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Preheat Glasses
1.Preheattheglasses/cupsbyfillingthem
withhotwaterasthiswillassisttopreserve
thecremaoftheespresso.Settheglasses/
cupsaside.
Caution:Thehotwaterwillbeclosetoboiling
temperature.Takecaresoasnottocrackthe
glassesorburnyourself.
Preheat Group Handle and Filter Basket
2.Selecttheappropriatefilterbasketand
placeitintogrouphandle(12).
Tip:Usethesinglefilterbasketforasingle
serveofespressoandthedoublefilterbasket
foradoubleserveofespresso.
3.Takethegrouphandle,holditunderthe
groupheadandpurgewater.Withthefilter
basketpositionedunderthegrouphead
pressthe‘MANUAL’buttontostartthe
waterflowandpressitagaintostop(13).
4.Drythefilterbasket.
Dosing and Tamping
5.Usingagrinderorthemeasuringspoon
supplied,placetheappropriateamountof
finelygroundcoffeeintothefilterbasket
(14).
6.Resetthegrouphandlewiththefilter
basketinpositionontothebenchtop.Take
thecoffeetamp,applyfirmlevelpacking
pressure(15),twisting90degreesto
polishthegrounds.Thissealsthesurface
ofthecoffeecake.
7.Brushanyexcesscoffeegroundsfrom
aroundtheedgeofthefilterbasket(16).
Important:Besuretoplaceasufficient
amountofcoffeegrindsintothefilterbasket
withoutoverdosingitwithcoffee.Once
tampedthelevelofcoffeeshouldbeonlya
fewmillimetresbelowtherimofthefilter
basket.Tocheckthis,lockthegrouphandle
ontothegrouphead(17)(18).
Thenwithouthavingmadeacoffeeremove
thegrouphandle(21)andinspectthetop
ofthetampedcoffee-itshouldhaveonlya
slightindentfromtheshowerscreen.Ideally
thetopofthetampedcoffeeshouldbe
fractionallybelowtheshowerscreenandthen
duringtheespressopourthecoffeecakewill
expandupandontotheshowerscreen.
Tip:Thecoffeedosageandthedegreeof
tampingshouldremainthesameeverytime
youmakeacoffee.Theonlythingthatshould
varyisthecoarsenessofthecoffeegrounds
andthiswillvarydependingonthebean.For
exampletoachieveaslowerespressopour
rateuseafinergrindandacoarsergrindfor
afasterespressopourrate.
Note: Ifpurchasingpre-groundcoffeeor
youhavesomeonegrinditforyou,request/
purchaseaveryfinegrind,thesamethat
wouldbeusedforacommercialespresso
machine.
Tip:Ensurethecoffeetampisdrybecauseif
itiswetthecoffeegrindswillsticktoit.
The Espresso Pour
8.Lockthegrouphandleontothegrouphead
(17)(18).
9.Emptytheglasses/cupsandplacebelow
thepouringspouts(19).
Note: Checktoseethattheespressomachine
isreadyforuse(seep8ReadyMode).
Rememberthatifthe‘POWER’lightis
flashingred,thisindicatesthattheespresso
machineisonandheatingup.
10.Pressanyofthecoffeebuttonstostart
theespressopour.
Important: Shouldcoffeegrindscomeout
fromthetopofthegrouphandlethisisa
signthatthegrouphandlehasnotbeen
firmlylockedintopositionand/orthelevelof
coffeeinthebasketistoohigh.
Guide to the perfect espresso
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