When I'm making lots of individual drinks I tend to clean the portafilter basket thoroughly and then dry it before filling it again etc. I've watched baristas and they tend to just knock the old coffee out and immediately refil the portafilter wit

Can anyone recommend a method for cleaning the clogged holes in a "Basket" of an espresso machine Portafilter? I had this problem with both DeLonghi and Saeco home espresso machines. For example, in Care of Saeco Pressurized Portafilters (regard

Wipe the basket clean. Step 2 Break the portafilter down into parts. Remove the spouts, which are the tube-like pieces on the bottom of the metal piece. Take apart any cover the spouts may have. Remove the round metal filter on the top inside of the baske