espresso tamper,coffee tamper,espresso tamper 51mm tamper stainless steel

I think 51mm is a standard espresso cup size so should work for most people. Even if your cup is 53 mm this will still work. Like others said its a two piece stainless pieces held together by a hollow hex like threaded screw. This is probably the weak point in this item. Maybe i will try to find a solid brass or some other corrosion resistent screw. Not sure if this is a stainless screw as well, but sort of looked like a plain iron like metal. Overall quality is nice, even with that type of screw it does feel solid in the hand. Since it's stainless steel, its quite heavy. It unscrews easily and it was easy to put back together. I washed mine and its ready to go for tomorrows coffee. Should compress perfectly compared to my plastic damper i received with the espresso maker. 5 stars for now for great price. The stainless is totally smooth and does a good job of pressing it down.

People been writing mixed reviews about this thing.. So I want to clear it up. This thing is a two piece solid stainless tamper built like a Truck. IT MIGHT be chromed but I'm not damaging it to figure it out. ITs connected by a steel Allen set screw. It's not got a cover on it..Its solid stainless..Anyone who posted otherwise is wrong..And does not understand how things are made. Or manufactured.Its highly polished on the outside. But not polished where it screws together. So people looked inside and stated it's not stainless because it's a different color.. Well guess what, its supposed to be a different color.. That's what color stainless bar stock looks like . Its two piece because two sizes of bar stock have to be used during manufacturing. Or it would cost a lot more. The set screw was not tight and it could unscrew during shipping. Tighten it up and use it..If you want put some vegetable oil on it and screw it together. So it dont rust..If you really dont want it to come apart put some superglue on it or other glue or RTV and tighten it. Set screws are high strength and precision made. So you have to line up the threads correctly to get them started. ANYone who said they couldn't get it together does not know what they are doing. And should unscrew it and staRT over. I bought this for a Delonghia EC155 I modified .It fits great. And makes awesome esspresso.. I pack my pucks tight . And this works great. It's a solid chunk of metal Priced super nice..

I researched all kinds of tampers, but ultimately decided to go with the heaviest one I could find. This one has an iron core and comes in at 1.2 lbs (545 g) on my scale, so very little pressure is needed to arrive at the perfect tamp for my machine.I haven't determined yet whether the outside is actually stainless steel (as listed) or just chrome, but it wipes clean with little effort, so I feel little need to test that out.They could do a much better job of packaging for shipment, though. It arrived loose in a padded envelope. I later realized that there had actually been a small product box inside the envelope... which was flat as a pancake. They could have at least taped the box shut so the tamper wouldn't roll out during shipment.Overall, it's a great tamper. Just be careful not to let it roll off the counter, as it is a killer on the toes! LOL.

This was a great heavy duty tamper for espresso. It works much better than the cheap plastic ones that come with some of the espresso machines.

This tamper looks and feels nice. It is heavy, so it’s easy to tamp well. Nicely finished; easy to wipe clean. Fits my Hugo portafilter basket perfectly.

heavy nice feel

Sturdy and heavy

the tamper is made of good material, it’s heavy although the stainless steel has some tiny imperfections, it’s not stainless steel in the inside and the base part and the screw of the handle weren’t tightened enough so i had to tighten it by myself, but suitable for the price tag at the end of the day

Feels great to use.

The size is perfect for my espresso machine and the weight is great. I highly recommend this if looking for a tamper.

This product is amazing. Feels good, works good, and is of high quality.

It has the right weight to do a good job. I am using it since I received it, the part that I like is that the coffee doesn't stick to it and it is easy to clean it. Over all, I enjoy using it. Recommended!

I don't make espresso very often so this does the job well for me. A reasonable price for a nice heavy tamper and it fit my espresso basket on my Krups machine perfectly. It's very solid and very heavy. I would have preferred the look of a fancy wood handle but for the price this one is very sturdy.