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Always look forward to your videos! Thanks

Thanks for the review. Another great video!

Just the video I’ve been looking for! Thanks for always being so informative!

Thanks - recently found you and subscribed, enjoying all your videos

Great tamper review, thank you!

Great insight, always appreciate the content you make! Would love the Advent Calander.

The Happy Tamper is a self-leveling palm tamper that doesn’t need adjusting for depth. It has dual springs, one for depth, one for pressure. So you press against light resistance from the first spring to the puck, then more firmly against the second spring to tamp. It’s the easiest and most natural one and peak tamper design in my opinion. And the tamp spring is even adjustable to give different tamping pressure. I believe different tamp plate sizes are available as well

That calendar looks awesome!

Great video. Keep up the good work!

Quick and easy video to get started on tampers! :)

Great video, I like how you go back to basic tools, I started with Brerville BBE and moved up to Pro for more steam power and there are so many accessories now for Breville 54mm :)

That Normcore tamper is something that's on my wish list for this year. Nice vid! Always appreciate the content you make. Cheers!

Ikape sent me one of these tampers, and I just love it. So easy to use, well made and beautiful looking.

I've been using the Normcore for a year. No regrets. I love it.

I really appreciate your teachings, starting in this fascinating world of coffee, but absorbing knowledge like a sponge. I live in Colombia, land of coffee

I got my Breville barista machine 2 weeks ago and m def going to get one of these tampers, I notice the edges of my basket all the time now after seeing all these types of videos, thanks.

Love the advent calendar!

Great video, I have the Normcore and love it

up to the point video, thanks!

coffee Advent Calendars looks cool. Love the video.

I use this Normcore tamper for almost 2 years and I love it!

Gfeat video! Will definitely be grabbing the normcore

New subscriber. Thanks for the video. I enjoy your work. I have the normcore and love it, but have to buy a new one since I switched machines from a BBE to a PP600. Thanks for the videos!

Great video!

Nice initiative!

Thank you ! Your videos are very helpful. I am new to owning an Espresso machine and am really loving it !

Subscribed! Thanks!

Great video. Thanks

Coffee Advent Calendar would be awesome. I already shared the Instagram post in my story and commented!

I need to try that coffee calendar!!!!

Great insight, as always! Would love the Advent Calander.

Love my Normcore tamper!

Great video! I have a palm tamper and I'm experiencing a little of what you had mentioned so might transition over to normcore.

Thank you for the video. I've been wondering whether the tamper base makes any noticeable difference. I think convex bases were pretty common ~10 years ago, but now, I mainly see flat and rippled bases. Another question: do you recommend making espresso with these advent calendar coffees? I feel like the doses are so small that you basically have to dial them in on the first try. If that wasn't so difficult, I would love to get one.

Normcore tamper is also on my wish list - for now starting with the factory tamper by rocket coming with my new Appartamento TCA 🙌

Keep up the great work - Go Canada!

love it! just gotthe nomcore!

looking forward to more great content

I like the normcore quite a lot, and it looks spiffy too! It's cool they have a 51mm size for the Flair pro

That is so cool. Where can you get one of those advent calendars.

🎉🎉🎉 thanks for sharing. I have a palm tamper. Might need to switch to normcore.

The Normcore 54mm's been great so far!

I use the normcore Tamper everyday. I love it so much, because it cancels a lot of possibilities for human error. I drink one maybe two espressos per day, so these gotta be great. That tamper helps me very much in repeatability. Good luck for everyone for the giveaway!

Still rocking the breville tamper after 6yrs!

❤❤❤ I hope I can get the advent calendar and tamper for my sage.

one observation I will make between these two is that the normcore's business end is a bit lower profile than the ikape, which is better for avoiding disturbing the grounds too too much before the base makes contact with the portafilter rim. I can tell you rigth now my Barista express basket is filled to the brim with eh fluffed up ground coffee before it gets tamped, so the less faffing about I gotta do before the rim makes contact, the better

I ordered the IKAPE Transparent tamper earlier in the day before seeing this video. I have until now been using a palm one like the one you showed but there's nothing to tell you how much pressure you pushing down and that got me thinking what if I've only been applying 10lb pressure, I'm looking forward to finding out.

Great Video. Awesome giveaway! 🔥

Great video! I made the mistake of buying an intermediate tamper and it doesn't fit exactly, leading to the aformentioned channeling issues

I'm a big fan of the Nomcore v4 (bought it twice, once in 54mm and once in 58mm). I find twisting the handle as you move up prevents any suction effect which gives you a clean base every time.

I have the normcore. it's been nice to use

Great video! I have been intrigued by 19 grams since you talked it about it last year. have you tried both coffee and espresso versions? If so, which would you recommend? Thinking about ordering one of those sets.

I use the Normcore for almost a year. Works great

Me 😂 got the Normcore and quite happy!

Great considerations. Just got a Barista Express and think a new tamper is the next upgrade.

The Ikape looks so sick. I would love to see more transparent coffee gear.

I usually recommend the Normcore for the price to friends and family as well!

I didn't win the advent calendar, but I did purchase one (so I guess I am still winning). I am utilizing a Rancilio Silvia Pro X to pull shots, do you have a recommended temperature for the calendar roasts?

I have the Normcore and the heaviest spring is very hard to compress completely - I highly doubt it's only 30lbs. KZfaqr Our Coffee Shelter did a Short where he used the different springs on a scale and the lightest spring (supposedly 15lbs) showed around 10kg - approx 22lbs. Isn't that more than enough tamping pressure?

Dope! THinking of picking up the transparent tamper. Hopefully i win the calendar.. immediately went to find links for it but even better that it is a giveaway

I always love watching your videos! I know I'll get the best input and quality advice! Would love to win this advent spro!

Oh man I wish I saw this in November!! ❤ I’m looking forward to next year now that I’ve found your channel with my new bambino plus and grinder I’m learning a lot. Thank you 🙏 I appreciate your videos and you 100% teach me amazing helpful skills and provide me with invaluable info. I always thought it was me /user error with the several ..yes several breville machines I’ve returned because my shots are not consistent and if I’m spending $1200cdn I just want a consistent latte!! I’m learning I need some access to help make my shots consistent. I’m still learning. But I just got the bambino plus and breville burr grinder to give it one more try for home espresso before I crawl back to Starbucks for 1-2 daily lattes. $$$ I know. I’m an idiot 😂. I hope to learn how to use this bambino over the next 2 wks consistently or it’s going back and I promised my boyfriend I’d never purchase another espresso machine and my quest for good home lattes is over. Fingers crossed I really need to learn how to do this. Any suggestions for videos to watch, accessories to purchase, any advice at all I’m welcoming to EVERY suggestion. Even if I need to change grinders or machines I have 2 wks to learn or end my quest. That was the deal. I do understand his frustration I’ve spent over a year on this so far I’m loose g this challenge big time, but I’m a stubborn one so I’m still hoping I can be taught and I will learn!! Cheers 🙏 thank you so much 😊

Advent coffee! I love it!

The normcore has been a great tamper for me.

Second to none - You make the best espresso related videos out there. Thank you @LifestyleLab_

I've always been curious about coffee advent calendars. For those who have experienced them, were the sample sizes sufficient for you to properly dial in the coffee?

How is the lull back with these tampers? Do they create suction?

i regret getting the normecore only because the ikape see thru is do badass and it wasn’t available when i needed a tamper

Not seen that clear tamper before, it's interesting.

i want that calendar lol

If using a 58mm portafilter, should you use a 58mm or 58.5mm ?

We wants it, Precious! (The advent calendar, not the tampers - i don’t have an espresso machine (yet))

Recently got the Pullman tamper and basket and it’s been great.

I'll go for self-leveled tamper for better, balance esspresso extraction ^^

Happy is my favorite.

Normcore looks sleek!

Normcore does not go wrong!

I bought a Bezzera machine and it came with a decent tamper.

I have the normcore tamper but that 30-lb spring is tough! 😮‍💨

Would you ever review any of the Philips automatic espresso machines or any other automatic machines 🤩

Can you afford the eureka tamper?

This new hobby is going to be one of the cheapest than any other of my hobbies

Do you have a link for that advent calendar?

Good luck everyone!

I have a question regarding the Normcore tamper and your recommendation to use the heaviest spring. In your review of Normcore products from 2 years ago, you recommended the lightest spring. What changed?

When it comes to the Breville(54mm), are we talking IMS filter baskets or standard filter baskets? Basically what I’m trying to ask is does the normcore or any of the other tampers fit snuggly into a Breville IMS basket ?

Good video 😊

I was shocked at how nice the tamper was that came with my ECM Synchronika. Now....if we can just get all manufacturers to include a bottomless portafilter....

Count me in!

Spring leveler tamper are the best ! As good as a Calendar from 19 grams 😅

Love the look of the Normcore

Waiting for a white Normcore to match my coffee bar.

hmm in one video Nomcore product review, you are saying to use the lightest spring always and it doesn't matter, and now the always heaviest. It's a little inconsistent.

Just found your channel the other day - it have been a quite expensive couple of days, as your videos are great and easily understandable they inspired me to purchase some accessories, well almost all of them I think :) Scale, bottomless portafilter, IMS filter, puck tamber, wdt tool, spring tamber, dosing cup and funnel.. Please let me win one of the calendars so I can try all my new equipment and some good coffee! Again thank for your nice videos!

I'm a bit confused, on your previous video reviewing Normcore tools, you mentioned that you prefer the lightest spring for their tamper, which is the 15lbs one. In this video, you recommend to use the heaviest option available. Which one is the correct one?

Hi, do you know if 58.5 tamper would fit exactly in the gaggia classic? Or would 58.35 be better?

Do you use the normcore tamper with your decent?

Very useful, you'll either cost or save me money 😂

Great prize