I've used the Reneka basket, if you look at the bottom of the spent puck you will notice a dark ring around the outer edge. The basket does not extract well in this region

Hi folks, I realise this has been done to death, and I have spent hours on here reading all the previous discussions. I guess I have a few questions which I'd be hugely grateful for any views on. My main question is will I likely taste a difference in the espresso shots ? I'm using the eureka

Oh thanks so much for the quick reply! That's reassuring. The video does look scary But yeah, doable

I replaced mine earlier this year. OO sent me a new "upgraded" one that is much sturdier with installation guide. Here is the video for the replacement process. It looks scary but it is not bad at all. The most difficult part was disconnecting the cables connecters. Just follow the process and it should not take more than 30

I expected a customs exception for paying an import duty, but what I received this morning was a request for the full name and address of the manufacturing facility. I have already sent a query to Maria at ACS, but has anyone else had this issue arise? It's a new one in my experience. Thanks, Matt