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Portafilters

Blue star coffee, carry a large range of both after market and original portafilters, for most commercial and home machines. Our portafilters are made in Italy from chrome plated brass which are both strong and durable.

Generic portafilters are most often the same quality as the branded original, sometime made in the same factory so the quality is always good.

Portafilters come in many sizes 53mm 54mm 57mm and 58mm and most manufacturers will produce 2-5 different sizes. So when looking for a portafilter to suit your machine, you should know model name, brand and when made approx.

Portafilters are mainly made from chrome plated brass, but are now Pesado, Ascaso and our E61 are made from stainless steel as well.

Stainless steel main advantage is it will hold the temperature for longer than brass and does not contain lead or chrome.

You can enhance your espresso experience by changing your handle or spout . Some handles are glued at the factory so handle does not come loose, but glue can be removed by using boiling water. Spouts are often glued as well or just tightened, they can be removed by unscrewing anti clockwise.

Naked portafilters help you to extract the best shot possible. It helps to control and diagnose extraction of espresso shots and assures a pure espresso with a great crema.
Its a amazing espresso accessory for training, as it exposes channelling. Channelling occurs when coffee grounds are not evenly distributed or properly compressed.

To find your porta filter - click on the brand selector below to the left 👇

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