Why it matters in the cup.
Coffee glossary
Single Basket
A basket built for smaller doses, typically around 7–12 grams, often with a more tapered internal shape.
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How the basket changes things
How the basket changes things
What it means
A basket built for smaller doses, typically around 7–12 grams, often with a more tapered internal shape. Single baskets let the barista brew smaller drinks without wasting coffee, but they are generally less forgiving than doubles and can be harder to extract evenly.
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Where this leads
Each one pushes this into the cup, compares it, or helps you act on it.
How the basket changes things
Headspace
Basket geometry becomes cup behavior through headspace.
Match dose to basket size so the puck sits where the machine expects it to.
The numbers that define the shot
Dose
Basket choice only makes sense once the dose fits it.
Use a scale for every dose when dialing in. Precision here saves time everywhere else.
How you read the result
Yield
Then read the output to see what the basket did.
Think of yield as the result you are aiming for and brewed weight as the way you verify you hit it.
What people mean when they say "extraction"
Espresso Extraction
Translate basket behavior into taste.
Separate extraction from strength in your thinking. One asks how much was dissolved, the other how concentrated the drink feels.