53mm Coffee Distributor, Espresso Distribution Tool, Coffee Leveler Compatible with Breville 54mm Portafilter- Professional Espresso Distributor Leveler Tool

This distributor is well-made. It is heavy and does a great job of leveling the puck before tamping. It was considerably less expensive than many of the other brands and I don't know what they could provide that would be any better than this one. It fits the basket of my Breville Bambino perfectly. Glad I purchased this one.

Works well with my Breville Bambino. It feels like nice quality and is easy to adjust.

I was skeptical it would be decent because of the price. And it turns out it is not, it is incredible! I know, I know, how great can it be when it is just a coffee tamper but this piece is solid, weighty machined steel coming in at almost 1lb. 3 piece construction allows you to set the depth for how much coffee you like to add and spin the top ring down to lock it into place. You get a perfectly tamped coffee every single time singe it actually sits on the rim of the portafilter and the shiny piece sits inside. After you fill the basket just press this in and turn a little clockwise and done. So can we talk about the fact that this is the CHEAPEST cost wise espresso tamper available anywhere, at least anywhere that I have looked. And for the cost the fact that what you are getting is such high quality! Easily unscrews for cleaning, though I just dust mine off. Fits perfectly in the hand and just takes seconds to adjustand unless switching baskets you don't need to adjust it or mess with it at all after that. I bought this for a Starbucks Barista machine, they all have 53mm baskets. Given the build quality of this thing I am certain it could be a long lived family heirloom.

Works as it should, collects coffee grounds under the lip, so that has to be consistently cleaned. Does a great job of leveling the grounds in the portafilter.

Solid piece of metal, steel or aluminum I’m not sure. It’s like a lead weight. You can adjust the height it pushes down but I just leave it on the smallest setting. Just unscrews so it’s easy to clean.

Quality is great especially on how it was made, love you can get different attachments and good on how heavy it is. The small coffee that stays on the edges is nothing just dust it off and that is all.

Works perfectly

Like the other reviewer, I delayed ordering this because there were no reviews. I’m glad I did. This thing is quality all the way. The weight is much heavier than expected (in a good way). The weight is 14.7 ounces according to my scale. There were no instructions but the adjustment is very easy. Just unscrew the two black rings a bit to loosen the stainless leveler. Then screw it to precisely the height you need. Then retighten the two black rings. This makes it easy to get exactly the adjustment you need.I am using this with a Breville Barista Express which has the 54mm portafilter. This is 53mm, which is exactly the right size. I use with a 53mm funnel ring that I bought here, and the fit is perfect. So my process is as follows:- Warm machine and run a shot of water through- Weigh out 18 grams of fresh locally roasted beans into a plastic cup I use for this purpose.- Put the beans into the hopper of the Barista Express grinder and grind into the plastic cup- Put the funnel onto the portafilter (using the single wall non-pressurized double shot basket)- Pour the coffee as evenly as I can into the portafilter. It will overflow but the funnel prevent it from falling out.- Hold down funnel and knock portafilter a bit to distribute coffee out of the mountain shape- Put my new leveler / distributor on the grounds, leaving the funnel in place- Turn a few times in each direction- Remove distributor and funnel, and tamp down using Barista Express tamper using four fingers, to keep it even, until it stops moving down (this gets natural over time)- Run double shot using manual mode (hold down button for prefusion about 7-9 seconds until I get a certain sound, then weigh output and stop at dialed in weight while running a stop watch). Typical double shot takes 35-40 secs from beginning of button press (including prefusion).The espresso is noticeably improved in both even appearance and depth of taste from the use of the distribution tool. It is 100% worth it and a bargain really. And BTW the shots I am able to pull with this machine are often superior to what I get from the majority of third wave high-quality espresso bars.