Rancilio Silvia Bottomless Portafilter - Version 3

I bought this for my husband’s Rancillio Sylvia espresso machine and he just loves it. He now makes perfect latte macchiatos and it works very well. Fits perfectly of course since it was made especially for this machine. It’s heavy and sturdy. Very well made.

I purchased this from wholelattelove through amazon a whopping $10 more than other websites 1. For "Prime" convenience, and 2. Most importantly because wholelattelove gives a lot of free information on their website and YouTube. Shipping and delivery was prompt and packaging was excellent. This triple shot basket and bottomless portafilter works excellent and has that wow factor as you watch your liquid black honey pump into your cup. A majority of the time I drink my espresso straight up black, so having a bit more to sip on is a welcome addition compared to my smaller filter. Also making one extra macchiato at a sitting helps saves time and increases work by 50 percent compared to the double shot. BONUS! It does feel a bit lighter than the original filter due to the missing spout, but none the less, it feels very durable. The basket itself lodges inside the filter very snug and can be a bit difficult to remove by hand if you try to grab the lip. The engineer in me took a few minutes and realized, just flip it over upside down, and push the filter out through. Way easier! The only slight downside is since it doesn't have the spout, so it can't sit on my rocky grinder hands free. Typically I allow my spouted one to sit there while operating/cleaning/drying my espresso machine. No bid deal I suppose; just leave it on the counter. I am glad I made the extra purchase for this portafilter and believe that if you have a rancilio espresso machine, you won't regret it.

Received 2days ago, ship and sold by amazon US. Can anyone advise if the engraving for bottomless portafilter v3 looks like in the pictures? The 2 pieces of smaller baskets on the right is laser etched with the brand and product lot/item code number but the one that came with the portafilter v3 looks punched on it which is barely visible. The pull from the 21g basket is not uniform too. The portafilter on the right and laser etched baskets comes with the silvia i‘d gotten last month. Just need some heads up from coffee lovers here if I’d gotten a knockoff. Would gladly remove this comment if I’m mistaken. Appreciated!

This is a 21gm basket with a bottomless portafilter.. expensive but worth it to nail your espresso. Any flaws in grinding of the beans including inconsistency, and tamping techniques are easily demonstrated

It's a nice looking portafilter, and I mostly love it. I like to use this portafilter, not because I want to see my pour, but because there's no spout to get grungy and require clean up. My espresso comes out nice and clean from the filter every time. Sometimes the filter sprays a little when I mess up my tamping --- that's the nature of a bottomless filter. To counteract this, I put my mug/glass/whatever directly under the portafilter to catch the spray. Sadly, because the handle goes all the way down to the bottom of the basket holder, I can't lift the mug up higher than the bottom of the basket holder. That's MOSTLY ok, but if the handle were attached higher, I could fit the bottom of the filter slightly INSIDE the mug, and that would help keep coffee from spraying out even more. Of course, every OTHER bottomless portafilter attaches even LOWER than the Silvia. so I can't complain. 5 stars. 5.5 stars if they leave a little gap between the bottom of the basket holder and the handle in the next version.