La San Marco - Filterbasket

The filterbasket is maybe one of the most important accessories of a espresso machine. In the case of the coffee filterbaskets La San Marco is slightly different then the standard. Seen the sizes of the filterbaskets they use are slightly different then the “standard”70mm ones. The size of filterbaskets with San Marco is 66mm

The filterbaskets available for San Marco are single filterbaskets which hold between the 7 and 9 grams of ground coffee. For the double filterbaskets they go from 16grams up to 21grams of ground coffee.

For the La San Marco brewing groups is also a special stainless steel blind filter available. This blind filter is 66x22mm. You can also use a rubber membrane filter, which is 50mm.

There is also a line of IMS Filtri precision filter baskets. These go from a single coffee of 6/9 grams to 2 versions of a 2 coffee basket which can hold 14/18 grams and a other one which holds 18/20 grams.