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 single portafilter for various La Cimbali espresso machines. The La Cimbali part reference for this item is 537-027-100. This portafilter has been made from casted brass and has been chrome plated. The ear orientation is 90 degree. The thickness of these ears is 5,5mm. The portafilter comes with a single spout. This...
On this product page you will find a portafilter suitable for various La Cimbali espresso machines. This model has the old type of spout which uses screws to keep it into place. The Cimbali part reference for this item is 458-981-000. This portafilter has a ear orientation of 90 degree. The ears themselves have a thickness of 5,5mm. The portafilter does...
On this product page you will find a double portafilter suitable for various La Cimbali espresso machines. This model has the old type of spout which uses screws to keep it into place. The Cimbali part reference for this item is 458-980-000 . This portafilter has a ear orientation of 90 degree. The ears themselves have a thickness of 5,5mm. The...
The portafilter on this page is a double portafilter suitable for the La Spaziale espresso machine brewing groups. The La Spaziale part reference for this double portafilter is 02891. This portafilter has been made from casted brass which has been nickel and chrome plated. The spout has a 3/8” BSP-G thread and is a closed model. This 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...
On this product page you will find a single portafilter which is suitable for the Faema E61 Legend and the Faema E61 Jubilé espresso machines.. The part reference number for this item is 2771-135 804. The portafilter has 2 ears oriented at 90 degree. The ears have a thickness of 6,3mm. The spout connection on this portafilter is a 3/8” BSP-G...
On this product page you will find a double portafilter which is suitable for the Faema E61 Legend and the Faema E61 Jubilé espresso machines. The part reference number for this item is 2771-135 803. The portafilter has 2 ears oriented at 90 degree. The ears have a thickness of 6,3mm. The spout connection on this portafilter is a 3/8”...
On this page you will find a bottomless portafilter which can be used on some Astoria and Wega espresso machines. Most of the brewing groups don’t use this type of portafilter. This portafilter is only suitable for the Astoria and Wega brewing groups which have a 53mm group. The ears for the portafilter are oriented at a 90 degree angle and have a...
the single portafilter on this product page can be used on various Rocket espresso machines. The Rocket part reference for this item is A699905020 This single portafilter has a ear orientation of 90 degree. The thickness of the ears of this portafilter is 5,7mm. The portafilter does come with a stainless steel spring and a single filterbasket. This...
The portafilter on this product page is a OEM/Original Vibiemme spare part. The Vibiemme part reference for this double portafilter is ASPORTN2TAMON. This portafilter has a closed double spout, this cover can be removed for cleaning. The ear orientation on this portafilter is 90 degree. The thickness of the ears is 5,5mm. This portafilter does come with...
The double portafilter on this product page is suitable for a variety of La Cimbali espresso machines. This 2 coffee portafilter is use on more modern La Cimbali espresso machines. This portafilter is a 2 coffee model. The coffee spout has a 3/8” BSP-G thread and is completely covered. The thickness of the ears is 5,5mm and are oriented at 90...
The portafilter on this product page can be used on a variety of Rocket espresso machines. The Rocket part reference for this item is A699905021. This portafilter is a 2 coffee model. The ear orientation of this portafilter is 90 degree. The thickness of these ears is 5,7mm. The spout used is a 2 coffee one, which is closed but with a removable...
The portafilter on this page can be used on a variety of Casadio espresso machine models. The Casadio part reference for this item is 958578020. This portafilter is a 2 coffee model. The spout on this portafilter is closed, but can be openend. The ear orientation is 90 degree. The thickness of these ears is 6,3mm. This portafilter does not come...
The portafilter on this product page is a bottomless portafilter, which is suitable for various Nuova Simonelli espresso machines. This bottomless portafilter does not have a Nuova Simonelli part reference number. The body of the bottomless portafilter is made from casted brass, which has been machined and nickel and chrome plated. The ear...
The portafilter on this product page is a 2 coffee portafilter which can be used on a variety of Vibiemme brewing groups. This is the case for the commercial and the domestic espresso machine models. This portafilter has a double spout. The ear orientation is 90 degree and the thickness of the ears is 5,5mm. The portafilter comes with a stainless steel...
The portafilter on this product page can be used on various Casadio espresso machines, as well as on the newer Cimbali M27 espresso machines. The Casadio part references are 958577000, 958577010, 958577020, 958577070F and 958577080F. For Cimbali the part reference is 958-577-080F. This portafilter is a single coffee version, without...
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 double coffee spout, and comes with a stainless steel filter...
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,...
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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