For La Marzocco
Grounds in, lid on, shake, flip it into the portafilter. The box contains exactly the funnel that belongs on your La Marzocco: with bayonet, for 58 mm, with a groove for the rolled basket rim.
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The Workflow
You grind straight into the dosing cup, put the lid on, shake for a few seconds and flip the grounds through the funnel into the portafilter. The dosing cup holds a typical espresso dose with headroom to spare, so the grounds have space to move while you shake.
The grounds travel in one go: from the grinder into the dosing cup, from the dosing cup through the funnel into the filter basket. Nothing gets poured from one container into the next or spooned, so there's no point where anything can spill.
The plug, the conical stopper, sits in the bottom of the dosing cup. It fills the center so that the grounds are guided outward when you flip the dosing cup, instead of standing as a tower in the middle.
The Funnel
The funnel grips the 58 mm portafilter with two opposing bayonet slots. Set it on, twist clockwise, and it sits tight and doesn't shift when you flip the dosing cup.
The narrowest point of the opening measures 60.0 mm. A 58 mm tamper goes through, so you don't have to take the funnel off to tamp.
The top rim of the filter basket isn't flat, it's rolled into a half-round. Funnels with a flat seat therefore rest on a curve, and a gap is left. This seat has a groove with a 2.8 mm radius instead, which follows the rim.
With or without WDT
The dosing cup catches the grounds right under the chute and releases them through the funnel into the filter basket. In between, nothing is left on the counter, nothing clings to an extra container, and you don't have to transfer anything. The lid closes tight, so you can shake hard.
Some people use it to replace their WDT tool, others keep using both. Either works, and you'll quickly find out what suits you.
What shaking does for your espresso beyond the clean transfer is disputed among baristas. We make no promises about that.
The Fit
Dosing cup, lid and plug don't depend on your machine. Only the funnel decides where the grounds go next.
Confirmed for La Marzocco and Gaggia (Baby, Carezza, Classic, Espresso, Deluxe, Evolution, New Baby, Baby06, Baby Dosata, New Espresso 06). Both portafilters are on the table here, the funnel has been set on and twisted, and it sits.
This funnel is not built for the E61 group (Rocket, ECM, Lelit, Profitec, Bezzera, Quick Mill, Rancilio). That's arithmetic: the E61 head rim measures 72.8 mm, our collar bore 72.2 mm. It will not go over.
If you have a different 58 mm portafilter, give it a try. We don't know whether it fits, we haven't measured it. If it doesn't fit, send it back.
Using It
Five steps, in the order you do them.
At a Glance
Frequently Asked Questions
Confirmed for La Marzocco and Gaggia: we have both portafilters here and the funnel sits on them. On any other 58 mm portafilter we don't know. "58 mm" describes the filter basket, not the bayonet above it, and that is exactly where manufacturers diverge.
It is not built for the E61 group, where the head rim at 72.8 mm is wider than our collar bore at 72.2 mm.
None. It's the same box with the same contents. It's listed twice so you can find it under your machine's name.
It gets the grounds cleanly from the chute into the portafilter, with no extra container and without leaving anything on the counter. The lid closes tight, so you can shake hard.
Some people use it to replace their WDT tool, others keep using both. What shaking does for your espresso beyond that is disputed among baristas, and we make no promises about it.
The cone in the bottom of the dosing cup. It fills the center so the grounds are guided outward when you flip the dosing cup, instead of standing as a tower in the middle.
Yes. The narrowest point measures 60.0 mm, a 58 mm tamper goes through, and the bayonet holds the funnel firmly in place. That's exactly what it's there for.
It's printed from Bambu PLA Pure. That's a filament for food contact: its five ingredients are each tested against EU Regulation 10/2011, plus EN 71-3 and UL GREENGUARD. What's tested is the material, not our printer, which is why we put it this way and not as a seal.
The manufacturer names two limits itself, and we pass them on: no liquids, because the grooves between the layers are too coarse for that, and nothing above 60 degrees. For dry coffee grounds, for a few seconds, neither is an issue. On top of that, we print the part at 0.12 mm instead of the usual 0.2 mm, so the grooves are shallower.
No, the Blindshaker works without it. The holder takes it on the grinder where the portafilter usually sits, so you don't have to hold the dosing cup while grinding. It's available for the DF64 and the DF54, either on its own or right here in the options. For a different grinder, get in touch.
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14.90 € Final price, plus shipping: 7.90 € to the EU (sets of three or more pieces: 9.90 €), 4.50 € within Germany
14.99 € Final price, plus shipping: 7.90 € to the EU (sets of three or more pieces: 9.90 €), 4.50 € within Germany
14.99 € Final price, plus shipping: 7.90 € to the EU (sets of three or more pieces: 9.90 €), 4.50 € within Germany
All prices are final prices under §19 UStG, plus shipping: 7.90 € to the EU (sets of three or more pieces: 9.90 €), 4.50 € within Germany. Every additional piece ships free.
