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Espresso WDT Tool with Stand
R199.99
Grinders drop espresso grounds in clumps, and water finds the gaps between them. Stirring the dose with fine needles before you tamp breaks those clumps up, which is all the Weiss Distribution Technique, or WDT, asks.
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- Ring of fine steel needles
- Stand keeps the needles upright
- 10.7 cm tall in the stand
- 50 g with a plastic handle
How to use it
Stir, tap, tamp
- 01
Grind into the basket
Grind your dose straight into the portafilter basket, ideally with a dosing ring on top to catch strays.
- 02
Stir the grounds
Push the needles down to the bottom and stir in small circles, working out to the edge, for 10 to 15 seconds.
- 03
Tap, tamp, park
Tap the portafilter once to settle the bed, tamp, then stand the tool back in its stand with the needles down.
Close up
Knob, needles, stand
Rounded knob
Sits in your fingertips, so the needles can be turned in small circles without your wrist doing the work.
Fine needles
Thin stainless steel wires, set in a ring. They part the grounds without packing them, which a spoon or a cocktail stick would.
Cone stand
Open at the front, so the tool lifts out by its knob. The needle tips rest inside it, off the counter and away from fingers.
Compared
Needles, a spinning distributor or a tap?
Tapping the portafilter settles the grounds but leaves the clumps. A spinning distributor levels the top layer. Needles reach the bottom of the basket, which is where most clumps sit.
| Compared | This productNeedle WDT tool | Spinning distributor | Tapping the portafilter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breaks up clumps | Yes | Only near the top | No |
| Levels the bed | Yes | Yes | Partly |
| Works in any basket size | Yes | Sized to one basket | Yes |
| Time added per shot | About 15 seconds | A few seconds | A few seconds |
Questions
It breaks up the clumps a grinder leaves in espresso grounds and spreads them evenly across the basket. An even bed lets the water run through all of the coffee instead of rushing through the loosest spot.
Yes, because you stir from above, the needles go into any size of basket. A dosing ring on top of the basket stops grounds flicking over the edge while you stir.
Not always. If your shots run fast, spurt from one side of the basket or leave holes in the spent puck, clumpy grounds are a likely cause, and stirring them out is a cheap first fix before you change the grind or dose.
Yes. They are thin on purpose, so they slip through coffee without compacting it. Keep the tool in its stand with the needles inside, and straighten any that bend with your fingers rather than pliers.
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Perfect! Does exactly what it says on the tin.
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Such a well-made product. Very durable.
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Absolutely essential kitchen item now.
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