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Sumo
Seems a good moment to ask a geek out coffee levelling/tamping question. Fairly recently got a sage barista machine which I am happy with.
While the grinds seem well distributed without clumping they are droppped into the portafilter in such a way (height/aerated) that there is quite a mound, when dosing what I think is the 'right' amount of coffee.
This mound can lead to coffee going everywhere when trying to level/tamp. I have as such developed a routine where I grind a 'single' baskets worth of coffee, light tamp to level initial dose, then another single dose and my 'normal' tamp.
While I feel this is giving an acceptable/delicious coffee, interested to hear suggestions as to why/if this might be having unintended negative consequences.