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How do you deal with the edge that appears after removing the dosing ring?
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How do you deal with the edge that appears after removing the dosing ring?


How do you deal with the edge that appears after removing the dosing ring?

by Philumi

29 Comments

  2. Inevitable-Wafer-703

    I bought a dosing ring that doesn’t dip into the basket.

  3. voretaq7

    WDT and tamp.

    Or use a ring that sits over the basket rather than inside it.

  5. all_systems_failing

    Rake the top level with a WDT tool or tap horizontally.

  7. gadgetboyDK

    Get a dosing ring that doesn’t do that 🙂
    In EU go to Tidaka

  8. P4tukas

    Just tamping led to channeling so me and husband use wdt tool to push coffee to the edges before tamping. It is so tedious that we got a separate dosing ring that is only magnetic and sits on the edge, but the magnet is not strong enough so we still use the old dosing ring. I use both dosing rings.

  9. drm20

    Make a fist, palm facing upwards, then gently knock the portafilter a few times from each side. WDT, then tamp. That worked for me before I ended up buying a dosing funnel that didn’t do this.

  10. SarcasticHour

    Throw away the dosing ring you have for one that doesn’t do that.

  11. Responsible-Cod-8620

    I just WDT, remove the funnel, and tap once on the mat before tamping. Seems to smooth things out and I get even extraction.

  13. PoJenkins

    Well designed dosing rings sit outside of the portafilter and avoid this problem

  14. abstract_groove

    Remove dosing ring, tamp, pull shot, and go about my life.

  15. Somnic_in_Capitza

    I WDT with the tamping ring on tap it so the grounds settle a bit. I do my initial tamp with the ring on, I have a normcore self leveling tamper, take the ring off and then tamp again until the spring hits bottom.

  16. Khashayar_0

    I tap it slightly on the table; it spreads out quite evenly every time, and then I tamp it down.

  20. Grumpy_Black_Cat

    Just tamp normally. There isn’t really a problem here. 

  22. TuxedoWrangler

    I leave the ring on, do my wdt, then I lightly tap the portafilter on the counter to settle the grinds before I tamp.

  23. pantaleonivo

    I have a swarthy man-servant who we employ just for this purpose.

  24. Infamous-Stoner

    I give it a good couple of whacks on the counter

  27. Dimathiel49

    I bought a better dosing ring that doesn’t leave an edge.

  28. Cautious_Spell5611

    I waste some much time laughing reading all this nonsense. Lots of entertainment value 😂

  29. Stealthbombing

    Y’all sometimes are so delicate with your coffee. Stick your finger in there and flatten it – no tools needed