The portafilter on a espresso machine might be one of the most important parts of a coffee machine. You can see it as a spare part of a coffee machine, but also as a coffee machine accessory, seen they can be completely customized. There are a variety of sizes and models of portafilter available.
On this product page you will find a bottomless portafilter which is suitable to use on various commercial La Pavoni brewing groups. The Pavoni part reference for this item is 5030988. This bottomless portafilter comes as a set. So the portafilter, including shiny handle, and installed in the portafilter a filter basket spring and a 2 coffee...
To hold a coffee filterbasket in it’s place there is always a spring installed in the portafilter. In each modern portafilter is a recess machines to accommodate such a spring. The type on this product page can be used on brands such as Casadio, Carimali, Scala, Cimbali and Rancilio. This spring is made from stainless steel. The cord diameter is...
To hold a coffee filterbasket in it’s place there is always a spring installed in the portafilter. In each modern portafilter is a recess machines to accommodate such a spring. You can use spring on brands such as Astoria, Carimali and Wega. Note: only for the smaller size portafilters which are for instance used on the Wega Concept, Astoria Sabrina...
To hold a coffee filterbasket in it’s place there is always a spring installed in the portafilter. In each modern portafilter is a recess machines to accommodate such a spring. The type on this product page can be used on brands such as Casadio, Carimali, Scala, Cimbali and Rancilio. This spring is made from stainless steel. The cord diameter is...
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On this page you will find a portafilter which is suitable for various San Marco espresso machine models. The model used by San Marco is unique in it’s own way with the 3 ears and the classical rounded off handle. The San Marco part reference for this item is 1165080 The portafilter has 3 ears, These ears have a thickness of 7,4mm. This specific...
The item on this product page is a Victoria Arduino double portafilter. This portafilter has the Nuova Simonelli part reference number 98005024. The portafilter has the typical Victoria Arduino portafilter handle, with a slight incline. The spout is one of the open version. which makes cleaning easier. The ear orientation is 45 degree and the thickness...
On this page you will find one of the most used bottomless portafilters. The one which can be used on the E61 brewing group and a variety of the E61 style brewing groups, not all. This bottomless portafilter can’t be used on the Faema E61 Legend and Faema E61 Jubile espresso machines. This bottomless portafilter comes with a stainless steel...
On this product page you will find a bottomless portafilter for various Bezzera espresso machines. This bottomless portafilter has 2 ears, they are oriented at 45 degree. The thickness of these ears are 5,8mm. This bottomless portafilter comes with a holding spring and double filter basket. The portafilter has been manufactured in Italy. On which...
On this page you will find a bottomless portafilter for Carimali espresso machines. Carimali, next to La San Marco uses 3 ears instead of the commonly found 2 ears. This portafilter can solely be used on Carimali brewing groups. The portafilter has 3 ear lugs instead of the traditional 2. And have a thickness of 6mm. The portafilter itself has been...
On this product page you will find a bottomless portafilter suitable for the La San Marco brewing groups. La San Marco is the only commercial brand which uses the 3 ear configuration instead of the standard 2 ear configuration. This portafilter has been manufactured in Italy. The thickness of the ears on the bottomless portafilter are 7mm instead of the...
On this product page you will find a bottomless portafilter which is suitable to use on various Wega espresso machines. This bottomless portafilter comes as a set. So the portafilter, including shiny handle, and installed in the portafilter a filter basket spring and a 2 coffee filterbasket. The portafilter has been made from casted and machined brass...
The bottomless portafilter on this page is suitable for brewing groups manufactured by Victoria Arduino and Nuova Simonelli. Seen those brands are the company. The bottomless portafilter on this page have a ear orientation of 45 degree and have a ear thickness of 7mm. The body is also inclined. The portafilter comes with a double filterbasket and with a...
The portafilter on this product page is a OEM/Original Victoria Arduino portafilter. This portafilter is a double coffee portafilter. The Victoria Arduino part reference number for this item is 98050092.PN This portafilter is made from stainless steel instead of the more standard chrome plated brass. The ear orientation is 45 degree had the...
The portafilter on this product page is a OEM/Original Victoria Arduino portafilter. This portafilter is a single coffee portafilter. The Victoria Arduino part reference number for this item is 98050091.PN This portafilter is made from stainless steel instead of the more standard chrome plated brass. The ear orientation is 45 degree had the thickness of...
Espresso machines which use a portafilter are called in most cases a semi automatic espresso machine. Seen you physically need to install the portafilter in the brewing group of the espresso machine. But if it will fit your espresso machine mainly depends on the brand of coffee machine you have. The most common size is the 58mm portafilter, which is based on the one used on the Faema E61 espresso machine. But this does not mean that all 58mm portafilters are interchangeable to each other.
In most cases portafilters are made from cased and machined brass. After polishing this brass is nickel and chrome polished. Which gives, in most cases, a mirror like finish. The disadvantage is that the chrome layer can get damaged. You do see portafilters made from stainless steel, but not that often. You will see them for instance see on the 54mm portafilters used on Sage/Breville coffee machines, which are all made in China.
The most common and used portafilters are the ones for a single and a double coffee. The body of the portafilter is identical to each other, only the coffee spout is different. Note: there are various thread types used on portafilters, so coffee spouts are not always interchangeable.
One of the latest types of portafilters are the naked portafilters, or in some cases these are called bottomless portafilters. With this type of portafilter the bottom of the portafilter has been cut out, so there is no contact between the coffee and the casting of the portafilter.
What the sizes of the portafilters are depends mainly on if it is a domestic or a commercial espresso machine. Seen domestic espresso machines such as Sage and Breville use smaller portafilters sizes. But nowadays you see more commercial portafilters on domestic espresso machines, such as with espresso machines made by brands such as Rocker, ECM and Bezzera.
The most common sizes are the:
Portafilter 51mm
This model of portafilter is one of the smaller sizes and it is used on domestic espresso machines made by Delonghi. Which has a star shape ear orientation, so 3 portafilter ears in total. There is a 49mm size for older Delonghi espresso machines.
Portafilter 53mm
This type of portafilter is mainly used on the coffee machines build by the Australian company Breville. The portafilters can be used on various of their brands such as Solis, Sage and off course Breville. The portafilter has a star shape ear orientation.
Portafilter 54mm
The 54mm portafilter isn’t that common, but you will find this size with various coffee machine manufacturers such as Astoria, Wega, Spaziale and La San Marco. For Spaziale and La San Marco this is their only size. For Astoria and Wega they also have brewing groups which use the 58mm portafilters.
Portafilter 58mm
This size of portafilter is the most common portafilter model. You will find this on various brands such as Faema, Marzocco, Kees van der Westen, Bezzera, La Pavoni, Slayer and so on. In almost all cases these portafilters have 2 ears, these can vary in thickness so it doesn’t mean that all portafilters are interchangeable even though they have the same outer diameter.
In general a regular portafilter is made up out of 5 components, which are the following items:
These can be in most cases be personalized, seen you have a variety of handle types and colours. And don’t forget the huge variety of portafilter filterbaskets.
This is maybe one of the most important things you can do, cleaning your portafilter. Seen you can get a buildup of coffee residues inside the portafilter. Well first off all to start with, never use a scouring pad, seen you will eventually go true the chrome layer and end up with solely brass. Chrome is easier to clean then brass.
You first need to remove the filterbasket from the portafilter, you can use the IMS removal tool for this. The next thing is fill a bucket with Puly caff and let the portafilter soak in this solution. Make sure that the portafilter handle isn’t submerged. Once the solution dissolves the coffee residues you can easily clean this off with a brush or microfiber cloth. To clean the coffee spouts you can use our Brooks cleaning brushes.
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