Normcore 53.3mm Puck Screen - Lower Shower Screen - Metal Contact Screen for Espresso 54mm Portafilter Filter Basket - 1.7mm Thickness 150μm - 316 Stainless Steel

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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).

Just make sure you get the right size. This is a must have to keep your machine clean. Easy to use and works well with my machine. As long as you don’t abuse it too much it will stay durable.

Easy to clean. Fits my Breville machine. Well made item.