The consensus on this is that the portafilter uses a 52mm basket. The DeLonghi EC155 slots into the budget range of the espresso makers, but that does not mean that it should be overlooked just because of its entry level badge, because while it is a simplified version of more professional machines, it still retains the basic capability to deliver a high grade espresso. Knowing this is a standard thread size means options like this are open. I’m not sure I want to do this much surgery to my machine, but there’s another group of people that figured out the thread on the steam wand tip is metric  M6 – 1. 2 Pings/Trackbacks for "Delonghi EC155 Resources" Observations… › Relieving some pressure: De’Longhi EC155 says: 10 February, 2013 at 8:33 pm […] that from another model. Not to mention, De’Longhi is a brand you can rely on to bring the taste of authentic Italian hot beverages to your home. If you are a hacker, there’s a mod on the internet that explains how to take the steam wand from a Rancilio Silvia machine and retro-fit it. This didn’t really work out for me. Elle fait un bon café et une très belle mousse. This little powerhouse packs 15 bars of pump pressure, so getting a good extraction is simple and fast. I’ve read somewhere that you can try plug/blocking the two holes on top of the plastic steam tip (with toothpicks etc) to get better steamed milk. Modification Guide & Ideas This topic will hopefully help those of us with DeLonghis to pull better espressos. The biggest tip here is to vent the thing before you use it. Besides the above-mentioned differences, all four models are identical and have following advantages: 1. Find out why! Fair warning though…you need to work on your tamping skills. Summary of Contents for DeLonghi EC155. The De’Longhi EC155 Cappuccino Maker Review. So, I swapped them such that the gasket size matched the filter basket size (the single has the small one, etc). All of these things are tolerable. Owing to its adjustable controls, you could easily make modifications, as per your personal preferences. De'Longhi coffee makers are known for their versatility, so any machine can offer a wide variety of coffee styles. Several sites rated this as a top budget machine, and it’s the only one I’m aware of that is actually pump driven in this price range. This machine is great despite budget-class :). The filter can come out with the puck. You can get a stainless steel cap nut (sometimes called an acorn nut) and drill a hole in it and you have an approximation of a pro tip. DeLonghi EC155 is somewhere in the middle of the pack. 3 Tips to Instantly Pull a Better Espresso Shot, Delonghi EC155 15 BAR Pump Espresso and Cappuccino Maker, take the steam wand from a Rancilio Silvia machine and retro-fit it, I did this in a non-permanent, completely reversible way which I’ve made a video of here, Seattle Coffee Gear sells a non pressurized filter basket. Feel free to post any EC155/BAR/152/310/etc. I did depressurize the filter baskets. I need to start here, though admittedly I traded over my machine first!  Every coffee expert I’ve come across would likely advocate that a good burr coffee grinder is one of the most important investments in the craft.  Next to quality, fresh roasted beans, you just can’t expect much if the grinds aren’t controlled and consistent, even using hundreds of dollars of nice brew equipment.  This is especially true of espresso, where grind size is one of the critical variables in extracting a good shot.  I love my Baratza Encore – it’s a solid workhorse, a great value, and one of the undisputed winners in serious entry level grinding.  It’s transformed my pour-overs, however with only 40 grind click settings, it just doesn’t have enough precision to dial in espresso shots, at least with non-pressurized portafilter baskets – more on that later (my favorite coffee sites/channels, Seattle Coffee Gear and Whole Latte Love have some nice commentary on the Encore’s capabilities).  And so my continuing quest for value led me to the Breville lineup, first the Dose Control Pro and then ultimately its fancier sibling, the Smart Grinder Pro.  Breville engineers seem to have made a great entry into the coffee/espresso market, designing for solid performance and everyday usability.  At just about $200 (I know, but you can spend a lot more on a serious grinder! This is probably the reason why it is more popular. )  It was like a magical box in my kitchen, that just required beans and water, and dispensed shots of hot espresso at the push of a button, ready for mixing a tasty Americano or steaming milk for a latte (which admittedly isn’t that automatic).  I thoroughly enjoyed this piece of cafe paradise, but then it became a bit too predictable, a bit too safe.  I still longed to move into full barista-dom, learn to pull my own espresso shots, take some risks, and see what extra goodness I might be missing out on!  It was time for a semi-automatic machine and setup. After reading a few posts about cheap espresso machines on this sub I've come across a couple people talking about mods that can be made to the EC155 for a better extraction. It was time.  As a now verifiable coffee geek, I long ago retired my auto drip brewer and moved into the manual territory of whole bean grinding, pour-overs, and Aeropressed drinks.  Yes, I still have my K-cup machine for those mornings where there just isn’t time for anything else, but I’ll easily trade that for a fresh-ground, weighed, Kalita Wave (pour-over) brew when I do!  Being a home barista has become a hobby, passion, and practical retreat for me, though when I think of a typical cafe barista, it always includes the sights and sounds of a large shiny machine with knobs and pressure gauge, portafilter, and steam wand.  I love the intense, rich experience of espresso, but making such a drink myself has seemed out of reach, and not for the faint of heart or wallet.  (Starbucks wouldn’t be the giant it is without its espresso lineup, right? It also heats up in only about a minute, which is excellent when you want to make a drink “right now.”. 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