There’s a conversation going on about Spouted/Bottomless PF in the wrong thread (about scales) - So I’ll follow this up here.
I’ve been using a bottomless for a while now. I find it easier to keep it clean (i.e.: I make my coffee, I rinse the basket, I dry the basket, I put it away). I also don’t need to keep it hot in the group if I don’t need to - there’s no significant mass to heat up - only the basket. If I were to use a spouted PF, I could do the same, but I also need to clean the bottom of the PF, and now and again, soak it in detergent so remove the coffee oils which build up in in the spout. So, even though the bottomless is more messy… I still find it more practical overall.