Normcore 58mm Precision High Extraction Basket With Titanium PVD Coating, Precision Filter Basket, Bottomless Portafilter Basket 18 Gram For 58mm Espresso machines, 18g

I’m very impressed with this high extraction portafilter basket. It really extracts the flavor from my coffee beans compared to the oem basket that comes with my espresso machine and it tastes amazing! It feels high quality and it was nice that it comes with a puck screen too. I love all normcore products if only they could sponsor me and my coffee gear addiction haha 🤣 the one downside to this basket is that it’s a snug fit and it’s very hard to take out of my portafilter compared to the oem one. Although it’s not a problem for me as I can use an another basket to pop it out.

I have been pulling shots of espresso for about 3 months, so I am a noob. I’m using an E61 heat exchanger and have had mixed results mostly because of lack of control of the water temp. Anyhow, I tried MULTIPLE IMS baskets including the Big Bang and found that the stock baskets that came with my machine prevented channeling and pulled better shots (less sour, silkier, consistent). I frustratingly kept returning IMS baskets and then I noticed that Normcore had a line of filter baskets and they piqued my interest. The only Normcore basket available on Amazon is 22g, I usually like to use 18-20g baskets but I have no regrets with this larger one. Their baskets come with paper filters as well as a puck screen - I have not used any of these items before but am excited to experiment. The grounds do tend to get stuck in the holes after each use but they are easy to clean out with some water and a brush, I’m sure using the filter paper prevents this. The shots are silky, I have pulled several shots with little to no channeling. Additionally, my normcore funnel actually attaches to the basket unlike my experience with IMS baskets where the magnets would not grab. Very impressed so far, will likely be purchasing more baskets from Normcore as they become available on Amazon and will try filter paper and puck screens next.

Nice quality high expectation basket. Delivers tasty espresso shots. Basket is a little thicker than stock baskets and might rub a little when locking in or removing the portafilter from the group head. You’ll need to grind a little finer to slow down the extraction. The main complaint is that coffee grounds get stuck to the baskets rectangular holes and take some time to remove. Not great if you’re making multiple back to back shots and need to clean the basket. Still happy with the purchase. Good quality reasonable priced.

Used in my Gaggia Classic Pro. The stock basket has always been fit or miss for me, 50% success rate in pulling a good shot. I got a 22g basket with a bottomless portafilter. That one had better flow success, but 22g is a bit too much caffeine for me in a single shot. With this Normcore 18g basket, I'm able to get consistent shots with great flow profiles. The biggest con is that the oval holes catch irregular fines and clog easily. Cleaning is not easy, as the grounds can stay stuck. Using the steam want to flush the fines from the bottom up gets most of them. But many get stuck so bad you need to soak and scrub to get them out. If you're not OCD about having a perfectly clean basket all the time, and care more about the quality of shot that comes out, I highly recommend giving this a try.

I bought a new machine and wanted to keep using the bottomless portafilter; it's what I'd used with my old 54mm Solis. I decided to try a high extraction basket at the same time, and it was just too many changes at one time. I wasted a pound of beans. I couldn't get a good pull. I went back to the OEM portafilter and basket. I dialed that in to produce a ok flavored pull. I stuck with it for a week. Today I grabbed the bottomless and this new filter. I'd read in a review that the reviewer had to grind much finer, so I started with a full integer adjustment. It wasn't enough to get the pressure to 9 bars. After a few more adjustments, I finally got the pressure and flow needed. Halleluiah! It's been over a month since I had a Cortado worth drinking. Seriously, I thought my taste buds had changed and was considering giving up coffee/espresso altogether. I'm so glad I stuck with it. As to some of the points made in other reviews. After five consecutive pulls, I haven't had any trouble with the grind clogging the holes, but I did use the paper filter. I only mention this because someone said they had clogs even with the paper. At some point, I'll try it without the paper filter and the screen. My pucks are pretty soft, and I'd like to troubleshoot that with just the filter basket and beans.

First of all, the basket doesn't fit in machine nicely. I'm not sure what factor is causing this, possibly the lip of the basket being too high. In order to have it fit snug in the group head, I have to give it an extra tug that would have me a little concerned if I had to do every day just to get the portafiler in. The basket is a well constructed and high quality piece of equipment, but it lacks the hole size and overall flow rate that other precision baskets do. My first issue with the basket is that the holes are too large and cause a significantly high flow rate. Even though the holes are very precise, I had to majorly overcorrect my grind size a lot finer in able to achieve the same flow rate than that of the stock basket that came with my machine (Rocket Appartamento). Due to the overcorrection, the flow of espresso still came in very runny and under-extracted, lacking the fully body and balanced taste that a well extracted shot has. I compared the basket along with the stock basket as well as the Weber Workshops 20g Unibasket. Overall, its a well constructed piece of gear, the holes just need to be smaller to get anywhere in the ballpark of balanced extraction achievable from other high-end baskets. If you're in the market for high extraction basket that is going to be remotely "cheap," go for a Weber. I have a great respect for Normcore and have several of their products, but this one was a miss for me.

This definitely brings your espresso game to the next level, absolutely no reason to have one of these! One thing to note, is that it's a bit more difficult to clean and get all of the coffee grounds out, but it's honestly not that big of a deal, just spend an extra 30 seconds or so to get it all out, a million percent worth it.

First off, my basket came obviously used by someone who clearly did not want to use paper filters... Grinds were stuck very stubbornly into the slits/holes. I cleaned it, which was a bit of a task probably just because of how long it was sitting like that. It also did not come with a portafilter spring. I didn't see any mention of this in the product listing, so maybe they don't include that with this one, however they did for the other Normcore high extraction basket I bought (arguably that one is larger because it takes the 53mm filters instead of the 51mm included with this basket). Both of these baskets from Normcore make it difficult to lock the portafilter into the Bambino Plus. It concerns me that I might damage the machine since it is plastic. I then took the advice I saw in the comments and decided I will only use this with the included paper filters. Which are included, because even though the manufacturer wants to suggest you don't need them, cleaning this basket will always be a bit more involved due to the shape and size of the holes, so including them is an apparent suggestion that you will want to use them. There is zero cleanup when you use the paper filter (zilch, none, nada... Wipe it dry... done). Largely, I got the basket (and a few others) for my Bambino Plus so that I could grind a little finer, closer to my 58mm baskets, so that I could switch between machines more easily. The paper filter helps to go even finer, so that is another reason for me to use them. The basket does indeed allow you to grind finer than other similarly sized baskets. It's hard for me to say how much finer though. I grabbed one of the other high extraction baskets from this maker (it has much tinier holes). I used the same coffee and grind size and pulled these back to back. The other basket filled in faster, more evenly, produced a faster and better flow, and tasted better. I believe that the "slotted hole" basket would need a slightly coarser grind to match that flow. Overall: I should reserve final judgment until after I dial in, but I believe I can say that even for a relatively medium roast, I still needed to yield greater than a 1:2 ratio to avoid unpleasant acidity with this basket. I could see someone wanting this basket to make lighter roasts more achievable on the Bambino's, but from my limited testing it doesn't seem to help enough, though under dosing and larger yields will help, I don't think a 1:2 ratio will be doable. But it does help with a finer grind than other baskets, however you can go even finer with other designs. If you do want to avoid using the paper filters, I recommend soaking in cafiza regularly which helped a ton with the stubborn grinds stuck in the holes. Overall, my experience was lackluster with this basket.

Le filtre fonctionne bien mais impossible de le mettre dans le porte filtre gaggia classic evo pro et très difficile à enlever sir d'autres portes filtres. Probablement adapté aux produits Normcore.

Parcel arrived without any box just plastic wrapped. The puck screen included was dented and the filter paper that was supposed to be included was not shipped.

Buena calidad.

Très satisfait

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