Cafe's & Tamping coffee.

Since buying my Silvia & waking up to espresso generally, I've been paying
more attention to what's served up in cafe's that I frequent. I've noticed
that every cafe I've been in in Edinbugh that the barista doses the
porta-filter & then presses the grounds up onto a plastic tamper fitted onto
the grinder that flattens the grounds into the basket. There is no effort
involved & nowhere near the 30 lbs of pressure that I'm attempting to use
myself.

IMHO the coffee produced tastes "ok" strong & full flavour, not bitter &
good crema.

Question: Am I missing something ?


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