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  • How is it different to just banging the portafilter a couple of times to get the grinds to settle and then tamping?

  • Banging causes the grounds to separate into layers of sizes.

    Distribution tools help keep the particle sizes more evenly distributed.

  • I'm talking about a couple of knocks on the bench not running it on a shaker deck overnight. I very much doubt what I do would cause any layering.

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