Move the __________ back and forth twice to dispense two 7-gram portions into your portafilter for a 14-gram total portion.

Move the __________ back and forth twice to dispense two 7-gram portions into your portafilter for a 14-gram total portion.

• A. Dosing lever
• B. Tamping
• C. Portafilter
• D. Grinder

Answer: (A)

The action is about portion control. In a doser grinder, the lever is used to release a measured amount of ground coffee into the portafilter. Moving the lever back and forth twice releases two separate portions, each around seven grams, giving you a total of roughly fourteen grams in the portafilter. Tamping comes after dosing to compress the grounds, the portafilter is simply the vessel that holds them, and the grinder’s job is to grind, while the lever controls how much you dispense.

The action is about portion control. In a doser grinder, the lever is used to release a measured amount of ground coffee into the portafilter. Moving the lever back and forth twice releases two separate portions, each around seven grams, giving you a total of roughly fourteen grams in the portafilter. Tamping comes after dosing to compress the grounds, the portafilter is simply the vessel that holds them, and the grinder’s job is to grind, while the lever controls how much you dispense.