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Espresso machine portafilter

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.

Espresso machine parts Portafilter

Grimac G11 double portafilter

the portafilter on this product page can be used on a variety of Grimac espresso machine models. The Grimac part reference for this item is A2200079. This double portafilter has a closed spout, which can be removed for cleaning. The ear orientation is 90 degree. The thickness of these ears is 6,3mm. This portafilter does come with a stainless steel...
€48.15

Faema E61 single portafilter

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...
€79.75

Filterbasket spring 1,3mm 3 sides

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...
€0.90

single coffee open 3/8

The partially open single spout shown on this page can be used with a wide selection of espresso machine brands. Brands such as Carimali, Brugnetti, San Marco, San Remo, Vibiemme, Grimac, Bezzera. You can use this single spout on every portafilter body you want of course, but the thread does need to be a 3/8” BSP-G This single spout is from the...
€8.21

La Spaziale single portafilter

The portafilter on this product page can only be used on La Spaziale espresso machines. Not on any other brand. The La Spaziale part reference for this item is 02891. This single portafilter has a completely open spout. The ear orientation is 90 degree. The thickness of these ears is 6mm. this portafilter comes with a stainless steel spring, but without...
€48.69

Nuova Simonelli 2 coffee portafilter original

The double portafilter on this product page is a OEM/Original Nuova Simonelli spare part. The part reference number for this item are 98005004, 98005022 and 98005024. This original portafilter is made from casted and machined brass, which has a polished chrome finish. The ear orientation of this portafilter is 45 degree and the wings have a ear...
€106.31

Portafilter spout open 1 coffee 3/8" thread

The single spout shown on this page can be used with a variety of espresso machine brands. Brands such as ECM Heidelberg, Bezzera and Carimali. You can use this single spout on every portafilter body you want of course, but the thread does need to be a 3/8” BSP-G This single spout is from the type of open model. It has been casted from brass,...
€2.35

Bottomless portafilter suitable for La Pavoni

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...
€37.90

Wega portafilter 2 cups original

the portafilter shown on this product page is a OEM/Original Wega spare part. The part reference for the body of this portafilter is WY27311010, so not the entire portafilter. This portafilter is a 2 coffee model. The spout used has a 3/8” BSP-g thread and is open. The ears have a 90 degree orientation. The thickness of them is 6,5mm. the...
€110.76

Filterbasket spring 1,2mm 3 sides straight

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....
€0.82

Nuova Simonelli portafilter 2 coffee nano quarz original

The portafilter on this product page is a OEM/Original Nuova Simonelli spare part. The Nuova Simonelli part reference number for this item is KPFNT002. This portafilter is compatible with the regular Nuova Simonelli portafilter with the part reference 98005022. This portafilter is one for 2 coffee, the spout is a open version for easy cleaning. The wings...
€249.91

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.

Portafilter Material

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.

Portafilter types

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.

Which portafilter sizes are there?

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:

  •          51mm portafilter;
  •          53mm portafilter;
  •          54mm portafilter;
  •          58mm portafilter.

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.

Which components do you find on a portafilter?

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.

How to clean your portafilter?

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.