Quote Originally Posted by Kingstepper View Post
Never had a problem of leakage in years of use - always feels very secure the way it locks (despite Mrs K trying to unscrew it once). Did previously have several screw-in pots (Bialetti and generic aluminium ones) and they were always more prone to hissing and water escaping, never sure whether it was the valve or the seal TBH.

Yes, mine always has water remaining in the reservoir, never weighed the coffee out, shall try that next time. Usually use ~40g coffee, could get maybe another 5g or so in but that's towards the limit of the Niche Zero and w/o grinding twice gets a bit messy with static spray from a full dosing cup.
I'd take pressure leakage as a sign that I've ground the coffee too fine or that I have overfilled the basket (it has happened).

Are you using the Ross droplet technique to reduce static from your grinder? I give the weighed beans little squirt with water from an eBay spray and it works a treat. Google it if you want more info.