What is the result of not tamping levelly during extraction?

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What is the result of not tamping levelly during extraction?

Explanation:
When you tamp, you’re aiming for a uniform, dense coffee bed so water meets even resistance. If the tamp isn’t level, some parts of the puck are compressed more than others. Water then follows the easiest path through these weak spots, creating channels. Those channels cause certain areas to extract quickly while others remain under-extracted, leading to an imbalanced shot with inconsistent flavor. The hallmark is channeling and uneven extraction.

When you tamp, you’re aiming for a uniform, dense coffee bed so water meets even resistance. If the tamp isn’t level, some parts of the puck are compressed more than others. Water then follows the easiest path through these weak spots, creating channels. Those channels cause certain areas to extract quickly while others remain under-extracted, leading to an imbalanced shot with inconsistent flavor. The hallmark is channeling and uneven extraction.

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