Portafilter Body – Naked/Bottomless or Double Spout

$60.00

Already have a handle or want to change your group head?

Grab a new Naked (bottomless) or twin spouted Group head with an M12 thread so it can be screwed into your own portafilter handle.

Currently suitable for the following coffee machines ( excludes spring and basket ):
all E61 machines

Portafilter Body

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Bottomless (or ‘naked’) portafilters allow you to see the espresso as it exits the basket. This allows you to immediately identify any faults in your dosing or tamping technique. For example, you may be tamping slightly unevenly without realizing it; with a bottomless portafilter you will see espresso leaving one side of the basket before the other side instead of it appearing evenly, something which would be impossible to gauge with a standard portafilter.

A number of espresso enthusiasts affirm the curious claim that the espresso from a bottomless portafilter also has a fuller flavor than that from a regular portafilter; this is believed to be a result of less contamination from dirty surfaces over which the espresso would normally pass in a regular portafilter or from the espresso being affected by temperature differences in the portafilter. We’ll let you decide on that one, but taste benefit or not the bottomless portafilter is a must-have for any serious espresso enthusiast.