Espresso Puck Screen 53.5mm, 1.7mm, for Sage & Breville Barista Express, Pro, Touch & Bambino

A 53.5mm stainless steel puck screen, 1.7mm thick, for every Sage and Breville machine with a 54mm portafilter: Barista Express, Barista Express Impress, Barista Pro, Barista Touch, Barista Touch Impress, Bambino, Bambino Plus, Infuser and Duo Temp Pro. It sits on top of the tamped coffee, spreads the water arriving from the shower screen, and keeps coffee off the shower screen so the group head stays cleaner. Reusable: rinse it after each shot.

At a glance

• Diameter: 53.5mm, made for 54mm Sage and Breville baskets
• Thickness: 1.7mm, stays flat under pressure
• Material: food-grade stainless steel, 150-micron mesh
• Care: rinse under hot water after each use; soak in espresso machine cleaner once a month
• Delivery: free UK delivery, about 6 working days
• Returns: free if it does not fit the machine listed below

Why 53.5mm for a 54mm machine

The 54mm figure is the portafilter. The inside of the basket is a fraction narrower, so a screen that sits on the coffee has to be a little smaller. A true 54mm screen catches on the rim. 53.3mm screens fit too: 53.3mm or 53.5mm, the difference explained.

Fits these machines

• Barista Express: BES870, SES875, BES860
• Barista Express Impress: BES876, SES876
• Barista Pro: BES878, SES878
• Barista Touch: BES880, SES880
• Barista Touch Impress: BES881, SES881
• Bambino: BES450, SES450
• Bambino Plus: BES500, SES500
• Infuser: BES840, SES840
• Duo Temp Pro: BES810, SES810

Does not fit the Dual Boiler or the Oracle range, including the Oracle Jet, which take 58mm. Our portafilter size guide lists every model code.

Using it

Lay it on the coffee after tamping. Because it takes some of the space above the coffee, start with your usual dose minus about half a gram. If the spent puck shows the imprint of the shower screen, take off another half gram; if the shot then runs faster, grind one step finer. It makes the most difference with a single wall basket; on a dual wall (pressurised) basket it changes very little. It does not stop channelling on its own: stirring the grounds before tamping does more. Our puck screen guide covers all of this.

Questions we get asked

Does it work on the Barista Express Impress? Yes. Put it on after the machine has tamped, never before. More in our Impress guide.

Does it fit a bottomless portafilter? Yes, it sits in any 54mm Sage or Breville basket, spouted or bottomless. Both together cost less in the portafilter and puck screen set.

What else fits the 54mm range? Every size, from baskets to tampers, is in our basket and tamper size guide.

Delivery and returns

Free UK delivery on every order. If it arrives and does not fit the machine listed above, the return is free and we pay the postage. For any other reason you have 14 days to change your mind, and the return postage is still on us (how returns work). Questions: contact@cremalab.co.uk, answered within one working day.