{"id":4721,"date":"2010-09-29T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-28T19:50:51","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-09-29T01:50:51","modified_gmt":"2010-09-28T19:50:51","slug":"espresso-splash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/espresso-splash\/","title":{"rendered":"Espresso Splash Collar"},"content":{"rendered":"

A couple of years ago, I used a Dremel tool to grind off the twin spigots on my espresso maker’s portafilter. (Here’s how to make one<\/a>.) The result is called a “naked portafilter” (also called a “bottomless portafilter” or “crotchless portafilter”).<\/p>\n

Why make a naked portafilter? Four reasons:<\/p>\n

1. You can observe the changes in color of the liquid espresso as it comes out of the filter, which is useful for timing your shot.<\/p>\n

2. The espresso looks beautiful as it comes out (see some photos here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

3. It will accept a “triple shot” filter basket<\/a>.<\/p>\n

4. It’s a good way to learn how evenly you tamped your coffee grinds into the filter basket — if you did a poor job, the espresso will come on in multiple streams.<\/p>\n

I’m not a very good tamper, and often a tiny spray of espresso will squirt off to the side, hitting the counter, the machine, or me. It’s a big mess. My friend Kent Barnes<\/a>, also a naked portafilter enthusiast, suffered the same plight, but unlike me, he did something about it. He found a silicone cupcake liner that fits over the filter basket and cut a hole through it. Now the errant streams are reigned in, without losing the benefits of the bottomless portafilter.<\/p>\n

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Kent bought his silicone baking cups at Daiso (a Japanese “dollar” store chain), but any silicone cupcake liner with a top diameter of approximately 3-inches will do. You can trim off the top until you achieve the diameter needed to fit the filter basket. <\/p>\n

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