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.
The portafilter on this product page is maybe one of the most iconic portafilters ever made, the Faema e61 portafilter. What makes the Faema E61 portafilter so unique? That is the style of handle. The portafilter body is slightly different then the original. This model is fitted with a single coffee spout, and comes with a stainless steel filter...
The double spout shown on this page can be used with a variety of espresso machine brands. Brands such as ECM Heidelberg, Bezzera, Astoria, Wega, Spaziale, Rancilio and Gaggia. This double spout is from the type of open model. It has been casted from brass, machined and a nickel and chrome finish applied to it. The thread of the spout is a 3/8”...
The item on this product page is a single portafilter which can be used on a variety of Nuova Simonelli espresso machines. This item matches with the Nuova Simonelli part references are 98005000, 98005021 and 98005024. This portafilter has been made from chrome plated brass. The handle is placed under a slight handle. The portafilter comes with a...
The item on this product page is a Nuova Simonelli double portafilter. This portafilter has the Nuova Simonelli part reference number 98005024. The portafilter has the typical Nuova Simonelli 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 is...
The portafilter on this product page can be used on various La Pavoni brewing groups. Note: this item is Not suitable for the domestic La Pavoni espresso machines. The La Pavoni part references for the filter holder body are 31109241 and 31108241. This portafilter is a single portafilter, so 1 coffee. The body is made from chrome plated brass. The...
The portafilter on this product page can be used on various La Pavoni brewing groups. Note: this item is Not suitable for the domestic La Pavoni espresso machines. The La Pavoni part references for the filter holder body are 31109241 and 31108241. This portafilter is a double portafilter, so 2 coffee. The body is made from chrome plated brass. The...
The double coffee spout on this page has been used on commercial and domestic espresso machines. This ranges from San Remo, Nuova Simonelli, Victoria Arduino, Brasilia, Rancilio to Gaggia and La Pavoni espresso machines. This double spout is designated as partially open. This item has been made from casted and machined brass, which has been nickel and...
This style of coffee spout is one of the smaller ones. You could have seen it on espresso machine portafilters of Carimali, San Remo, Elektra, Victoria Arduino and Brasilia. But you can use this spout on any portafilter you want of course. The part reference for Carimali is 95.01800, for Brasilia it is 08275.0.00.04, for Elektra it is 01308021, for...
The bottomless portafilter shown on this page is one which can be used on various Gaggia espresso machines. The Gaggia part reference for this item is 1165185. This bottomless portafilter is only suitable for the commercial Gaggia espresso machines, not the domestic ones. This bottomless portafilter comes as a set. So the portafilter, including shiny...
The bottomless portafilter shown on this page is one which can be used on la Spaziale espresso machines. This means that this portafilter is suitable for all La Spaziale 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...
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 Casadio, Carimali, San Remo, Bezzera, Cimbali, Astoria, Spaziale This spring is made from stainless steel. The cord diameter is 1,2mm....
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. This spring is made from stainless steel. The cord diameter is 1,2mm. this spring has 5 flat sides. The spring is made in Italy.
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 Carimali, Casadio, San Marco, San Remo, Vibiemme, Bezzera, Cimbali, Grimac, Faema, Astoria, Nuova Simonelli,...
The bottomless portafilter on this product page can be used on a variety of Astoria espresso machines. The Astoria part reference number for this item is 27311004. The portafilter has a ear orientation of 45 degree, the ear thickness is 6mm. The portafilter does come with a double filter basket and stainless steel spring. This portafilter is made...
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 which is suitable to use on various Conti 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 portafilter on this product page is one which can be used on various Brasilia espresso machines. This is not a generic portafilter, seen there where used various sizes. The Brasilia part reference for this item is 06668.8.00.09. This portafilter has a ear orientation of 45degree and a ear thickness of 5,2mm. Keep in mind that a different type of...
the item on this product page is a single portafilter which is suitable for various Faema espresso machines. The Faema part reference for this item is 457889020. This portafilter has been made out of a casted brass body which has been chrome plated. The ear orientation of this portafilter is 90 degree. The thickness of the wings is 7mm. The spout used is...
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.
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.
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.
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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