58mm Bottomless Portafilter, Professional Stainless Steel Portafilter 2 Ears for 58 Gaggia Machines- Not suitable with E61 groupheads,with Walnut Handle & Filter Basket

Works great. Feels great. Stout enough to serve as a handy weapon to use against intruders intent on stealing my espresso machine. Best of all, it makes better tasting coffee than the portafilter with the little pressure fitting that came with my machine. I can get a decent amount of crema with it so far but I'm still refining my technique. No sealing problems whatsoever.

Excellent portafilter, it fits my delonghi ECP 3630 without any issues and it extracts a delicious espresso with it. Now I can use my espresso grinder and get real espresso instead of using the pressurized baskets. The wood handle is a niche touch, it makes it feel premium. I highly recommend it.

ProNo leaks from the gasket area or between my portafilter basket and the device. If your's is leaking there probably time to clean and replace the rubber gasket that surrounds the shower head.I did get some splattering but it was from the bottom of my basket when my pucks weren't packed well. this is not a shortcoming of the item.Cons-it's steel and not brass like the original Gaggia portafilter which is plated brass. This disadvantage manifests itself in wet messy pucks as there's virtually no heat retention in the portafilter to dry it out. Further the lack of heft makes it hard to knock out the mess into your knock box

Works great so far on my Delonghi Stilosa and looks very cool. Helps to see how the espresso is coming out in real time and holds 18g+ of espresso.

I was very excited to try this, unfortunately I found it to work worse than the one that came with the machine.This portafilter is listed as being a direct replacement for my machine. It does fit perfectly and I didn't experience the leaks that others have complained about.I found the preliminary build quality to be very good. The wooden handle attaches solidly and did not flex when I torqued it into the espresso machine.The issue isn't with the fit and finish, this portafilter did not produce a better pull of espresso as compared to the pressure portafilter that came with the unit.I tried several times, with and without the screen, and the results were always the same. It would brew espresso but little to no crema.In the photo you can see this result on the left and the original one on the right.

Nice portafilter. Fit is decent and it does the job. Looks good too!

For this filter to work adequately: 1) fine ground fresh espresso 2) perfectly flat and dispersed 3) puck screen 4) flat, strong tamp.Other tips appreciated. It still doesn’t work as well as a pressurized filter. Low crema, fine taste. Easy to keep clean.

This is a quality piece. Precise metal work, wood, and shiny chrome with no blemishes. The filter basket is about 17-19 gram and is well made. It has a smooth wall with no retainer indent. The filter holes are clean and uniform. When properly loaded, it makes a good tasting espresso with nice crema. The metal tip at the end is probably a touch too much, but doesn't hurt. It fits my ECP3420 well and stops right at 6 o'clock after tightening. I saw the reviews reporting a cracked wooden handle and I waterproofed mine with several coats of tung oil. This should protect the handle from water damage.