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 You might be too busy to notice what’s going on behind a   GOOD THINGS
 coffee bar, but your local barista often uses a variety of
 products to make your favorite beverage. These three new
 products make it easier for your barista to craft the perfect
 cup of coffee, just for you.
























           The  BUCK  –  Premium  Flat    BOSeTamper  –  Handheld        Autocomb –  Hand-powered
           Naked Portafilter              Electronic Tamper              WDT Tool

           The  BUCK,  released  by  Weber   BOSeTamper is Radik Labs’s flagship   The  Autocomb  is  Barista  Hustle's
           Workshops, is the company’s vision   handheld auto tamper. The name, a   long-awaited solution to the espresso
           of  the  ideal  naked  portafilter.  The   portmanteau of Boston Electronic   grind  distribution  problem.  It  is  a
           BUCK is a naked portafilter crafted   Tamper,  is  pronounced  “Boss   hand-powered  WDT  tool  built  for
           from  a  block  of  forged,  machined,   E-Tamper.” Featuring a 58.5-millimeter   speed – the entire process takes less
           and  polished  stainless  steel.  It  is   diameter flat steel tamping surface,   than 5 seconds – and durability. The
           designed to sit flat on a countertop,   the wireless, battery-powered auto-  Autocomb spins 12 carefully arranged
           eliminating  the  need  for  the   tamper  applies  between  25-30   needles at high speed. This movement
           awkward  hanging-off-the-edge-  pounds of downward pressure to a   mechanically  fluidizes  the  grinds
           while-tamping function of standard   maximum depth of approximately 20   organizing  them  into  a  fluffy  and
           portafilters. Available in 2 styles of   millimeters into a portafilter basket.   homogenous mass, ready for tamping.
           handle, the FKM Rubber and Solid   You can adjust the depth, speed and   It consistently distributes grinds very
           Teak  handles,  which  have  a  solid   number  of  tamps  per  activation.   well; no matter how they started or
           stainless core giving it the heft and   Users place the device onto the top   who’s  using  the  tool.  It’s  built  for
           strength  to  last  a  lifetime.  While   of a loaded espresso portafilter. An   brutal hospitality environments.
           optimized for use with any Unibasket   optical sensor embedded in the unit’s
           size,  the  BUCK  will  work  with  all   groove detects when the ears of a
           standard 58mm baskets.         portafilter are in place, triggering
                                          automatic tamping. The fit of the ears   CBSJTUBIVTUMFUPPMT DPN
                                          within the groove serves as leverage
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                                          t a mper  e s sent i a l ly  hu gs  t he
                                          portafilter through the quick action.
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