interesting basket. can do 18g. needs a larger grind size. extends past the portafilter ring; which contacts the tamping mat on a bottomless. the only thing i wish it was magnetic.
makes a tasty drink
I decided to try this due to the hype and the price made it hard to resist. So far after pulling 6 shots I’m very impressed with the quality of my espresso. This basket requires me to grind coarser and by doing so I’m pulling more defined tasting notes and still getting a thick, gooey shot. I definitely recommend added this basket to your collection.
Poorly built machine with cheap parts, not fit for purpose. As per image, the tamper sticks to the basket even when applying anny pressure. Extremely poor customer service - takes weeks for a response. Best to stick to Aeropress!
Not magnetic and a bit too tight on the Ikape K2 portafilter but otherwise its amazing for pulling shots
I have tried many variations of trying to adjust to this basket to get it to work. I have a BES881 and run just about everything as far as roast goes. I have tried running 16-18g through this basket and have yet to find a "two steps" coarser grind that works, try almost 20. Regardless of machine tamping or manual tamping, with a puck screen or not. (Btw can't use a puck screen) I have the pesado group head and hyper grind puck screens. Screens won't fit even if I only use 16g. This is currently a 50 piece of metal that I wasted my money on. Read more reviews of you're using a machine like me. Maybe buy one of the real versions and not this one that was most likely copyright stolen. Have a good day.
