As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. A bottomless portafilter is a handle with the bottom cut away. No spouts, no metal underneath the basket. You watch the espresso come straight out of the coffee bed and into the cup. That sounds like a gimmick. It isn't. It's the cheapest way to see what your puck prep is really doing. What You See On a good shot, … [Read more...] about Bottomless Portafilters: A 58mm Handle Won’t Fit Every 58mm Machine
Espresso Baskets
Precision Espresso Baskets: IMS, VST and Pullman Fix Uneven Holes, Not Bad Grinders
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The basket is the cheapest part of an espresso machine and one of the most overlooked. It's a steel cup with holes in the bottom. On a lot of stock baskets those holes vary in size and spacing, and water takes the easiest exit. You can do everything right at the grinder and the tamp and still get uneven extraction … [Read more...] about Precision Espresso Baskets: IMS, VST and Pullman Fix Uneven Holes, Not Bad Grinders