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18
COFFEE MAKING TIPS & PREPARATION
PRE-HEATING
Heating your cup or glass
A warm cup will help maintain the coffee’s
optimal temperature. Preheat your cup by
rinsing with hot water and place on the cup
warming tray.
Heating the portafilter and filter basket
A cold portafilter and filter basket can
reduce the extraction temperature enough
to significantly affect the quality of your
espresso. Ensure the portafilter and filter
basket are preheated with hot water before
initial use. Wipe the filter and portafilter
dry before dosing with ground coffee as
moisture can encourage channeling
where water by-passes the ground coffee
during extraction.
Single Wall Filter Baskets
The Single Wall filters (1 & 2 CUP) are
designed to be used with freshly ground
coffee and allow you to experiment with
grind, dose, and tamp to create a more
balanced espresso.
2 Cup1 Cup
The Single Wall filters have no markings
on the underside of the filter.
Advanced Dual Wall Filter Baskets
The Dual Wall filters (1 & 2 CUP) are
designed to be used with pre-ground coffee
and regulate the pressure to help optimize
extraction and crema regardless of the
grind, dose or tamp pressure.
2 Cup1 Cup
The Dual Wall filters have DUAL WALL
stamped on the underside of the filter.
The Grind
When grinding coffee beans, the grind size
should be fine but not too fine. The grind
size will affect the rate at which the water
flows through the ground coffee in the filter
basket and the taste of the espresso.
If the grind is too fine (looks like powder
and feels like flour when rubbed between
fingers), the water will not flow through the
coffee when under pressure. The resulting
espresso will be OVER EXTRACTED, dark
in color and bitter in flavor.
Coffee Dose and Tamping
• Wipe coffee basket with a dry cloth.
• If using Single Wall filter baskets,
grind enough coffee to fill the coffee
basket. You may need to experiment
with the amount of coffee to achieve
the correct dose.
• Tap the portafilter several times to
distribute the coffee evenly in the
filter basket.
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