I absolutely LOVE this bottomless portafilter on my Gaggia Classic Pro. Feels great in my hand, looks fantastic, works amazingly well. High quality product for sure!

It's way better and qualified than photos, I'm totally satisfied with that portafilter. Perfectly fit on my Gaggia New Classic and great results. Thank you Mr. Shade!

I am very disappointed with this portafilter since it did not fit my gaggia classic well and it needs considerable force to place it in. Original gaggia portafilter works way better. Handle is not fixed well with head so it unscrews itself often. But hey I guess its not allow to give low rates here right Mr. Shade ? [SoC Response] This is the first non 5* review we've ever had, and definitely the first time a customer has been unhappy with these portafilters - so I can hopefully help you with this. If you need to apply considerable force to install the portafilter then there is probably something wrong with your rubber group gasket. It may have become "dented" to the exact profile and size of your original portafilter, or may just be very hard and not flexible enough to handle a slightly different portafilter. I'd suggest changing your group gasket, ideally to a silicone one - and if you use an 8.0mm one then you'll find the lock-in will be around 5-6 oclock and very easy. The screw handles are standard portafilter M10 screw fittings - as fitted to millions of portafilters globally and ours are no different. If you have tried tightening the handle fully and still have problems with it becoming loose - then you can add a few drops of superglue or thread sealer to the threads just before you reassemble them - and that will fix the problem. Alternatively you will probably find that wrapping a few turns of PTFE thread tape around the threads will also cure the problem of it unscrewing.... but this isn't an issue we've ever encountered or had other customers comment about. So hopefully both of your issues are easily resolved - but if you do require any further assistance with it then please contact us via email or chat and we'd be pleased to help you resolve it fully.