{"product_id":"the-puck-rake","title":"The Puck Rake: WDT Espresso Distribution Tool (Wood Handle, 0.4mm Needles)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChanneling is the tax you pay for skipping distribution.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Puck Rake is a WDT tool without the aerospace cosplay: a turned beech or walnut handle, 0.4mm needles, and nothing else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you get:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e0.4mm needles, thin enough to stir the bed without compacting it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA wood handle that parks upright in a cup by the grinder and feels like a tool, not a lab instrument.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReplaceable needle cluster; needles are consumables, handles should not be.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRake the grounds loose, level, tamp, and the shot stops spraying sideways from the naked portafilter. If your shots taste bitter and sour at once, distribution is the usual suspect; the full diagnosis lives in our free \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/espresso-troubleshooter\"\u003eespresso troubleshooter\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho this is for:\u003c\/strong\u003e anyone pulling on a single-dosing setup or fighting spritzers. \u003cstrong\u003eWho it is not for:\u003c\/strong\u003e pressurized-basket machines, which flatten the difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the Bench Series. The whole set is \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/the-bench-series\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMade to order: every Bench Series piece ships in 3 to 4 weeks. Pre-launch ordering: until the shop register opens, order by invoice via the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003econtact page\u003c\/a\u003e with the product name as the subject, and you will receive a PayPal or bank invoice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf it is not useful, reply to your receipt and we refund it, no forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoes well with:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/the-bench-series\"\u003ethe Bench Series\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/espresso-dial-in-cheat-sheet\"\u003ethe free dial-in cheat sheet\u003c\/a\u003e. Related reading: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/blog\/espresso-distribution-tool-vs-tamper\"\u003eDistribution Tool vs Tamper\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barista Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45136270983368,"sku":"BL-977032-1","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/6435\/files\/a8ca3f4b4df02a154d7d815d7b6023cb.png?v=1783894982","url":"https:\/\/baristalife.co\/products\/the-puck-rake","provider":"Barista Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}