51mm portafilter for Delonghi ECP3420/EC155/BCO430/EC260, 51mm bottomless portafilter 2 ears, Stainless Steel Replacement Parts for Delonghi Handle

I have a Deloghni ECP3630. I did not try the included basket instead I used a Hughs basket purchased separately on Amazon. I ground the coffee with my Capresso Infinity Burr Grinder.This portafilter fit the machine perfectly and produced excellent shots. I’m delighted with this purchase. It was a great price.

I was actually kind of surprised when this showed up. My expectations were pretty low for some reason. But when it came I found it to be of really high quality. It looks and feels good, it almost is nicer than the espresso machine. I did have some concern that the machine wouldn't be able to handle it as the manufacturer actually states that my Delonghi Stilosa doesn't have the ability to manage pressure without the provided pressurized basket. But this works great, over and over again. It really made dialing in a lot easier. It is much nicer than the provided portafilter and fits perfectly. Do yourself a favor and order this, get rid of the pressurized basket. I don't have any issue with leaking, and the basket fits snugly into the machine. Fantastic portafilter.

I have the De’longhi Stilosa model EC260bk and I was originally looking for a new pressurized portafilter to have an extra, when I discovered others using this bottomless non pressurized portafilter! I am new to espresso making, and did some good research. I agree with some other reviews about leaking and spraying. As you can see from my photo of both portafilters lined up together, they are both 51mm on the inner size for the basket cups, but original is slightly larger around the rim. This causes some issues when locking the new portafilter into the machine. I messed around a little and saw that if I turn the bottomless a little further around than the original, it can work. The original being about 6oclock as the locking point, the bottomless had to be turned to around 4/5oclock position. That being said, the shot I pulled from it was not creamy or good in quality, so once again I messed around with suggestions over the internet and saw that most people say when using a pressurized espresso machine, a non pressurized portafilter needs more fine coffee grinding. Keep in mind, you technically aren’t even supposed to use a nonpressurized portafilter for the machine, so this is truly against the manufacturing! I grinded much finer and saw better results, but the original had same creamy amount as bottomless. I will keep working on it to see if I can get it any better, but that is my experience. If you have the time and patience and want to see how it goes, many seem to say here that they have had awesome results! But if you aren’t really that interested in the extra effort I recommend getting a replacement part like your original one. Good luck, and enjoy your coffee!PS, the stilosa is also amazing. Even without that new portafilter, I’ve had some epic coffee since purchasing! I also decided to upgrade my milk steamer by taking the silver piece that goes on it off, and then using something to tie around the black nozzle to keep it on, then steaming with just that! Gives a much less foamy milk, there are a couple youtube videos about how to do this! Takes getting the right technique, but super good!UPDATE:I believe I still see this item as good, although I haven’t been able to really make it the best it can be. As I mentioned my machine was made for a pressurized basket, not a bottomless. It has been a lot of extra effort to pull good shots from it, I needed a good tamper, distributor, and thankfully I had a grinder because it requires MUCH finer grounds. I also got a screen for the filter, and it doesn’t do terrible! The shots are still strong flavor but not much in creaminess. I only use it when I have the time and patience, so I will leave it with the same good review, because it is a good product. Just not the best for my machine. Some I see have found a way to work it and make it great but I think if you arent able to do the work I said, stick with the OEM.

This portafilter feels like it fits snugly, but then it sprays espresso all over the place. Every time. It's useless.

When I originally went to replace the De'Longhi portafilter on my unit, I went with a cheaper one thinking they would all be about the same. That one, it turned out did not perform well, the wooden handle became loose and the portafilter still leaked when screwed completely into the machine. With some reluctance, I bought this one to replace it even though it cost $15 more. As it turned out, this was a good investment. The handle doesn't come loose, and it screws tightly into the machine with no leaking. Plus, it matches the machine better in appearance than the wooden-handled one did. As with any naked portafilter, your grind and tamp will be more critical than with the original portafilter. The one that comes with the machine is designed to bring the pressure up to 9 bars by forcing all the water through a tiny hole in the bottom. The quality of your tamp has little effect on the results unless you overtamp it. When using this portafilter, you'll need to find just the right grind fineness and tamp pressure to get good results (although, even my lesser results have been better than what I was getting with the portafilter that came with the machine). Well worth the price.

This portafilter fits my Delonghi EC260 perfectly. Paired with the Agatige Stainless Steel Pressurized filter basket it makes an excellent two shot Espresso - much better than the non-pressurized filter that came with it, and the too small two shot filter and portafilter that came with the Delonghi. It seems to be well made and the filter basket is held quite snugly via some spring loaded wires, so it is easy to knock the puck out. I recommend it highly especially if paired with the Agatige Pressurized filter. Beware of standard pressurized filters, the espresso comes out of the small hole in the bottom at high pressure and velocity, and needs portafilter with a bottom contain that stream.

UPDATE:The biggest issue is the basket that comes with this product. I got a different basket and the experience was much closer to what I was expecting. Still only three stars as they could have supplied a better basket.I’ve tried a few times and have done everything correctly as far as I can tell but the product doesn’t appear to fit the machine correctly leading to leakage out of the side of the basket and sprays of coffee shooting down into the cup. This is much worse than the pressurized version that comes with the machine. The product is basically unusable for this machine.

Perfect fit and super fast shipping!