# Coffee touching the filter basket, impression after pulling shot

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**Category:** Q&A\
**Created:** [October 21, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://baristahustle.discourse.group/t/coffee-touching-the-filter-basket-impression-after-pulling-shot/3405 "2020-10-21T21:19:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![gerrypez](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/baristahustle.discourse.group/gerrypez/32/1301_2.png) [@gerrypez](https://baristahustle.discourse.group/u/gerrypez)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://baristahustle.discourse.group/t/coffee-touching-the-filter-basket-impression-after-pulling-shot/3405/1 "2020-10-21T21:20:00Z")

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I noticed an impression on the tamped coffee in the portafilter after pulling shots - see photo. I don’t understand because the measuring tool that came with the Breville Barista Pro shows the tamp is low enough the portafilter, both pre and post pulling the shot.

 ![IMG_3222](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/baristahustle/original/2X/1/126f44bca78c79ad1dfc4c6c5c94fff8f3fc25f0.jpeg)

Is this pattern from touching the filter? Is that bad? Or could the pattern be from the water extruding hole and not from touching?

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**Author:** ![aleksa.novicic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@aleksa.novicic](https://baristahustle.discourse.group/u/aleksa.novicic)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://baristahustle.discourse.group/t/coffee-touching-the-filter-basket-impression-after-pulling-shot/3405/2 "2020-11-08T11:46:06Z")

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Hi @gerrypez It is definitely touching the basket, just remove few grams from the filter or get the bigger one.