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You'll get more coffee in, and if you're sticking to a brew ratio then you'll get more out before it starts over extracting. My brew recipe for an 8oz milk drink is 20g in, 40ml out in 30 seconds, so you'd need the bigger basket for that. If you're mostly using bright, lightly roasted coffees then you're better with a bit less in and a bit more out so you're fine with the 14g basket, it'll probably hold about 17g anyhow.
Wouldn't splash for the IMS baskets personally unless you're using a top end grinder, mind you they're expensive as far as baskets go but still not a huge sum overall so maybe you might want it for peace of mind.
Stevethecoffee
Gaggia classic baskets -
What size are people going for? I've got a 14g/double at the moment. Is going to a 21g/ triple just a case of getting more coffee in and out, or will I see anything different flavour wise?
Also, what basket? Is it worth the money for the IMS competition. eBay has baskets from about £4 up, but I can only see the IMS as being noticeably branded/different.