MATOW Stainless Steel Mini WDT Espresso Distribution Tool | Knurled Non Slip Handle, Loop Tip Prongs, Breaks Coffee Clumps, Coffee Powder Stirring Tool

Very good. Will get the job done. Great if you cut off the loops. Made in China

This is a good WDT mixer for espresso. But it's an amazing WDT tool for on-demand grinders. If you are mixing in the tamper, this tool has some loops that might be worth clipping off. But that's not my use case- I'm using a fairly large on-demand grinder. It's close to perfect- if I spent an order of magnitude more on the grinder maybe it would be! So instead, I use this $16 tool to make it perfect. Here's how it works: as grinds come out of the chute into your funnel, hold the wdt tool in the path. This breaks the clumps on the way down, and you don't actually need to do other puck prep in my experience. I've had stunning results with this technique- you can check out my video to see what it looks like in practice. To sum up, if you need an ultra fine wdt tool, keep looking. But if you grind on demand, this is a really valuable addition to your kit at a great price point. The materials are perfect, of course. It's just a matter of the exact use.

Handy gadget for stirring ground espresso beans deposited directly into a portafilter fitted with a dosing funnel. Helps break up the small balls of coffee that form with grinding whole beans directly into the portafilter. The loops at the end of the stirrer serve well to lift and stir the ground coffee. We use with a Breville classic espresso maker. Recommended, but not really needed.

A simple and well-made tool. The stirrer breaks up the coffee ground clumps to reduce channeling. It's better than using a paper clip or a toothpick. I get more consistent and better espresso shots using this tool. It is well worth its price.

The fact that you're looking at this product means you probably are trying to find a WDT tool to distribute coffee grounds for more even espresso extraction. You're on the right track. However, you don't want this tool, because the loops at the ends pull clumps of bean around, creating the potential for water channeling anywhere there is a weakness in the puck dredged by the loops. You want something much smaller for WDT or raking. Jam some toothpicks into the end of a cork, and that will be better. Even better, get a tool with even finer needles (0.3mm 0.4mm?) because they will pass through the grounds and distribute them without displacing and dredging out channels. Source: I've been trying different products and approaches for home extraction for months. I bought this, and I don't use it anymore. Photo: toothpicks in some baked sculpey clay, and another tool with trimmed acupuncture needles which is my preferred tool

This is surprisingly well-made for the price, and beats any homemade WDT tool. The handle is thick and weighty, and the tips don't scratch the basket at all but still let you get into the edges to help reduce channeling. I haven't had any trouble with grinds getting stuck in the loops, either.

Nice Stainless steel wdt. Very sturdy and works well. Not cheaply made like the aluminum handle ones.

No amount of WDT will help if you can't grind fine enough but this sure help with clumps. I grind some city to full city roasts (light to medium, less brittle, harder to grind fine) in an Baratza Encore with upgraded M2 burrs. The upgraded burrs help grind nice and fine but the Encore is not an espresso grinder and I can get some pretty bad clumping. With this tool I can get beautiful distribution, I am super happy with this purchase!

Ich benutze den Rührer um das Kaffeepulver im Siebträger gut zu verteilen bevor ich es mit dem Tamper anpresse. Funktioniert wirklich sehr gut und die Extraktion ist schön gleichmäßig. Ich empfehle dazu aber unbedingt einen Trichteraufsatz für den Siebträger, damit nichts daneben geht.

I've seen dozens of these tools online but this is the only one I've seen so far that doesn't look like they just stuck pins into a piece of cork and painted it. This is made for the task. Has a nice bit of heft, textured handle and rounded ends so you don't scratch your portafilter. Oh, and very reasonable price.

Exactly what I was looking for and works great.

El producto es bueno sin embargo son muy gruesos los filamentos por lo que es muy complicado agitar el café para deshacer los grumos

I've used everything from the humble paperclip right up to an expensive aluminium coffee flask shaker thing and this has been by far the best. The closest thing in design I've used was a small whisk that I cut and bent the cut ends of the metal into hooks. It should have been as good, but it was awful. Somehow this does what I couldn't get the whisk to do. Used in conjunction with a XUNADA 58mm Espresso Dosing Funnel to prevent grinds escaping and together they do a great job.