Normcore Espresso Tamping Station, Natural American Walnut Coffee Tamper Station Base Holder Stand for 54/58mm Portafilter, Tamper, and Distributor, Puck Screen Espresso Accessories

This thing is solid. It’s beautiful and works like described. I have zero complaints. I like the vertical orientation, most others I have seen are horizontal and that didn’t work with our set up so this was great. The materials are quality and it works like it should.

It's an excellent addition to my coffee station and I love the premium finish of the wood. It has a solid heft to it which allows it to be very stable during tamping. What's a bit awkward is that the Normcore 58mm flat portafilter for E61 machines doesn't actually like completely flat in the tamping station. It slants downwards towards the handle instead, but it's not a dealbreaker since I'm still getting a really solid tamp out of it.

There are some blemishes on the walnut base, but they do not affect the usage. The slot for the Dosing Funnel should be wider and deeper. It would be great if it had one more Puck screen slot, for a total of 3.

I wanted to like it, but… The wood lip of the tamping spot goes higher than the silicone insert causing the portafilter to sit at an angle. The included height inserts do not fit with my portafilter to correct said issue, (I have a Rancillio Sylvia.) When I take the silicone insert out and just use that, it sits perfectly, so that leads me to believe the wood was just not cut properly. Second, the back hole seems to be cut too deep? The promotion images show that it is used with a WDT distribution tool with the handle sticking high out of the hole. I actually ordered said WDT distribution tool with the mat to complete my set of supplies, thinking that the mat was designed to hold it. The hole is cut so deep that the handle is completely covered, so to grab the tool you have to pick it up by the wire prongs. In other review images it also looks to be cut much more shallow. I contacted Normcore customer service weeks ago hoping to do an exchange because I genuinely like the look/rest of product besides these two issues. I think that they could be manufacturing issues with the particular tamp mat I received, but two+ weeks later I have heard nothing from them. Unfortunately, I have to return the product before the return window closes. I won’t be buying anything else from Normcore, since I can’t trust that I will get a response if I have an issue.

I purchased this espresso station for my coffee bar featuring a Lelit Bianca v3. Since I didn't have much space for the machine, grinder, and room to prepare my pucks. This Normcore station was a perfect fit with a cut-out for tamping, which fits my Lelit 58mm portafilter perfectly. It also has cut-outs for my Normcore spring-loaded tamper, gravity distribution tool, coffee brushes, and two puck screens. The wood is sturdy, beautiful, and matches our design perfectly. Highly recommended

I read the reviews saying this gets dinged up easily and decided I could be careful with it. It still surprised me how quickly it got dinged up. About a month of use in the picture. The Normcore bottomless portafilter also fits poorly. Strangely enough, the spouted Breville portafilter that came with my Bambino Plus actually fits the station great, but I don’t use that one. Oh well.

Very strong and beautiful; compact for small places 🤩 Specially in white and very easy to use with 51mm portafilter. Get it in special price if you what to save money or want to customize it. Very worth it. And functional.

It seems nice at first but after a while I don't like it. The mold doesn't fit either of my portafilters - I have the one that came with the Breville/Sage machine and the bottomless one. Now it's just kind of in the way and it attracts all the coffee grounds so have to wash it often. I do like having somewhere to put all my accessories, I'm just not that happy with this one.

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Magnifique, de très bon gout, finition exemplaire, parfait pour y placer répartiteur, tamper, et autres accessoires… MAIS: le porte filtre double bec de ma Rocket Appartemento TCA ne passe pas sur le stand en caoutchouc. En effet les becs sont placés en avant, et donc le PF est en équilibre instable, donc pas génial… dommage. En photos, le PA 1 bec, qui rentre nickel, et le 2 becs qui est en arrière prêt à tomber… C’est vraiment fou qu’ils n’aient pas pensé à ça…?

This tamping station is really nice. It easily accepts my puck discs, portafilter, WTD, and various other Normcore equipment. It is great to have them all together.

This tool is made by and for espresso addicts. It comes with all the necessary areas: -Tamping area, which fits my profitec portafilter beautifully and straight. -shower screen slots. -WDT holder (I had to shim and press fit my wooden WDT holder). -Tamper area -Distributor and all... The best part is that it neatly keeps everything in place, is well thought of, very functional and looks good.

I love normcore accessories, i bought so many things from them that it's hard to keep track. All of the accessories that you see in the picture are pretty much from Normcore as well. this tamping station is well thought out. The footprint of it also is bang on, fits very neatly next to my coffee machine on my counter. This and the walnut finish is what sold me on it. Despite the price being on the high side i think the quality of it speaks for it self when you put it on the counter. Tamping stations are not a must have accessory by any mean, and if you're going to add one to your counter then it's mostly for aesthetics, so it's definitely worth investing in a nice looking one then cheeping out on one and dragging down the whole look of your setup.