How many use a bottomless?

dfk41

Little bit of fun!

Ernie1

I was a spouted fan until recently. The crema is slightly different with a spouted PF.

However, I pulled off one of the removable spouts on the LM portafilter a couple of weeks ago and saw the inside after 6 months use…

Needless to say I now exclusively use the bottomless.

I know you can soak in Pulycaff etc but it’s extra faff.

Systemic

Never use anything else - you get so much feedback

DavecUK

Systemic Same here, only use spouted when I am testing a unit with manufacturers portafilters.

Ernie1

I must be the only weirdo deliberately not looking at the bottomless PF during extraction…

If I spot an off-centre flow or a dry patch on the basket I’m already making my mind up the shot is going to taste terrible.

Haven’t had a bad tasting one since 😂

LMSC

Ernie1 I must be the only weirdo deliberately

You are not alone. I defo pay attention when I have opened a new bag. Once I am happy with the shot, which is normally after 2 shots or 3 max, I don’t pay any attention.

Ernie1 Haven’t had a bad tasting one since

Thats’s all matters

JonWoo187

Spouted for me as a bottomless would be an insane mess extracting into my preferred thimble sized demitasse… Also wouldn’t like the .4 degree temp loss from less metal mass.

NHK295M

I initially moved to bottomless to check that I was tamping the coffee well enough to ensure a single outflow without it squirting randomly from the basket. Now I have the hang of tamping I don’t really need to check the outflow but am staying with bottomless as it’s really easy to clean the portafilter🙂

Inspector

Bottomless user here, even though spouted portafilter produces tastier shots to my liking.

OldGregg

Always bottomless, just for the ease of cleaning. I tend to use the spouted with a blank on hand for my back flush.

Dusk

I occasionally need to split shots and I don’t want another portafilter hanging around as I don’t have the space.