Bottomless is only rated for two things: diagnose puck prep and easier to clean. Spouted you need to put in a cafiza bath probably every week (depends how often you pull). The path the coffee goes would leave it dirty plus when weighing you need to account that there will be a good amount of coffee still in the portafilter. I dont use it because it seems more work with cleaning and with weighing shots. Apart from this, both make the same coffee if pulled and preped the same
helloskoodle
But how can I post pretentious sexy slowmos set to jazz music to my Instagram if you can’t see the warm honey shots being pulled? Do you even espresso bro?
Famous_Pomelo_2640
For me bottomless is necessary to dial in coz I have the delonghi dedica and nothing fits under when I’ve got scales underneath.
waetherman
I thought bottomless was just for vanity but I have to admit that I learned quite a bit by using one. I don’t need to see what’s happening every day, and I’m putting the spout back on to reduce splatter, but I’m glad I spent some time figuring out the best prep for extraction with the help of a bottomless filter.
congoasapenalty
I think bottomless is the only way to go for one cup double shot pulls… Easier to diagnose shots and is able to be cleaned easily between shots. The only time I feel spouted is necessary is when you need to pull into 2 different cups at once for efficiency and work flow. That’s just me though.
obiedge
I make espresso at home once a day before leaving for the office. A bottomless portafilter with a puck screen is a godsend; the portafilter is easy to rinse out with water, and the puck screen keeps the shower screen clean so I only need to run a bit of water through it and give it a quick wipe down once I’m done.
gr4v1ty69
Yooo I have the same scale <3
unbr0kenchain
As someone who worked in busy cafes for 12 years, bottomless is the GOAT. Being able to rinse under the group head and quickly dry off after every shot without hot water dribbling out onto the scales or on the grinder tray is an absolute god send.
I still use one for my machine at home, so much easier to clean and diagnose. I would never go back to using any sort of spout, there’s simply no reason to.
alejodp
I wanna go back to spouted but my timemore scale doesn’t fit under my Profitec Go with it. It’s really frustrating
iamslumlord
My basket is relatively nice on my bottomless but will still send a single spray way off to outer space. Switched to spouted now that I have everything dialed and things are so much cleaner after weeks of 3-4 doubles a day
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Here is what I’m pulling. Fantastic.
Bottomless is only rated for two things: diagnose puck prep and easier to clean. Spouted you need to put in a cafiza bath probably every week (depends how often you pull). The path the coffee goes would leave it dirty plus when weighing you need to account that there will be a good amount of coffee still in the portafilter. I dont use it because it seems more work with cleaning and with weighing shots. Apart from this, both make the same coffee if pulled and preped the same
But how can I post pretentious sexy slowmos set to jazz music to my Instagram if you can’t see the warm honey shots being pulled? Do you even espresso bro?
For me bottomless is necessary to dial in coz I have the delonghi dedica and nothing fits under when I’ve got scales underneath.
I thought bottomless was just for vanity but I have to admit that I learned quite a bit by using one. I don’t need to see what’s happening every day, and I’m putting the spout back on to reduce splatter, but I’m glad I spent some time figuring out the best prep for extraction with the help of a bottomless filter.
I think bottomless is the only way to go for one cup double shot pulls… Easier to diagnose shots and is able to be cleaned easily between shots. The only time I feel spouted is necessary is when you need to pull into 2 different cups at once for efficiency and work flow. That’s just me though.
I make espresso at home once a day before leaving for the office. A bottomless portafilter with a puck screen is a godsend; the portafilter is easy to rinse out with water, and the puck screen keeps the shower screen clean so I only need to run a bit of water through it and give it a quick wipe down once I’m done.
Yooo I have the same scale <3
As someone who worked in busy cafes for 12 years, bottomless is the GOAT. Being able to rinse under the group head and quickly dry off after every shot without hot water dribbling out onto the scales or on the grinder tray is an absolute god send.
I still use one for my machine at home, so much easier to clean and diagnose. I would never go back to using any sort of spout, there’s simply no reason to.
I wanna go back to spouted but my timemore scale doesn’t fit under my Profitec Go with it. It’s really frustrating
My basket is relatively nice on my bottomless but will still send a single spray way off to outer space. Switched to spouted now that I have everything dialed and things are so much cleaner after weeks of 3-4 doubles a day