I was initially very sad after using the OCD. This leads to my vaguely philosophical ramble. It just makes sense to invest a small amount once on a tool that will help insure that “the new guy” performs nearly as well as the veterans, right? Proper espresso techniques like distribution are difficult to teach and master. The OCD helps everyone get on Steven's level.Īlso, you who are cafe owners, consider employee turn-over. There are few things worse for a cafe than to have customers who hesitate to purchase a drink one day because Steven isn't working the bar and Steven is the only one who can make their drink properly. When used properly, it provides an even distribution the exact same way each and every time, regardless of who's using it. See the problem? The OCD removes these errors and inconsistencies completely. For that matter, I don't push, tap, or whirl quite the same way twice. And I won't distribute in quite the same way as my co-worker our fingers are shaped differently, we tap differently, and whirl things about differently. And if I distribute one shot particularly well, it doesn't mean that the next shot will be distributed just as well. No one can really “see” the exact relative density of the espresso bed or whether or not there are any hidden pockets in it before it's tamped. While some techniques are better than others, all these are flawed in the sense that they rely on sight and the individual. Everything from pushing the coffee every which way with one's fingers, tapping the sides of the portafilter to lay the coffee flat, and even using a metal funnel that sits inside the portafilter whirling it the whole thing about like a helicopter. There are a variety of techniques for the even distribution of coffee in a portafilter. And even extraction leads to great tasting espresso. In short, distribution in important because even distribution leads to even extraction. Even though it looks flat and pretty, when hot water gets forced through it more water will move through the less dense places and less water will move through the more dense places, yielding a shot that's a mish-mash of under-extracted and over-extracted flavors. It's more important than exact tamping pressure, and possibly even more important than tamping levelly! If one fails to distribute evenly, the coffee will be pressed down in such a way as to create a puck of varying density. Distribution is very, very important to the success of a shot of espresso. In order to make a great shot of espresso, one must spread out that uneven hill of freshly ground coffee into an evenly distributed bed of coffee that will then get tamped flat. Distribution is what must happen after coffee has been ground and dosed into a portafilter. In order to fully appreciate what the OCD does, you'll need to appreciate the importance and difficulty of distribution for espresso. It's a super-simple, fast, and easily-repeatable process for amazingly good coffee distribution. The OCD creates an even, flat bed of espresso to tamp on by being placed onto an undistributed dose of espresso in a portafilter, resting on the sides of the filter basket to flatten the device, and spinning it three times. Discover the rich and flavorful universe of Lavazza.The ONA Coffee Distributor (or OCD) is a tool initially conceived of in 2012 and created by Sasa Sestic, the 2015 World Barista Champion. Lavazza dedicated over 120 years to create the best blends of coffee beans from all over the world: we love coffee and we honor coffee through innovation and sustainability. Discover the rich and flavorful universe of Lavazza.Ĭhoose the coffee that best suits your needs: roasted and ground, whole beans, practical and easy-to-use capsules, or any of the other solutions we offer in our online shop. We love and honor coffee through innovation and sustainability. Lavazza has dedicated over 120 years to creating the best blends of coffee beans from all over the world. Enjoy your coffee the way you like it and celebrate the Italian way of life!Ĭhoose the coffee that best suits your needs: roasted and ground, whole beans, practical and easy-to-use capsules, or any of the other solutions we offer in our online shop.

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