee is a better investment than buying better tools, but it doesn't mean there isn't a problem in need of a solution: good coffee is hard to make consistently, especially at home. Those that disagree have a higher tolerance for bad coffee than that of the people these products are targeting.

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  The Judge on 16/07/2023 - 11:32

  Are these functionally any different to the much cheaper Matow brand ones, which are adjustable?

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    bargainshooter on 16/07/2023 - 14:13

    0.5mm

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  Impulse404Error on 16/07/2023 - 12:00

  If you already have their tamper this will offer no difference other than perhaps being preferred by you ergonomically. It might actually be detrimental compared to the tamper from a tamping consistency perspective too.

  Keep in mind that this will do absolutely nothing in terms of distribution and may actually cause a worse result if you're not careful when using it.

  As a tamper, this is a good price but selling it as a leveler is a bit much since it really doesn't do any kind of leveling - its simply for pressing grinds downwards.