58mm Bottomless Portafilter - Professional Stainless Steel 2 Ears for 58 Gaggia Machines With Walnut Handle & Filter Basket - Not Suitable With E61 Groupheads

Extremely well made. Fits into the De Longhi perfectly, no leaks. Makes a good espresso though there is less crema than on a regular portafilter, but I attribute that to the 15 lb pressure on the machine more than anything else. I'm very happy with this unit.

Good quality and finish - nice and heavy, fits perfectly in my Delonghi. Works exactly as advertised.

Works great after 2 months

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.

I have a Delonghi Stylosa, not that fancy, but it has get the job done. I wanted to improve my coffee by upgrading the dosifier, since the extraction of the default delonghi filter is ok for a 'Lungo ‘ but not enough for a real espresso. A word of warning, do not purchase this if you dont have a good grinder and good Fresh coffee available, just save your money for the grinder first. We use a Rancilio Rocky, and until today, we grinded the coffee in 15-16 setting, but for the bottomless filter, the sweet spot is between 10 and 11. You also might need a better tamper, but not mandatory. After a couple of failed shots (watery and awful flavor), we just adjusted the diameter of the grinder and the pressure of the tamper to get pure joy of perfect espresso, 16grs of creamy perfection in 25 seconds extraction, enjoy!!!