I am happy it’s working out for you guys!
IMHO, this is a hype. May be, this is just me.
Is it suitable for non-lever? Some like it for a variety of reasons; some thinks it is a thrash. I don’t own these type of machines.
If we look at the lever, it’s probably will fit into machines, which extract at 6 bars pressure to increase the extraction.
Those machines, which hit 9 bars or higher, already gets the best out of the puck.
Our Evo consistently hits >10.5 bars pressure giving us a fantastic cup. Sure, it disperses the water evenly. However, as @SL01 beautifully explains, it also pushes the extractions to undesirable levels pushing them to extremes; one may refer his post for a nice technical explanation.
Yeah, the shower screen is clean; the spent puck is a beauty, which I am not interested in. What interests me is the tasty liquid in the cup, which the beastly Evo nails it every time. The screen, unfortunately, spoils the output.
What about the shower screen? Either one cleans the shower screen or the puck screen. Cleaning the shower screen towards the end of the day takes a few secs at the max. We just give it a wipe at the end of the day. We drop the Evo’s shower screen every week. We hardly find anything to clean. We just wipe and put it back.
May be, I should permanently remove the shower screen and use the puck screen to avoid pulling an espresso on steroids! 😂
In summary, call me an old school or a week-end rant from an old man! But, this old man know a thing or two about coffee now !
Have a good evening and a great week end guys ! My Gin and Tonic is staring at me.
