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by sync
December 4th, 2011, 6:48 pm
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 12
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Stuck basket in portafilter

Excellent. Bending the spring is a great idea. Thanks. I'll give my bottomless portafilter a try too. However, I like to make doubles so my wife and I get a shot at the same time. Fast and easy... the coffee that is, not my wife
by sync
December 4th, 2011, 6:37 pm
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 12
Views: 6245

Stuck basket in portafilter

Thanks. I've been using a screwdriver. Not a huge deal
by sync
December 4th, 2011, 6:17 pm
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 12
Views: 6245

Stuck basket in portafilter

Hi All, First post. Just replaced my Gaggia Superautomatic with a Spaz Vivaldi II Mini. Upgrade from dishwater-coffee to my wife saying, "the house smells good, like coffee." Anyway, the baskets in both the single and double portafilters I have are really tough to remove - there's a spring mechanism...