Normcore 51mm Puck Screen - Lower Shower Screen - Metal Coffee Reusable Filter for Espresso Portafilter Filter Basket 51mm - 1.7mm Thickness 150μm - Stainless Steel

What a great product.The difference in my used pucks when I use this and when I do not is remarkable. They are tighter, more compact 100% soaked through evenly and I’ve never ever had any channeling.I’m using this with a rancilio rocky and a gaggia classic eco pro at home. And at my work we have a rancilio Silvia and a rancilio md40 grinder.Dame results at both places.Biggest bonus is how clean the group head stays.These are one of the best things you can buy if you’re making espresso. Period.

Helps keep the Group Head clean. You may have seen discussions about puck screen benefits like preventing puck expansion, promoting more even water distribution, improving consistency, drier pucks, cleaner baskets...but what I like most is that it seems to do very well at keeping the shower screen clean. Some people seem to be just magically neat and clean. Not me. I make messes, sometimes big ones and I seem to get coffee grounds everywhere no matter how hard I try to keep them contained. Never made espresso on my new Breville without a puck screen except once when I forgot. After every use I wipe the shower screen and around it (the best I can) with a paper towel and the only time I got more than a VERY minute amount of coffee color on my paper towel was after the time I forgot to use this Normcore puck screen. Almost every time the paper towel is spotless and when it's not it is always up in the group head around the shower screen, I'm guessing from grounds I missed and didn't wipe from the rim of the portafilter. Bottom line, the only cons I have seen for puck screens are that you have to pay for them and clean them. This is a good one and I don't mind cleaning it.

Fits the standard Breville/Sage basket size, keeps your shower screen clean. It's well made and shows no sign of wear or corrosion after months of use.

I'm a pragmatist and wasn't sure I'd like to use a filter. Was it a gimmick to sell more stuff to coffee addicts? The tldr is I'm glad I got it.If you're not grinding your own coffee (or using a spice mill) and haven't invested in a scale or dosser, you probably need to address those issues before investing in a filter like this.This filter has helped make my coffee more consistently good because it allows for the coffee to be compacted more in the portafilter. This allows for the extraction to happen with higher pressure. The coffee is better tasting and there's more volume to the crema. The puck is drier and comes out easier than before. The time saved cleaning the portafilter can be spent rinsing out the filter if you want to, but it's generally clean after a pull because the water flows one direction. It's wet, sure, but clean. An additional benefit is that it keeps the coffee grounds from coming into contact with the head so I will have to clean the espresso machine less often (or rather, keep the coffee tasting good when I don't clean it as often as I should).

Once I purchased puck screens for my espresso, I suddenly found that I also needed something to hold them without destroying them. After some research I found a large number of similar holders available that not only ranged in size and shape, but also price. Narrowing it down to getting a holder that comes with a name brand attached, these holders were workable. Nothing fancy. Nothing ornate. And well within the acceptable price range. Meaning, it fit on the counter without taking up too much space and at a reasonable cost. It will hold screens up to 58.5mm, which for me, works out well. Durability? That remains to be seen. As the materials used are rubber, they have a tendency to rip, stretch, or both. So, for me, time will tell. If you are looking for something small to hold your screens, will do the job, and clean up well, then by all means these are the ones to look into. If you are looking for fancy? Keep looking. If you are looking for simple and a reputable backing? These will serve well.

easy to wash, the size is just right. nice product

Normcore 58.5mm Puck Screen : Yes, this puck screen works as intended. However....the devil is in the details.The screen itself is very well made, so the product is great. However, using it in a workflow is another matter. 1) IMHO...you need a stack of these if you are making multiple beverages in a row, as you need to thoroughly clean it after every use, which totally interrupts the workflow. 2) Picking it out of your messy knock box is not fun. It's very hot,( like finger burning hot), and messy, again interrupting workflow.3) You need to clean it with HOT water so that it doesn't chill down the extraction when placed in the portafilter...just another step to do. I rest mine on the warming tray of my espresso machine so that it is hot and ready to go for the first cup. After that..ummm...it's a nuisance.Does it improve the taste? Honestly, I can't tell that it does. Does it help prevent channeling? Yes, probably. Does it keep the shower screen cleaner? Yes it does.Final thoughts: if you're doing one extraction, it's probably a fine addition to your process. (I grind, use the WDT tool, leveler tool, then tamp). For back to back cups, unless you want to stop and burn your fingers and then clean it between cups, it's probably not worth the hassle. You definitely would need a stack of them and then do clean up when you are done.

I bought this for my 58mm bottomless portafilter and it works perfectly. The fit and finish feels really nice and high quality, pretty nice and hefty. Definitely helps me pull more consistent shots.