A matcha machine has to do what a trained hand does: set the dose, sift the powder, and hydrate it at the right temperature. LouJi™ does all three in about ten seconds, with the matcha you already buy. No pods.
LouJi™ is a powder-to-shot machine, and matcha is the first powder it is validated on. It is not a dispenser or a shake maker stirring powder into cold liquid. It takes a sifted dose and turns it into a hot, repeatable shot.
Matcha is not coffee. It is an ultra-fine powder that clumps, settles and scorches. The tea ceremony answered that with a sieve, a measured scoop and a bamboo whisk. A machine has to answer the same three problems, every cup.
The machine sets the dose from the loose powder, so it never depends on a steady hand.
The Tamis™ sifts that dose through a stainless mesh, so clumps are gone before any water arrives.
Hot water near 80°C meets the sifted dose. A smooth shot in about ten seconds. Straight, over milk, or over ice.
Scooping without a scale wastes powder on every drink. Batch jugs die at close. Hand whisking eats an hour of bar time a day at 40 drinks. About €562 a month in our worked example. LouJi™ removes that line.
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| Question | LouJi™ | Bamboo whisk | Cuzen Matcha Maker | Pod and capsule machines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works with powder you already buy | Yes, compatible fine beverage powders. Matcha validated first. | Yes, any matcha you own | Cuzen leaf packets | Brand capsules |
| How the dose is set | Mechanically, by the dosing mechanism | By hand, with a scoop | Ground from whole leaves in the machine | Fixed inside the capsule |
| Sifts before water | Yes, through the Tamis™ | Only if you sift by hand first | Grinds whole leaves instead | No sifting step |
| Hot water | Integrated, near 80°C | You heat a kettle | You fill the cup yourself | Integrated |
| Hands-on effort per serve | Press once | About a minute and a half of whisking | Fill the cup, place the whisking cup, press | Insert the capsule, press |
| Recurring items | A replaceable Tamis™, and no proprietary powder lock-in | None | Leaf packet subscription | Capsule purchases |
| Built for café service | Yes, about ten seconds a shot, designed for back-to-back service | Slow under a queue | Positioned as a home appliance | Varies by model |
Cuzen® column based on published product information: cuzenmatcha.com, Matcha Maker (ceramic mill grinds whole leaves, leaf chamber, magnetic whisking cup) and Starter Kit (pour the leaf packet into the hopper, fill the whisking cup to the water line, leaf subscription), and a CNN Underscored review (water is poured by the user, cold or heated separately). Bamboo-whisk and capsule columns describe those categories in general. Retrieved August 2026. LouJi™ figures are pre-production targets and are confirmed at production lock. Cuzen® and all other names are trademarks of their respective owners, and LouJi™ is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
Three routes, all excluding VAT. The full detail, and an editable calculator, are on the pricing page.
Most machines sold as matcha machines either grind leaves or stir powder into cold liquid. LouJi™ sets the dose, sifts it and hydrates it with hot water, which is what a bar needs.
Yes. It takes compatible fine beverage powders, no capsules. If you would rather we supply the powder, the Matcha Plan includes the machine.
It is designed for compatible fine beverage powders. Matcha comes first because it is the hardest; other powders follow as testing completes.
A sieve is a tool somebody has to use and then clean. The Tamis™ is a cartridge inside the machine that sifts every dose on its own, and it is swapped, not scrubbed.
Put a LouJi™ Pro on your bar for a month and judge it against whatever you use today.