verybarista IMS Precision 16-18g Filter Basket Compatible with Delonghi La Specialista, DL2TH26E, Silver

Works great with my Dedica EC685 (using a normcore bottomless portafilter). Easy to clean, easy to remove. Though I would say that 18g is probably too much - things get pretty messy, I think it’s more suited for 16-17g doses.

Simply the best, it fits Krups 51mm portafilter. The puck of the espresso grind can be knocked out clean and easily. Although the crema is not as much compared to the pressured basket, it's still a great buy.

Slightly expensive for what it is, but appears high quality. It has more, smaller holes than the basket which comes with the Normcore bottomless portfilter which probably helps with extraction evenness.

Excellent

Great ims quality basket. It fits my delongi dedica and a 3rd party 54mm handle that I bought separately. Few things to note: 1) basket tapers at the bottom, so 54mm espresso paper filters don't fit at the bottom (they did fit for the 3rd party noname basket that came with the handle), and 2) the basket rim is a bit wider so there is slightly more resistance when screwing the handle into a dedica.

It is such a big disappointment that after all the hype around the legendary IMS and their baskets and after spending £30 (exorbitant amount), it turns out that the basket is not at all what is advertised. The manufacturer claims it's for 51mm DeLonghi machine (I have the Dedica EC680). It almost fits in it, however:1) I have to force the portafilter into the machine and then it works but overtime it will damage the shower2) My Delonghi tamper fits in it but I have to force it both on the way in and the way out which sometimes drags the basket with it if I don't press a finger against the basket lip as I pull the tamper out3) Not sure it's stainless steel because it does leave a blue-ish stain on the basket which you can't remove. Also, it is made of some weird non-metal material where the magnetic funnel doesn't stick very well to it so it's not very stable when I use the funnel and the WDT tool.None of these problems exist with either of the original Delonghi basket or with the bottomless portafilter I bought separately (Normcore which already comes with a basket) - they are both perfect.Save your money and buy something of high quality. Not sure who manufactures the legendary IMS baskets these days but the quality is simply not there. I'm returning it and not looking back.

All good so far, no plastic which is why I bought it.

Replaced a pressurised original equipment. A better coffee in my opinion, also doesn’t suffer from frequent blockages and is much easier to empty and clean.