Normcore Compact Tamping Station - Espresso Black Tamper Station Base - Genuine American Black OAK Tamper Holder - Wooden Coffee Portafilters Stand Base For 54 /58mm Espresso Machine Accessories

I like everything quality and easy to use

Has room for everything you need and more!Fits my portafilter perfectly, tamper, and distributor.I love having it all together in one place and this way, it doesn't make a mess and leave coffee grounds all over; keeps it all in one placeEven has a pot for you puck filters/screensVery sturdy and good qualityI love this brand's coffee supplies and accessories- I also have the tamper, portafilter, and distributor. LOVE THEM ALLDefinitely recommend thisIt would make a great gift to any beginner or coffee connoisseur

Honestly, this is a great addition to my espresso machine setup. This tamper station is of great quality and very easy to use.It's pretty solid, easy to use, and easy to clean. You can handwash it, or put it in the dishwasher. The unit itself is a solid piece of metal. This is no flimsy piece of plastic and is well worth the price.

I really like this for holding all my espresso accessories. The only knock I have on it is it isn’t as sturdy as I’d like when I tamp on top of it. I’ve resorted to tamping the portafilter on the edge of my kitchen counter. It does hold the portafilter well when not in use!

This has been a lovely high quality upgrade to my espresso setup over a more basic silicone mat that I have been using for a while. I had previously bought a Normcore tamper and was pretty impressed with the brand so I was happy to give this a try. The pictures don't really do the product justice--the black color looks flat and kind of boring in photos but in person has just the right amount of wood texture to stand out in a good way to me.It has a lovely solid feel to it--I admittedly tamp a bit aggressively (I have a 30lb spring in the tamper and often blow right past it) and have never felt like this station was going to tip or flex under the pressure. What I like most about the tamping section is that I no longer have to worry about the bottom of the portafilter digging into anything as there is just enough space for the spout to not touch anything. It comes with a few silicone inserts to accomodate different portafilter sizing.The rest of the holes on the station are perfect to hold a mesh filter, paper filters, my tamper, and a dosing funnel. There is also a small round hole for a WDT/stirrer tool. I personally have a stirrer with a base and the hole is too narrow for that, which is kind of a bummer. But it should be an appropriate size for most stirrers if you're not using a base.Overall super pleased with this!

This is a decent tamping station, though i don't use it for tamping at all. Most stations are terrible for actually tamping in, and this is no exception. I just store a spouted fortafilter on it (while having to remove all but the lower piece of rubber just for it to fit), and my tamper and screens. It doesn't fit any of my 3 pretty standard portafilters (2 bottomless, 1 spouted) so it's a bit useless in that respect. Looks nice enough but feels like and knock on it will chip the finish.The price is straight-up horrendous. Like all Normcore stuff, it's decent enough but not that much better than most anything else out there. They just like to make things black, and every coffee geek has jumped on board. This isn't Weber Workshops (the ultimate bougie show-off brand), so no excuse to charge this much.Overall the value here is hard to swallow. They look nice enough but I would never go out of my way to spend this much on a semi-funcional tamping station that is more for storage than anything else. There are much better way to spend money in coffee.