The New Basket Boom: Convex Baskets

In this video, we take a look at the newest fad in espresso baskets: convex, or variable diameter, baskets. These first came out by Sworks a few years ago with an initial diameter of 58 and shrinking down to 32mm at the exit. This has been praised anecdotally as improving greatly the forgiveness of eespresso brewing. Here, I discuss my 1 year+ of experience with it and what my internal testing has revealed about these baskets. Step Down Videos: Puck Depth and EY- https://youtu.be/1pEh2UskQvk?si=2IeC9gagU0y4FKT- 58 vs 49- https://youtu.be/-lQ6OFI7EwY?si=BCYdof4IlPjhXL7a Depth vs Diameter- https://youtu.be/jTAkb-dCFro?si=0wesf77XOS-9oaSZ Jonathan Gagne on Bed Depth- https://coffeeadastra.com/2025/11/28/the-pulsar-mini-and-the-importance-of-bed-depth/ Ikape Convex- https://ikapestore.com/products/ikape-variable-diameter-espresso-basket?srsltid=AfmBOoow_IuHXvJjjoYBhXn8gD3U_J0-TKgtjTWvjqY7g3ieRWiB0cXE Sworks Convex- https://sworksdesign.com/Convex-Billet-Basket-p706281256 9 Panda Cafe Convex- https://www.9pandacafe.com/products/coming-soon-58mm-to-34mm-cnc-step-down-basket?srsltid=AfmBOooNgaCqWHZ6WymrDWFS4uZe9ppdDVksumOT4wkNrkrVcbjEdyrD LINKS __________________ Join my Patreon community at: https://www.patreon.com/lancehedrick Find me on IG at: https://www.instagram.com/lancehedrick Find me on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/lancehedrickcoffee My storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/lancehedrick Shop ID: https://amzn.to/48CcpTj My SECOND Channel: Lance Hedrick Unfiltered @LanceHedrickUnfiltered #espresso #homebarista #convexbasket