Failure rate for me is zero ... when it's not right, there must be a problem with the beans.
OK ... I hear what you all say. Training tool, you are probably right but since it is cool, I can use it all the time. Furthermore I can use a double basket in it, and a triple basket ... no limitations ... bottomless.
Double spout on a naked handle ... not impossible but it wouldn't be completely naked, more like a fig leaf on a naked handle.
Back to my little splashing problem ... (no not that one, come on!)
I have been paying more attention to the grind and the packing of the ... what'sisname? ... puck ... and yes, I get it. The finer the grind, the higher the pressure and the slower the water flows, the same with packing the grind. However I still notice although less ... that there is a main stream of golden coffee flowing nice and thick out of the basket but occasionally some of the holes on the outer rim seem to get a mind of their own and spray away from the center in a random fascion. Some sort of sabotage happening ... see if I can remember to make a short video of my inimical coffee behaviour.
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PS ... how do you pack the coffee? Do you give the doser a few bang, press and then give a bit more, or do you fill the basket and then press in one go? My doser needs 5 lever turns to fill a double basket. I then press it down in one go. I wonder if doing it in stages and press at each stage will make a difference? Too much fiddling?
The real reason I like the naked handle is because my machine groups are rather low and I like to use behemoth cups that need wiggling out from under the spouts.

OK ... I hear what you all say. Training tool, you are probably right but since it is cool, I can use it all the time. Furthermore I can use a double basket in it, and a triple basket ... no limitations ... bottomless.
Double spout on a naked handle ... not impossible but it wouldn't be completely naked, more like a fig leaf on a naked handle.
Back to my little splashing problem ... (no not that one, come on!)
I have been paying more attention to the grind and the packing of the ... what'sisname? ... puck ... and yes, I get it. The finer the grind, the higher the pressure and the slower the water flows, the same with packing the grind. However I still notice although less ... that there is a main stream of golden coffee flowing nice and thick out of the basket but occasionally some of the holes on the outer rim seem to get a mind of their own and spray away from the center in a random fascion. Some sort of sabotage happening ... see if I can remember to make a short video of my inimical coffee behaviour.
.PS ... how do you pack the coffee? Do you give the doser a few bang, press and then give a bit more, or do you fill the basket and then press in one go? My doser needs 5 lever turns to fill a double basket. I then press it down in one go. I wonder if doing it in stages and press at each stage will make a difference? Too much fiddling?
The real reason I like the naked handle is because my machine groups are rather low and I like to use behemoth cups that need wiggling out from under the spouts.

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