Help me find an espresso tamper
October 20, 2006 9:59 AM Subscribe
I looking to buy an espresso tamper and knock out "thing" in San Jose, CA today before noon. Anyone know where I can find one? I checked a few local Starbucks and looked online at Williams-Sonoma and Sur La Table. Any suggestions on local coffee shops and/or specialty retailers in the North San Jose Area that have a selection of the above items?
www.espressoparts.com is where I recently bought ours.
posted by terrapin at 10:46 AM on October 20, 2006
posted by terrapin at 10:46 AM on October 20, 2006
Best answer: Any Peet's has 'em. Closest location, maybe the one on San Thomas near Agnews.
posted by Rash at 10:59 AM on October 20, 2006
posted by Rash at 10:59 AM on October 20, 2006
Possibly too late, but Sur La Table in Berkeley carries them, and I imagine the one in Santana Row does too.
posted by oneirodynia at 11:55 AM on October 20, 2006
posted by oneirodynia at 11:55 AM on October 20, 2006
Response by poster: Thanks All! Peet's in the Rose Garden had it! I'l lbe checking out Barefoot, looks great (but they did not have the stuff, referred me to espressoparts.com, which I will also check out and would have ordered one of those cools ones if I had the time...)
posted by mhm at 2:40 PM on October 20, 2006
posted by mhm at 2:40 PM on October 20, 2006
espressoparts.com is in Washington. Not exactly local to San Jose, CA. if you're thinking about mail order, I recommend Whole Latte Love. Smart & helpful people.
There's also Smart & Final. They often have stuff like that. I'm also really surprised that you didn't find what you were looking for at Starbucks. The Starbucks on Castro St in Mountain View and the one at the AMC Mercado off Hwy 101 & Mission College Blvd usually have plenty of that stuff in stock. I've purchased tampers from there before. As for a knock box, I usually just knock the grounds into the trash can because I don't have a garden to recycle them into.
posted by drstein at 2:51 PM on October 20, 2006
There's also Smart & Final. They often have stuff like that. I'm also really surprised that you didn't find what you were looking for at Starbucks. The Starbucks on Castro St in Mountain View and the one at the AMC Mercado off Hwy 101 & Mission College Blvd usually have plenty of that stuff in stock. I've purchased tampers from there before. As for a knock box, I usually just knock the grounds into the trash can because I don't have a garden to recycle them into.
posted by drstein at 2:51 PM on October 20, 2006
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posted by kcm at 10:13 AM on October 20, 2006