Product description

About Us

Metallurgica Motta is located in Omegna, Italy. Since 1967, Motta has been producing stainless steel kitchenware and professional items with high quality Italian design. Motta has a wide selection of coffee accessories ,which are present in coffee bars as well as the hotel industry throughout Italy and worldwide. The complete range of products also includes barware and household items.

Barista Line

Metallurgica Motta specializes in high quality coffee tools for the professional and home barista!! The line includes: espresso tampers, frothing pitchers, leveling tools, knock boxes, as well as tools for latte or cappuccino art!

Why choose a Motta Tamper?

Ergonomic Handle

The wooden handle of Motta's tamper is ergonomically designed to fit in the palm of the average hand. With this design you can also use your index finger and thumb to push down rather than using the handle alone.

Stainless Steel Base

The base of this tamper is made of 18/10 stainless steel. This heavy weight base is the perfect weight for pressing down on your espresso.

Design

Motta's wide range of products are design driven to add beauty to any home or kitchen!!

Choosing The Right Size Tamper

WHEN CHOOSING THE RIGHT SIZE TAMPER THE RULE OF THUMB IS TO MEASURE THE INNER DISTANCE OF YOUR PORTA FILTER, THEN SUBTRACT 1 MM IN DIAMETER.

How To Use Your Tamper

  1. Measure the Perfect amount of ground coffee and place in your porta filter, ¼ ounce for a single, and ½ ounce for a double.
  2. Tap the sides of your porta filter to evenly distribute the coffee or use a coffee leveling tool to provide a flat bed to tamp on.
  3. Place your porta filter on a flat surface with tamping mat or tamping stand
  4. Place your tamper evenly in your porta filter. This step is extremely important, an uneven tamp means an uneven extraction.
  5. Press down evenly with your tamper at approximately 30 pounds of pressure. To feel what 30 pounds feels like, take your tamper and press down on bathroom scale or kitchen scale until you reach 30 pounds. The amount of pressure is not as important as pressing evenly with the tamper.
  6. If desired you may polish the tamp by lightly spinning the tamper – a matter of style, not a necessity!
  7. Wipe away any grinds that have fallen on the portafilter and basket rim.
  8. Your are now ready to place your tamper into your machine and brew the perfect shot of espresso!!

Precautions

To make sure you get the best results, you should always make sure your tamper is clean. To do that, give it a swift brush after each use or wash it under warm water. NEVER PLACE YOUR TAMPER IN THE DISHWASHER!!