IMSCompetition E-61 Precision Filter Ridgeless Basket 18/22 g - B70 2TC H28.5 E by

Bought this non-coated 20gr ridgeless basket at the same time as the fancy Pesado HE basket to replace the stock double shot that came with the ECM portafilter.IMS easily wins every time. More balanced taste, faster work flow, way easier to dial in. A little bonus: traditional curved bottom means beautiful tiger stream although I could make similar stream with Pesado too towards the end of shower stream.High extraction type of basket just trick your mind that more = better. More expensive, more extraction = more boldness & brightness, too much tinkering. More cool & more complications. I’d pass on flat edge to edge bottom from this point.Skip any nano coating for the longevity.

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The media could not be loaded. This IMS precision basket is so much better than the basket that comes with the GCP. I use it for double shots and usually load 20g and use a puck screen on top. Works and fits well with the GCP. Spent puck comes out cleanly.It is no HE basket so use a paper filter on the bottom for a higher level of extraction.Would recommend 10/10.

I'm using this basket on my Gaggia Evolution espresso machine with a Rancilio Rocky grinder along with a 58mm coffee distributor tool (also purchased here on Amazon from "Apexstone") and a basic steel tamper.With the typical roasts I use for espresso (usually Peru or Guatemala blends that are on the darker side of medium roast), this basket completely changed my pulls. I'm getting much more texture and a broader range of flavor notes. Absolutely worth the money spent.I also had some fresh roasted coffee beans on hand that were a much lighter roast, but I've yet to be able to get a "great" shot from them using this basket (but to be fair, I couldn't really get a great pull from them with the original basket either). I did manage to get close though- I got some acceptable shots using this basket with an extremely fine grind and lighter tamp while surfing the temp up a bit higher before pulling. I think I need to upgrade my gear across the board to get good pulls from lighter roasts but this basket did help a little.Overall, this basket is a great bang-for-buck way to improve pulls from your Gaggia.

I was skeptical about this item, initially considering it just hype because of the many videos reviewing coffee baskets. However, it only took one shot to turn my doubts into a party of flavors in my mouth. Compared side by side with my stock bottomless basket, there was no bitterness—just pure flavor and a noticeable boost in body. I absolutely love this basket!

I'm new to the in-home espresso machine obsession, so I've tried several baskets with my bottomless portafilter ranging in price from the included basket up to a quite expensive on from Weber Workshop. This one is my favorite, hands down. It's straight-walled, doesn't run too fast, doesn't create too much back-pressure, and produces reliable results every time. a totally worthwhile upgrade.

Nice basket. It fits a tiny bit loose in my bottomless ports filter. Not a problem for most people. I don’t use a knock box, I just shake the espresso out and sometimes the filter comes out with it.

I bought this basket for the extra volume that it could contain and it works just fine in the standard portafilter. I wanted it to use with my bottomless portafilter, which I prefer to use. It does not fit all the way into the bottomless portafilter because that version of the portafilter tapers more than the standard. As a result, this basket does not sit all the way in and the result is leaking around the outside of the portafilter. That was disappointing. That said, it fits the standard double spout version just fine. Be aware that you will probably need to adjust the tamper fan to bring the dose to what you want but that's to be expected. Let me emphasize, the basket itself is just fine and if it was a tiny bit smaller near the bottom, it would probably work with the bottomless portafilter as well.