Question: Is anyone using levelers instead of tampers for espresso ??

[Gmbaltrusitis]

Is anyone using levelers instead of tampers for espresso. Saw them on a few websites and was wondering the pros and cons on them. Thanks in advance.

 

[Gmbaltrusitis]

No one? Bielefeld??Bueller??

 

[Musicphan]

I use a knock of OCD... mixed feelings about it (like a lot of research feels as well). I have started using it without tamping and it works great... however I don't know if it much of an improvement over the simple shake it around a bit to level / tamp with portafilter method.