Leverpresso 51mm Pressurized Portafilter Basket – Dual Wall Stainless Steel Double Shot Coffee Filter for Espresso Machines, Fits 18g Ground Coffee

Works perfectly with my Leverpresso. It creates a nice thick crema and maintains good pressure. Easy to use and feels well-made.

Work as it should

This filter basket fits my Pavant portafilter, but is difficult to install because of its wavy shape. Once installed, it filters the coffee, normally, but then forces everything through a single hole at its bottom. It’s a tiny hole, which increases the pressure, thereby creating a forceful expulsion of liquid! This produces a lot of unnecessary foam in your cup, and tends to splash a lot, creating a mess. In addition, the interior of the filter does not have straight sides, so it is slightly more difficult to wipe clean. Also, because the filter is composed of TWO layers of perforated metal — a standard metal coffee filter inside, separated slightly from a solid metal bottom with a single, tiny hole in it, on the outside! — this product is difficult to keep clean of old grounds, because the layers cannot be disassembled. I predict that the empty space between the filter layers will eventually get clogged with fine coffee particles that may never come out.

I can’t say this is not good or good. But if someone is trying to for Rok portafilter I have answer for you, it won’t fit!

Review is for the HUGH Leverpresso 51mm Pressurized Stainless Steel Portafilter Basket Coffee Filter... I picked this up, hoping it would fit ok for a 2nd Portafilter. I have a Mr. Coffee Cafe Barista, which I have had for a while now, still going strong... This portafilter fits perfectly if you are using the Mr. Coffee, BUT...the original portafilter has bumps on it to keep it in the holder, this one does not. Not a big deal, just be aware of it. What I found is that this filter as compared to the original is much "tighter", and not as much coffee comes through, or maybe just not as fast. That could be a good thing or a bad, but the espresso I made with this filter tasted just like with the stock filter... I don't think you can go wrong with picking this up.

Recently, I upgraded to a bottomless portafilter for my espresso machine, but I faced a hurdle with the non-pressurized basket it came with. Due to my machine's limitations, it struggled to generate sufficient pressure, resulting in lackluster crema. However, upon acquiring the HUGH Leverpresso 51mm Pressurized Stainless Steel Portafilter Basket, this issue was swiftly resolved. The pressurized design ensured optimal extraction, resulting in an abundance of crema that too much at first. While it took some adjustment to the grind, I'm thoroughly impressed with the enhanced espresso experience this basket has delivered. Overall, the HUGH Pressurized Portafilter Basket has transformed my espresso-making journey, elevating it to new heights of flavor and quality.

I have spent a few hours, four actually, trying to learn the correct way to use this filter. I wouldn't have tried so long if it wasn't an original HUGH filter, I loved their more popular non-pressureized filters, but I wasn't able to get a good pour with this one. It's a sudsy, soapy pour that I was not able to solve; I've tried decreasing pouring time, lowering temps, raising temps, using three different brands of beans, misting my beans, and trying eight different grind sizes. Perhaps it's possible to create a suds-free espresso with this basket, but I'm not able to find out how. Also, it is a bit smaller than a 51mm filter, causing a loose fit that prevents you from banging it on a knock box to clean it off. I genuinely can't think of a single positive which is such a shame for a brand I love. I never thought I'd be throwing a HUGH product in the trash.

This pressurized portafilter definably produce better crema than other non-pressurized portafilter. I can also try different coarseness of coffee grinds other than very fine grind. It may be just me, but feels coffee taste better - I may need to further practice on other non-pressurized portafilter, but for my cheap expresso machine, this pressurized portafilter is the best upgrade I can have. Highly recommend if you are new to brewing expresso.