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OPERATING YOUR BREVILLE PRODUCT
Step 4:
Trimming the Dose
The adjustable Razor™ Dose Trimming Tool
allows you to trim the puck to the right level
for a consistent extraction.
Select the correct width blade of the Razor™ to
match the diameter of your filter basket. The
Razor™ has three blades of varying widths:
58mm, 54mm and 50mm. The 58mm and
54mm are already fitted within the Razor™
body. The 50mm is separate.
If you require the 50mm blade, turn the
adjustment dial past #1 until the 54mm blade
is fully extended and able to be pulled from
the body.
ADDITIONAL BLADE
54mm
50mm
If you require the 50mm blade, turn the
Adjustable Dial past #1 until the 54mm blade is
fully extended and able to be pulled from
the body.
54mm
NOTE
The Adjustable Dial may feel tight as
you continue to wind it towards the end
of its travel.
Insert the 50mm blade into the body. Wind
the Adjustable Dial until the blade is retracted
past #4. Press the 50mm and 58mm blades at
the same time, towards the centre of the body
until a “click” sound can be heard.
50mm
'CLICK'
APPLY PRESSURE
AT BOTH ENDS
Adjust the Razor™ to the setting in the table
below for your Breville espresso machine. This
is a starting point for your dose height.
Breville Espresso
Machine
Portafilter
Size
Dose
Height
BES900/BES920
58mm
2
BES870
54mm
2.5
BES840
54mm
2.5
BES810BSS
54mm
2.5
800ES
50mm
3
BES250
50mm
3
After tamping the coffee, insert the Razor™
into the filter basket until it rests on the rim of
the basket. The blade of the dosing tool should
penetrate the surface of the tamped coffee.
If the blade does not penetrate the surface
of the tamped coffee, your coffee is under
dosed. Increase the amount of dosed coffee by
adjusting the GRIND TIME dial.
Rotate the Razor™ back and forth while holding
the portafilter on an angle over the knock box
to trim off a little excess coffee.
Refer to the Coffee Chart on page 14 for
approximate grind size guide.
You will need to extract a shot of espresso
to determine if a change in grind size
and/or grind amount is necessary to achieve
the correct rate of flow. Traditionally, a
single shot of espresso is defined as ~ 30mls
in 30 seconds and a double shot of espresso
as ~ 60mls in 30 seconds.
NOTE
If the Grind Size Collar is tight,
run the grinder by pressing the
START|CANCEL button while turning
the Hopper. This will release coffee
grounds caught between the burrs.
GRINDING INTO A GRINDS
CONTAINER OR COFFEE FILTER
Step 1:
Remove cradle by sliding out from under the
grind outlet.
PULL
Place your container or coffee filter directly
under grind outlet.
OPERATING YOUR BREVILLE PRODUCT
Your filter basket is now dosed with the correct
amount of coffee for your Breville espresso
machine.
If using the Razor™ with a non Breville
espresso machine, you will need to adjust the
depth of the trimmed coffee by trial and error
until you achieve approximately a 1mm gap
between the group head dispersion screen and
the surface of the trimmed coffee. Start with a
dose that is too high, i.e. the dispersion screen
leaves an imprint on the surface of the trimmed
coffee when inserted and removed from the
group head WITHOUT extracting. Adjust
the height of the dose in small steps until you
achieve this clearance. You will then have the
correct dose height for your espresso machine.
Adjust grind size only until you get the right
rate of espresso flow, while keeping the Razor™
dose height and tamp pressure consistent.
Step 5:
Select Your Grind Size
For espresso, we recommend starting with
grind size setting 10 and rotating the Hopper
(to adjust the Grind Size Collar) either
coarser or finer until your preferred flavour
profile is achieved. This should be done in
conjunction with setting the grind amount
(dose).
