Can you make a custom sized espro™ tamper?

Sorry, not at this point! Our tampers come in the following sizes:

• 58 mm convex base with a black handle
• 58 mm flat base with a black handle
• 57 mm convex base with a red handle
• 53 mm convex base with a black handle
• 53 mm flat base with a black handle
• 51 mm convex base with a black handle
• 49 mm convex base with a black handle

Is your convex base the american curve or euro curve?

Our convex bases have a gentle curve, 1.67 mm (0.065") in height. This is an American curve. Our convex tamper matches the curve found in a La Marzocco double filter basket.

What size tamper do I need for my machine?

Please measure to be sure, but here are some ideas.

Commercial Espresso Machines

• Astoria - 58 mm
• Astra - 56 mm
• Aurora - 56 mm
• Azykoyen - 58 mm
• Bezzera - 58 mm
• Brasilia - 58 mm
• Bunn - 58 mm
• Caramali - 58 mm
• Cimbali Junior Casa DT1 - 58 mm
  
• Cimbali (other) - 57 mm
• Conti - 58 mm
• ECM - 58 mm
• Elektra - 58 mm
• Expobar - 58 mm
• Faema - 58 mm
• Florenzato - 58 mm
• Futurmat - 58 mm
• Gaggia - 58 mm
• Grimac - 58 mm
• Isomac - 58 mm
• La Marzocco - 57, 58 mm
• La Scala - 58 mm
• Nuova Simonelli - 58 mm
• Pasquini - 58 mm
• Rancilio - 58 mm
• Reneka - 56 mm
• San Marco - 55 mm
• Spaziale - 52 mm
• Synesso - 58 mm
• Unic - 56 mm
• VFA - 58 mm
• VST Precision Basket - 58 mm
• Wega - 58 mm

Home Espresso Machines

• Ascaso / Innova - 57 mm
• Bodum Granos - 51 mm
• Breville 800ESXL/ESP6SXL - 51 mm
• Delonghi BAR32, BAR42, BCO264B - 51 mm
• Delonghi (old) - 49 mm
• ECM Giotto/Cellini - 58 mm
• ECM Botticelli - 58 mm
• Estro - 53 mm
• Faema Family - 53 mm
• *Francis!Francis! X 1 (old) - 52 mm or 53 mm
• Francis!Francis! X 1 (new) - 56 mm
• Gaggia - 58 mm
• Innova - 57 mm
• Kitchen Aid Proline - 58 mm
• Krups - 49 to 52 mm (measure)
• La Pavoni Lusso, Pisa, Si - 53 mm
• La Pavoni Duet, Club, Napolitana - 57 mm
• La Pavoni lever machines (before 1999) - 49 mm
• La Pavoni lever machines (after 1999) - 51 mm
• La Riveria - 45 mm
• LaSpaziale - 53 mm
• La Valentina - 58 mm
• Mokita - 55 mm
• mypressi TWIST - 53 mm
• Olympia Club, Cremina, Express - 49 mm
• Pasquini Livia 90 - 58 mm
• Quickmill - 58 mm
• Rancilio - 58 mm
• Saeco - 53 mm
• Solis SL 90 - 53 mm
• *Starbuck's (barista ) - 52 mm or 53 mm
• VST Precision Basket - 58 mm

*for a standard fit without binding and even compaction 52 mm is recomended. Actual size is 53 mm but due to the extreme precision a 52 mm is recomended for regular use.

Does the espro™ tamper come in any colour other than black?

Yes, our 57 mm convex tamper has a red handle. All our other tampers have black handles.

How can i prevent my tamper from hitting the ridge/slope of my filter basket?

This is a good discussion from coffeegeek.

Should i get a convex or a flat base tamper?

This is a difficult question, and has been heavily debated. At the end of the day, it is a question of personal preference. This is an example of the debate on coffeegeek.

I use a convex tamper right now, for a few reasons:

• The bottom of my portafilter basket is convex, so a convex tamper actually makes the puck a consistent (albeit curved) thickness.
• The convex tamper is also believed to push the coffee grounds up against the side of the basket, which helps prevent channeling.  I use a La Marzocco double basket, which necks down so also tends to seal the edges during tamping, so I am not sure.

On the other side of the debate there are just as valid reasons, so it is a tough one.