I haven't used the other one but I found with the force tamper it helps to stabilize the base with your fingers as you push down otherwise it is easy to lean more to one side. The Force tamper is pretty easy to open and clean out (easy to open unlike most self leveling tampers where you need to fight a strong spring) and because it's contained in there it doesn't make a mess unless you're spinning it around/upside down for some reason maybe. With such a thin base I think it does make it easier for coffee to accumulate in there (I think the coffee that would otherwise end up on the ledge of your portafilter basket, ends up in there).
I have both and I much prefer the force tamper. I discovered that if you hold the base of the tampers in one hand and compress and activate the spring-load impact function with the other that you feel a significant impact with the Force Tamper, but almost nothing (maybe nothing other than the click of the spring) with the Impact Tamper. Give it a try.
Yes this is the proper Force technique, if your Force is working properly using this technique it’s absolutely impossible to get an unlevel tamp despite the thin base
Thanks for the review, Jack! I’ve been using the MHW Impact (Yu series) tamper for a couple of months and enjoy it. It’s not beautiful, but is functional. Does have an industrial sort of charm though! Also requires less downward force to activate than, say, the Normcore spring-loaded tamper which requires some reasonable pressure to compress the puck. What does annoy me about MHW is just how many options they offer. Makes it very hard for consumers to separate them and choose a model. It looks like more new tampers have even popped up in the short time since the Impact was released!
@@foxboxblue thx very much for watching and sharing your thoughts. You are right, they are very prolific producers. If they send me more I will try to review them all.
The puck of the force tamper (at 4:20) looks like it would have some issues around the edges (hole on top right and uncompressed coffee on the left). pretty interesting that you get roughly the same extraction on both. maybe you could also add a simple spring-loaded tamper like a Normcore to the comparison (which is below 50$ and has the thicker base).
@@goose-lw6js well spotted. I only noticed that when put the colour on, at the end of editing. Let me explain what happened. I hate wasting the coffee and for this video I had to make many takes on how to tamp. Therefore, I was reusing the same coffee and it looks like at some point I made a mistake while re distributing. The shots I took were from the day b4, and I was testing the times of extraction in a week leading to the video.
As someone who can only afford these Chinese brands, I appreciate this video. Also, I'm from Southeast Asia, and it's so hard to find a seller of Force Tamper. I was tempted to buy one before because of the hype. Now I can just get the Impact Tamper instead.
@@nostro1001I am really interested in the Pesado. It looks great, but I can’t bring myself to buy one without a single review to watch online anywhere. Are you happy with yours?
@@glen.moralee I think because it's a new release there's virtually no info online. The only potential issue is the depth adjusting mechanism, which Pesado has been using for a while on their other tampers. It can be a bit annoying setting the depth if you are always changing your recipe and need to adjust it often.
@@nostro1001thanks so much for that. I’ve wondered about it as I’m tossing up between it and a Decent. I’m erring towards the Pesado purely based on the fact I’ve had a Pesado manual tamper for years and it’s great, but I’m ready to change to self-levelling. The Decent (and most others) seem to not need a depth adjustment, they just stop on a pre-set pressure. I’m not sure why Pesado didn’t choose that route as well. Perhaps it required less effort from their existing tooling, or perhaps it has an advantage that I can’t think of.
I bought the Impact tamper but can't get over how ugly and heavy it is, I ordered MHW's Armor tamper today and if it works similarly to the impact I'm going to send the impact back
Love the wacky style of your videos and your character. Very cool and unique.
@@ShayanGivehchian Thank you very much for your kind words. As I always say, style over substance 😛
I haven't used the other one but I found with the force tamper it helps to stabilize the base with your fingers as you push down otherwise it is easy to lean more to one side.
The Force tamper is pretty easy to open and clean out (easy to open unlike most self leveling tampers where you need to fight a strong spring) and because it's contained in there it doesn't make a mess unless you're spinning it around/upside down for some reason maybe. With such a thin base I think it does make it easier for coffee to accumulate in there (I think the coffee that would otherwise end up on the ledge of your portafilter basket, ends up in there).
Awesome comparison. Dziękuję! Now I'm ordering the Impact.
@@joez4284 😁 thank you very much for watching!
I have both and I much prefer the force tamper. I discovered that if you hold the base of the tampers in one hand and compress and activate the spring-load impact function with the other that you feel a significant impact with the Force Tamper, but almost nothing (maybe nothing other than the click of the spring) with the Impact Tamper. Give it a try.
@@robertclarke5922 Thx for that. Some would say that FT disturbs the puck more.
The end result is still very similar though with both .
Yes this is the proper Force technique, if your Force is working properly using this technique it’s absolutely impossible to get an unlevel tamp despite the thin base
@@paul--b thank you for your help !
Thanks for the review, Jack!
I’ve been using the MHW Impact (Yu series) tamper for a couple of months and enjoy it. It’s not beautiful, but is functional. Does have an industrial sort of charm though!
Also requires less downward force to activate than, say, the Normcore spring-loaded tamper which requires some reasonable pressure to compress the puck.
What does annoy me about MHW is just how many options they offer. Makes it very hard for consumers to separate them and choose a model.
It looks like more new tampers have even popped up in the short time since the Impact was released!
@@foxboxblue thx very much for watching and sharing your thoughts. You are right, they are very prolific producers. If they send me more I will try to review them all.
The puck of the force tamper (at 4:20) looks like it would have some issues around the edges (hole on top right and uncompressed coffee on the left). pretty interesting that you get roughly the same extraction on both. maybe you could also add a simple spring-loaded tamper like a Normcore to the comparison (which is below 50$ and has the thicker base).
@@goose-lw6js well spotted. I only noticed that when put the colour on, at the end of editing. Let me explain what happened. I hate wasting the coffee and for this video I had to make many takes on how to tamp. Therefore, I was reusing the same coffee and it looks like at some point I made a mistake while re distributing. The shots I took were from the day b4, and I was testing the times of extraction in a week leading to the video.
@@mycoffeeshow111 ah that makes sense. thanks for the clarification!
As someone who can only afford these Chinese brands, I appreciate this video. Also, I'm from Southeast Asia, and it's so hard to find a seller of Force Tamper. I was tempted to buy one before because of the hype. Now I can just get the Impact Tamper instead.
@@redchen3682 Thx for watching. Impact Tamper is a solid choice and the price is right as well.
Hmmmm.... Pesado self levelling spring tamper. It's very well made and essentially fool proof. I assume the price differs depending on your location!
@@nostro1001 thx for the tip! They were kind to me in the past with their filter basket. Maybe I should ask them for the tamper as well.
@@mycoffeeshow111 Great to hear, yes it would be excellent if they were kind enough to send one to you for review. 😎👍
@@nostro1001I am really interested in the Pesado. It looks great, but I can’t bring myself to buy one without a single review to watch online anywhere. Are you happy with yours?
@@glen.moralee I think because it's a new release there's virtually no info online. The only potential issue is the depth adjusting mechanism, which Pesado has been using for a while on their other tampers. It can be a bit annoying setting the depth if you are always changing your recipe and need to adjust it often.
@@nostro1001thanks so much for that. I’ve wondered about it as I’m tossing up between it and a Decent. I’m erring towards the Pesado purely based on the fact I’ve had a Pesado manual tamper for years and it’s great, but I’m ready to change to self-levelling. The Decent (and most others) seem to not need a depth adjustment, they just stop on a pre-set pressure. I’m not sure why Pesado didn’t choose that route as well. Perhaps it required less effort from their existing tooling, or perhaps it has an advantage that I can’t think of.
Jack - "your logo here" at the 12 second mark.
Nice video though!
@@erikngomez thx for watching. Yeah, I am so upset about that. I used many layers of plugins and somehow missed that.
Have both, i still choose Force Tamper because of less pressure we use
@@TheArgetho I see your point. Thx for sharing!
Neat but I just use a palm tamper - distribution tool combo. I have a few different tampers, but I just like the workflow of my combo tool.
@@kitcraft9516 I see your point. I had and liked palm tamper as well but I realy like that click I get when tamping with spring tampers.
A quality 51mm spring tamper! Wohoo!! Wish the flat base was available, but I may get the ripple base, as it’s just $79CAD right now.
@@coreycannon4511 even cheaper with my discount code 😛
I do love this mhw tamper but I find it gets dirty quite easily and the tamp is bad then.
Just have to be mindful and clean it. You need to do this over time with almost any tamper.
@@greysuit17 yeah I know I should clean it after every use
@@Howie-bz5pe I have a small brush that I use to clean it up.
@@Howie-bz5pe not every use but every two-four uses.
Hero impact tamper is better. 58.55 and thick base. Cheaper than mhw. Looks much better too
@@Bowser558 will have to check that out. Thx for the tip!
Where do you find that tamper? I’m not seeing it anywhere. I’m seeing an alliexpress knockoff of the Force.
I bought the Impact tamper but can't get over how ugly and heavy it is, I ordered MHW's Armor tamper today and if it works similarly to the impact I'm going to send the impact back
@@cory9437 thx for sharing your thoughts! They have so many tools to choose from. I am keeping Impact tamper and will sell the other one.
A good way to test a tamper is to flip down the portafilter after tamping. If the puck falls off, it's a bad tamper
@@d4rk_entityy never knew that. Why would it be so?
Also never heard this.