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 portafilte ron this product page can be used on a variety of Faema espresso machine models. The Faema part references for this item are 2771133837/457888020 and 902714000. This double portafilter has a closed spout, the cover can be removed. The fitting of the spout is a 3/8” BSP-G thread. The ear orientation of the portafilter is 90...
The portafilter on this product page can be used a limited amount of Astoria and Wega espresso machines. The part references for Astoria are 27311057 and for Wega the part reference is WY27311057. This portafilter has a double spout, so it is suitable for 2 coffee. This spout has a 3/8” BSP-G thread. The ear orientation is 90 degree. The...
The portafilter on this product page is suitable for a broad selection of Astoria espresso machine models. The Astoria part reference for this item is 27311051 and 8327311051R This double portafilter has a open spout, this spout has a thread of 3/8” BSP-G. The orientation of the ears is 45 degree. The portafilter does have a ear...
The single portafilter on this product page is from a special type, which can only be used on a small number of Astoria and Wega espresso machines. The Astoria part reference for this item is 27311056 and for Wega it is WY27311056. This single portafilter has been made from chrome plated brass. The ear orientation is 90 degree. The ears have a...
The portafilter on this product page is a OEM/Original Nuova Simonelli spare part. The Nuova Simonelli part reference number for this item is KPFNT001. This portafilter is compatible with the regular Nuova Simonelli portafilter with the part references 98005000, 98005021 and 98005024. This portafilter is one for 1 coffee, the spout is a open...
The single portafilter on this product page is a OEM/Original Nuova Simonelli spare part. The part reference number for this item are 98005000, 98005021 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 thickness...
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...
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...
The single portafilter shown on this product page is a OEM/Original Astoria espresso machine spare part. The Astoria part reference for this item is 27311000. Note, this is the reference for the body. This single portafilter has a open spout, this make it easier to clean your portafilter. The ear orientation is 45 degree. The thickness of these ears is...
The portafilter shown on this product page is a OEM/Original La Spaziale espresso machine portafilter. The La Spaziale part reference for this item is 02891. This portafilter is a single coffee portafilter. The spout is fully open, this makes cleaning easier. The ear orientation is 90 degree. The thickness of these ears is 6mm. The portafilter is...
The portafilter shown on this page is a OEM/Original La Spaziale portafilter for 2 coffee. The La Spaziale part reference for this item is 02891 The portafilters for La Spaziale espresso machines differ a lot from the most common portafilter sizes used, the outer diameter is smaller. This portafilter has a ear orientation of 90 degree. The spout...
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 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...
On this product page you will find a double portafilter suitale for various La Scala espresso machines. This 2 coffee portafilter has the La Scala part reference of C-0532A. This double portafilter has a fully open spout. The ear orientation is at 90 degree. The ears have a thickness of 6,3mm. This portafilter comes with a stainless steel spring and a...
On this page you will find a bottomless portafilter suitable for Rocket espresso machines. The bottomless portafilter has 2 ears, oriented at 90 degree. The thickness of these ears are 5,7mm as with the original portafilters. This portafilter has been manufactured in Italy. The portafilter comes including a holding spring and a 18 gram double...
The portafilter on this product page is a OEM/original San Remo spare part. This specific model is a 2 coffee portafilter. The San Remo part reference number for this item is 10402312B. This portafilter is one suitable for 2 coffee. The spout used is a open model for easy cleaning. The thickness of the ears is 6mm and they have a 90 degree...
On this page you will find a bottomless portafilter suitable for the domestic espresso machines made by Gaggia. So this item is NOT suitable for commercial espresso machines manufactured by Gaggia. This portafilter has a ear orientation of 45 degree. The ears have a thickness of 7mm and the basket comes including the spring and 3 cup filterbasket. This...
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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