John Tapia Espresso Zen

[oton]

I know very very little about making espresso, in fact I never used a real espresso machine and I've never used a tamper, so I'll not do critics (good or bad)... however I have my face something like watching this video:

http://www.vimeo.com/1490063

*Me thinks that something is going wrong

A good quote from the author:

"to know one thing well is to know all things" or "to master one discipline is to master all" ...making a good espresso, creating and design in general is to understand the nature of the universe, to understand the cause and effects of all the variables.

http://walkeetalkee.blogspot.com/2008/0 ... quiza.html

[Endo]

Pretty funny. Rather clueless I'd say. I love the "jack-hammer" doser tamping technique.

[chas]

I like the new definition of the 25s rule: 25sec until the first drop of coffee appears!

[JohnB]

I'm surprised he didn't get up on the counter & step on the tamper with his foot to REALLY make sure it was packed tight enough!

[earache]

My wife, who isn't the most attentive home barista, was watching this with me and exclaimed "What the hell is that guy doing?" I'm so proud!

[fiddlefly]

This man needs to get a haircut and get a real job...
Or, as they would say... " don't quit your day job Tiger!"