IMS Competition Filter Basket for La Pavoni Lever post millenium espresso machines. Fits Picopresso B602TH25

This great basket and fits good in my 51mm neouza bottomless portafilter. My espresso maker is an Espressoworks, but it will not fit the original portafilter that came with this machine!

Using this on three espresso makers: - La Pavoni Europicolla (post-millenium, with a naked portafilter) - RokGC (with a naked portafilter) - Wacaco Picopresso In every application, the produced espresso was improved. In the case of the Rok and the Wacaco, this IMS basket let's one increase the coffee dose, thereby increasing the puck depth (the diameter mostly stays the same). The basket also features more holes, with considerably improved machining. This translates to more uniform espresso flow. The stock Pavoni filterbasket looks awefully close to the IMS, but for the price, it was worth buying one. As long as the naked portafilter is in use, the fit with both the Europicolla and the RokGC is perfect. In the Wacaco, one could file down the basket's rim, as it does sit higher than the stock filter. However, I have not had any leaking issues so far and do not plan to use the stock Wacaco filterbasket in the future. Overall, a very inexpensive way to drastically improve one's coffee.

I purchased this as a gift for my husband and initially it didn't fit his Picopresso that well. The lip on the stock basket is 58.75mm wide while the IMS La Pavoni basket is 58.87mm. The curve on the lip of the IMS basket is more pronounced whereas the stock basket is somewhat flatter. It will fit the Picopresso, HOWEVER it leaves a slight gap when the portafilter is screwed back into place. So my husband used blue painter's tape to cover the holes on the inside and out to prevent metals bits from getting into the holes. He then took about 10 minutes in the garage and filed down the lip of the IMS basket stopping every couple of minutes to take measurements. He did this until it was the same dimensions as the stock basket's width and height on the lip. Afterwards he used super fine grit sand paper to smooth and polish the lip. The added bonus is that the stock funnel and tamper now works this the IMS basket. Hope this helps others when making the decision to purchase this IMS Competion Filter Basket to go with their Picopresso.

Works perfect with the wacaco PicoPresso, even its standard funnel and tamper works well! I’m still nailing the grind to improve my brewing but it looks great so far so good

Overall makes the shots have better extraction but the fit is not the exact same so can take some getting used to it.

This is sold as being compatible with the La Pavoni Europiccola. I bought one, and it wasn't. So long as this thing was in the portafilter, I could not latch the portafilter to the group head. Looking closely at the original and the IMS, I could see the IMS had a higher roll along the lip, which would explain this. I'm still using the portafilter that came with the Europiccola, maybe it does better with a bottomless basket, but clearly no attempt is made to check the specifications with La Pavoni for the construction of this basket. Maybe I'll try again when I go bottomless...

Fits the picopresso very well without the need for grinding or a gasket so long as you realize it will not screw down all the way. If you grind down the top edge it will but it is unnecessary in my experience, I had no leaks before I ground it down I just wanted it to fit a bit better, it changed nothing really. Very nice that 51mm paper filters actually fit the bottom 98% perfectly instead of the stock one where you have a big folded up edge all the way around the bottom of the basket. Highly recommend for the picopresso and for 51mm delonghi machines.

This is exactly what I needed and shipping was incredibly fast. This basket fitted perfectly my Wacaco Picopresso, improving notably the espresso shots that it produces in comparison with the stock basket, which makes total sense when you take a closer look to the precision holes that this basket includes.

This IMS competition basket is built to fit post millennium La Pavoni Lever machines but it will also fit the Gaggia Factory G106 & G105 that are essentially La Pavoni machines with some style changes. I've used this basket for 6 months and it is rated for 14-16 grams, I use 20 grams for a nice ristretto. I do have to use a dosing ring as in the pictures to get that extended amount in before it's tamped but as the photo's show, there is still plenty of head volume left for water once it's tamped and in the machine. After 6 months I haven't had any holes plug up, a rinse of water every day has kept it clean and except for a few scratches from being pulled in and out of the basket hold etc it's as good as new. The holes are very consistent with no lips, burs or tear outs to be seen, the walls and base are very sturdy and all the edges are nicely rounded including the top edge which is ground smooth. All in all, I'm very with this IMS backet, it's a nice addition to my Lever machine that I've been using for 23+ years now and it still pulls a better shot than most of the top end cafe's. This little IMS basket helped with consistency, and that is key to great espresso.

Works OK with Picopresso. Difference in brew quality between the original basket and this one in my view is not huge).

I ordered this for my Picopresso. It fits well and makes a significant difference in taste.

First shot out of this new basket and I am thrilled by the difference. A different flavour profile and clean taste.A worthwhile upgrade.

Yes, it works.