Update from Tom Chips post at Home Barista and the Decent Diaspora forum. Thanks TC.
With the Decentās group head cover removed, Iāve been working with the Unifilter for about a week now. Hereās a few thoughts Iāve gathered so far
PROS
Iām finding that I like the weight of it. It feels very substantial. The fit and finish is absolutely incredible.
Itās allowing me to explore much finer ground coffee and Iād surmise itāll suit light roast extractions well because of this.
Rinsing it/cleaning it out is slightly improved over a standard basket. The high degree of polish and sharp, straight surfaces give it a jewel/mirror-like reflection that makes it very easy to see any debris.
I can do all my prep directly on my countertop if I choose.
CONS
While itās easier to rinse and clean, it is actually slightly harder to dry than a normal basket, since the bottom edge is a sharp corner, a hand towel requires more attention and effort to get tiny drops of water out of the corners.
Price- itās obviously an expensive tool. But it matches the fit and finish of my Titus grinder, this level of manufacturing will never be cheap.
I personally donāt think itās going to be as compelling to use with machines that lack fine control. I really want one that is made to fit the Decent specifically, without having to remove the group head cover. Itāll probably be fun to use on anything that has gentle pre-infusion.
Not as much shot āpronā as a traditional basket that creates beautiful centered cones of espresso during the extraction. This might even out after users explore more coffees/blends, but so far, Iām finding that the extraction comes out more even, but not as visually pretty.
Iāll probably be able to pass it around with other Team HB folks before returning it to Doug and they can weigh in. Iām still working on fitting a nice wood handle to it at the moment.
