Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
decentespresso.com/portafilter - Come join us on a journey into everything about espresso portafilters. Paul and John tell you all you ever wanted to know about this crucial part for espresso making. At the end of the video, they then answer advanced questions in a Q&A section with our audience, such as "should I leave the portafilter locked into the machine?" and "how much headspace should I have?" The advice we share will help you figure out which portafilter and basket is best for you, and it will help you make better coffee.
0:00 Intro
0:06 Components of a portafilter
0:09 Customize your portafilter
0:15 The 3 types of portafilter heads
0:29 What’s that tape on the thread of the portafilter head?
0:44 Types of portafilter handles
1:18 The 4 materials that our handles come in
1:45 Which material to choose for your portafilter handle?
2:29 Website on which you can customize your portafilter
2:40 What about those washers on the small handles?
3:05 How to wrap the teflon tape around the M10 nut
3:10 Which tape to buy
4:02 How neatly does it need to be wrapped?
4:16 How to screw the handle into the portafilter head
4:38 How do you know if the handle is screwed in enough?
4:53 How many times can you use the same tape?
5:06 Will our portafilter heads be compatible?
6:10 Change the angle of our portafilter spout
6:50 Important: clean your spouted portafilter head!
7:08 Explaining the portafilter spring
7:45 How to put a basket into a portafilter
7:53 How to remove the basket from your portafilter
8:19 How to knock the coffee grounds into your knockbox
9:03 Materials of the portafilter heads
9:40 Can you buy other or use self-made portafilter handles?
10:15 Questions & Answers
10:16 Should you leave the portafilter in the group head?
11:21 Advantages of the bottomless portafilter
11:54 Basket sizes fit for the double-spouted portafilter
12:35 24g baskets require a bottomless portafilter
12:45 Can I compensate a cold portafilter with hotter water?
14:11 How to clean the portafilter with a pitcher rinser
14:39 You can use hot water with your pitcher rinser
14:57 Does cold water in a pitcher rinser cool off the portafilter?
15:25 Is there a recommended amount of headspace?
16:03 What headspace does
16:48 The headspace modification kit and headspace at DE
17:51 Optimal headspace depends on the roast
18:46 Outro
decentespresso.com/portafilter - Come join us on a journey into everything about espresso portafilters. Paul and John tell you all you ever wanted to know about this crucial part for espresso making. At the end of the video, they then answer advanced questions in a Q&A section with our audience, such as "should I leave the portafilter locked into the machine?" and "how much headspace should I have?" The advice we share will help you figure out which portafilter and basket is best for you, and it will help you make better coffee.
0:00 Intro
0:06 Components of a portafilter
0:09 Customize your portafilter
0:15 The 3 types of portafilter heads
0:29 What’s that tape on the thread of the portafilter head?
0:44 Types of portafilter handles
1:18 The 4 materials that our handles come in
1:45 Which material to choose for your portafilter handle?
2:29 Website on which you can customize your portafilter
2:40 What about those washers on the small handles?
3:05 How to wrap the teflon tape around the M10 nut
3:10 Which tape to buy
4:02 How neatly does it need to be wrapped?
4:16 How to screw the handle into the portafilter head
4:38 How do you know if the handle is screwed in enough?
4:53 How many times can you use the same tape?
5:06 Will our portafilter heads be compatible?
6:10 Change the angle of our portafilter spout
6:50 Important: clean your spouted portafilter head!
7:08 Explaining the portafilter spring
7:45 How to put a basket into a portafilter
7:53 How to remove the basket from your portafilter
8:19 How to knock the coffee grounds into your knockbox
9:03 Materials of the portafilter heads
9:40 Can you buy other or use self-made portafilter handles?
10:15 Questions & Answers
10:16 Should you leave the portafilter in the group head?
11:21 Advantages of the bottomless portafilter
11:54 Basket sizes fit for the double-spouted portafilter
12:35 24g baskets require a bottomless portafilter
12:45 Can I compensate a cold portafilter with hotter water?
14:11 How to clean the portafilter with a pitcher rinser
14:39 You can use hot water with your pitcher rinser
14:57 Does cold water in a pitcher rinser cool off the portafilter?
15:25 Is there a recommended amount of headspace?
16:03 What headspace does
16:48 The headspace modification kit and headspace at DE
17:51 Optimal headspace depends on the roast
18:46 Outro
