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A thin mesh disc that sits on top of the coffee inside the basket. Keeps the group head clean and spreads water across the puck. Skip it if you’re also buying the Pesado screen below — that one comes with its own 0.2 mm mesh.

Option 1Brewing Culture

BC Coffee Puck Screen, 53.3 mm

0.8 mm dual-layer stainless. Fits 54 mm Breville baskets — tight clearance if he only ever pulls single shots.

$19.95 View at Brewing Culture ↗

Option 2Alternative Brewing

Pesado Puck Diffuser Screen, 53.5 mm

A thicker disc doing the same job. Takes up a little more headspace above the puck.

$26.90 View at Alternative Brewing ↗

The perforated disc inside the group head, just above the basket. Replacing it evens out the water delivery — it needs fitting, so it suits someone happy with a screwdriver.

Pesado

Pesado High Diffusion BR54HD, Breville 54

$77 direct from Pesado on the Gold Coast — $87.90 at Alternative Brewing for the same part. Water spreads through 18 machined channels rather than a mesh membrane; a 0.2 mm contact mesh sits on the puck. Double baskets only — single-shot 54 mm baskets won’t seat under it.

$77.00 View at Pesado ↗

The handle that holds the basket. Bottomless means no spouts, so he can watch the shot come out and actually see the extraction.

Option 1Brewing Culture

BC Breville Bottomless, 54 mm, walnut

Walnut handle, 4.9 from 74 reviews. Includes a 54 mm 18 g basket, so it works straight out of the box.

$85.00 View at Brewing Culture ↗

Option 2Alternative Brewing

Normcore Bottomless, Breville 54

Stainless head, anodised aluminium handle. Includes a standard basket.

$119.90 View at Alternative Brewing ↗