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Hot Water/rinse
Your Brewer is equipped to dispense hot
water to make hot chocolate, tea, soup,
and more. Your Brewer is also equipped
with a Rinse cycle to flush out residual
flavours. The Rinse cycle will dispense about
4 oz. (115 ml) of hot water.
note:
We suggest to running the Rinse
cycle before using hot water to flush out any
residual coffee, tea or hot cocoa flavour.
to rinse:
1. Place a cup or mug on the drip tray.
If you’ve just completed a Rinse or Hot
Water cycle, proceed to step 4.
2. Lift the handle. The brewing chamber
will open towards you; check to make
sure there is no K-Cup
®
inserted.
3. Lower the handle to close the brewing
chamber. When closed completely, the
control panel will indicated READY.
4. Press Rinse. During the Rinse cycle, only
the Rinse button will be lit. The control
panel will display the word RINSE (see
figure 11).
Following the Rinse cycle, your Brewer
will automatically fill and heat in
preparation for the next cycle. Once the
heat cycle is completed, the RINSE and
HOT WATER buttons will remain lit for
one minute. While buttons are lit, you
can perform another Rinse cycle or
dispense Hot Water without opening the
brew chamber.
note:
To BREW directly after a Rinse
cycle open the brewing head, insert a
K-Cup and brew as normal.
to make Hot Water:
1. Place a cup or mug on the drip tray.
If you’ve just completed a Rinse or Hot
Water cycle proceed to step 4.
2. Lift the handle. The brewing chamber
will open towards you; check to make
sure there is no K-Cup
®
inserted.
3. Lower the handle to close the brewing
chamber. When closed completely, the
control panel will indicated READY.
4. All brew-size icons will be displayed with
your default size shown as a solid mug.
To choose a different size, use the or
buttons.
5. Press Hot Water. While the Hot Water
cycle is in progress, only the Hot Water
button will be lit. The control panel will
display the words HOT WATER, as well
as the serving size you selected (see
figure 12).
Following the cycle, your Brewer will
automatically fill and heat in preparation
for the next cycle. After the heating
cycle is completed, you can perform a
Rinse or another Hot Water cycle
immediately for up to one minute. The
RINSE and HOT WATER buttons will be
lit. After this time the unit will return to
Idle mode and OPEN HEAD will be
displayed.
note:
To BREW directly after a Hot
Water cycle open the brewing head,
insert a K-Cup and brew as normal.
Brewing with the
My K-Cup
®
reusable
Coffee filter
The Cuisinart
®
Single Serve Brewing System
comes with a My K-Cup
®
reusable coffee
filter, which allows you to use your own
ground coffee. The dishwasher-safe, My
K-Cup
®
conveniently stores in the easy-
open compartment.
1. Open the storage compartment located
on the right side of the Brewer by
pressing the finger indent. Remove the
My K-Cup
®
(see figure 13).
2. Disassemble the My K-Cup
®
by turning
the lid from the holder in a counter-
clockwise direction. Remove the filter
basket from the holder (see figure 14).
3. Wash the My K-Cup
®
lid, filter basket
and holder in warm soapy water prior to
use, making sure to rinse and dry
thoroughly. All My K-Cup
®
parts are
dishwasher safe.
4. Insert the filter basket into the holder.
5. Fill the filter basket with ground coffee
making sure not to fill past the top of the
mesh. Adjust the amount to your
personal preference. Do not tamp the
grinds. Ensure there are no grinds
remaining on the upper rim of the filter
basket. Turn the lid clockwise to seal.
6. Raise the handle and the brew chamber
will open toward you.
7. Remove the K-Cup
®
holder from the
brewing chamber by pulling toward you.
(If you would like, store the K-Cup
®
holder in the My K-Cup
®
storage
compartment.)
8. Drop the assembled My K-Cup
®
into the
brewing chamber. (No need to snap it
into place). See figure 15.
CaUtion: there are two sharp
needles that puncture the
K-Cup
®
, one above and one
below. to avoid risk of injury, do
not put your fingers in the
K-Cup
®
brewing chamber.
9. Follow Brewing instructions on page 10.
10. Following brewing raise the handle and
remove the My K-Cup
®
.
Use caution
as the My K-Cup
®
will be hot.
11. Disassemble the My K-Cup
®
by turning
the lid from the holder in a counter-
clockwise direction. Remove the filter
basket from the holder, discard the
grounds and rinse
out the filter basket
and holder.
12. Replace the K-Cup
®
holder, ensuring the
arrow on K-Cup
®
rim
aligns with the arrow
on the brewing
chamber. Gently
push the K-Cup
holder to snap into
place (see figure 16).
figure 13
My K-Cup
®
Lid
Filter
Basket
Holder
figure 14
figure 16
figure 15
figure 12
RINSE
figure 11
