Caring for your Espresso Machine
10. Remove the portafilter
handle from the brew head
(18).
11. Discard the used coffee
grinds or pod/pods from
the filter basket (19). Place
the portafilter holder into
the slide lock position when
discarding grinds so basket
stays in place.
GUIDE TO MILK
TEXTURING
Milk texturing is the steaming of milk. The steam
does two things; it heats the milk and mixes air
with the milk to form a creamy texture. As with
learning to make an espresso, perfecting the art
of milk texturing takes time and practice.
Before starting to prepare for milk texturing,
make sure that the steam/hot water knob is in
the steam setting.
1. Determine how much milk is needed based
on the number of cups being made.
TIP:
Keep in mind that the volume of milk will
increase during the texturing.
2. Pour cold refrigerated milk into the stainless
frothing pitcher, approximately ½ full.
3. Purge the steam wand of
any water. With the steam
wand positioned over the
drip tray, activate the
steam function by turning
the large function knob to
the steam setting
(20). Once any water has
been purged, stop the
steam by turning the large
function knob to the off
position (21).
4. Swing the steam wand to
the side of the espresso
machine (22).
5. Place the steam wand into
the milk so that the nozzle is about a half-
inch (1.25 cm) below the surface and activate
the steam function
by turning the function knob
to the steam
setting (23).
6. Angle the pitcher so that the
steam wand is resting on
the spout of the pitcher and
lower the pitcher until the tip
of the steam nozzle is just
below the surface of the
milk. This will start to create
a whirlpool action in the milk
(24).
NOTE:
Do not allow the steam to spurt unevenly
or it will create aerated froth/large bubbles. If this
is happening, raise the pitcher so that the steam
nozzle is lowered farther into the milk.
7.
As the steam heats and textures the milk,
the level of the milk in the pitcher will begin
to rise. As this happens, follow the level of
the milk by lowering the pitcher, always
keeping the tip of the steam nozzle just
below the surface.
8.
Once the foam is created,
raise the pitcher until the
steam nozzle is in the
centre of the milk (25).
TIP:
The amount of foam
required will vary depending
on the drinks being made; for
example, a cappuccino requires
more foam than a latte.
9. Stop the steam immediately
when the milk is heated by
turning the large function
knob to the off position (26).
IMPORTANT:
Do not boil
the milk.
10. Remove the pitcher,
immediately wipe the
steam nozzle and wand
with a clean damp cloth
(27) and purge a small amount of steam.
USING THE HOT WATER
FUNCTION
When using the hot water function make sure
that the steam/hot water knob is in the
hot
water setting.
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