Delinghi finally listened!
I got the EC9555 yesterday, and I had seen older reviews of how difficult it is to remove the plastic piece inside the portafilter, but this one looked different than the one in videos, so I tried pulling it out with a plier, and was able to get the plastic out!!
No more cleaning nightmares and no more plastic contact to hot water anymore!
u/ronakbarman — 7 hours ago