Sounds like way to much hassle to make it worthwhile to me, just make one, bang the pug out, wipe it and dose the next one. Not like it is a really complicated process, takes about 45 seconds to do the whole thing including cleaning, dosing, levelling and tamping properly.
JohnB On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 1:11 AM, KittJohnson <[email protected]>wrote: > This technique works even better with Gaggia portafilter baskets which > have smooth sides. And you leave the wire in. The pressure from the > straight sections of the PF retainer wire provides a grip that keeps the > basket from accidentally dropping out, but you can easily pull the basket > out with your fingers after you knock and rinse it. Using baskets with a > retainer ridge means you get the "snap" of the basket seating itself every > time you insert them ... which risks breaking the seal of the side of the > puck to the wall of the basket and getting channelling. > > The wire removed solution means the basket will fall out when you try to > knock out the puck. Or you can take the hot basket out and hold it in you > fingers while you knock it. Not a lot of fun. (The wire and ridge were a > solution to the falls out problem that bugged baristas from the beginning.) > I would recommend that you order three or four Gaggia baskets and discover > how nice and tidy the process is. And WLL even has a small sale on at the > moment. > > Sent from my crystal radio > > On Feb 14, 2013, at 3:56 PM, Bobcat <[email protected]> wrote: > > You could just get an extra cup, not the entire portafilter. Pop out the > cup in your current portafilter and remove the retaining spring that runs > around the inside of the hoop. This will allow the cups to drop into and > lift out of the portafilter easily. You can fill/tamp both cups before you > begin extracting and then after extracting the first one the used cup will > lift out easily and you can replace it with the clean & dry cup in seconds. > I use this method every day so I can make drinks for my wife and myself > without having to deal with a dirty wet cup between extractions. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
