Modding the Swan Retro, Aldi Ambiano, Kmart Anko Espresso Machine to Make Better Shots of Espresso.

I recently reviewed this espresso machine, which sells in the UK as the Swan Retro, and in Australia & New Zealand as the Kmart Anko, plus as the Ambiano espresso machine at Aldi - and under other brand names.
I've been told in the comments that you can mod the portafilter to make it unpressured, so I thought I'd create a video doing this and experimenting to see if leads to an improvement in the espresso quality very low-cost espresso machine can produce.
Please note, a couple of people have mentioned that this mod broke the gasket - so it may be easier to just swap out the basket for a 3rd party basket. I've just bought this one: amzn.to/3tTGM1t I'll let you know whether it fits once I've tried it out.
Product links:
Swan Retro Espresso Coffee Machine from Amazon UK:amzn.to/3iI5w9f
Smart Grinder Pro from Amazon UK: amzn.to/36qvdbO
Smart Grinder Pro from Sage UK: breville.oie8....
Smart Grinder Pro from Amazon USA: amzn.to/3MLcs31
Smart Grinder Pro from Breville USA: breville.oie8....
Smart Grinder Pro from Sage Europe:breville.oie8....
Diguo 58mm Coffee Tamper from Amazon UK: amzn.to/3Lq0B9r
Diguo 58mm Coffee Tamper from Amazon USA: amzn.to/3GCjWCQ
Other Links Of Interest:
Freshly roasted high-quality coffee beans from The Coffeeworks (my website): cworks.co.uk (use discount code yt25 for 25% off your first order).
Coffee blog: coffeeblog.co.uk
Buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/coff...
Current Gear:
Canon M6 Mark ii amzn.to/3zoczes (great now the firmware has been updated so I can film in 4k without it getting hotter than the sun).
Blue Ember Mic (now just used for voiceovers): amzn.to/3pT6WR1
RØDE VideoMic Pro (now used for main audio): amzn.to/3DV7xHg
Focusrite Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen USB Audio Interface: amzn.to/3e3qwFn
Amaran 100D LED Video Light, 130W 5500K (Key light): amzn.to/3oQYrqY
Aputure Light Dome SE Softbox: amzn.to/3ESdHcJ
Neewer Bi-color 660 LED Video Light and Stand Kit (Fill light): amzn.to/35jUtwp
Neewer Portable 56 inch/142 cm Aluminium Camera Tripods (I have a few of these, very good value) amzn.to/3pPlCke
Cayer BV30L tripod with fluid head (mega tripod for the money!)
Please note, affiliate links included above.
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