Making coffee
Hot surfaces
– some parts of this
machine will become hot enough to
cause burns, in particular the boiler and
group head casings. The steam wand
and boiler lid can also become too hot to
touch. As well, if the machine is left on for
extended periods (not recommended),
the base can become uncomfortably hot.
hot
hot
hot
Boiler water level
– it’s essential to
ensure the boiler is never allowed to run
dry, as the heating element will burn out.
The main requirements for making good coffee are:
coffee beans freshly ground to the correct density
filter basket filled with grounds to correct level, and evenly tamped
correct temperature of the water passing through the grounds
cups, coffee handle and machine correctly heated.
Procedure
1.
Ensure machine is warmed up
, in particular the group head,
coffee handle and filter basket. This can be done by placing the
handle (fitted with a filter basket) into the group head, and pulling
the pump lever down so water flows for about five seconds.
Note:
If there is no coffee in the handle, releasing the pump lever after
pulling it down can cause the lever to
return forcefully
to the upright
position, possibly causing injury.
Hold the lever so it rises slowly
.
2. Remove the heated handle/basket from the machine and:
To make a single cup
— with the single cup filter basket fitted to
the handle, add one
level
espresso dosing spoon of coffee
grounds to the basket, and tamp down firmly. The tamped
grounds should be approximately 4mm from the top of the basket.
To make a double cup
— with the double cup filter basket fitted to
the handle, add a
level
espresso dosing spoon of coffee grounds
to the filter basket and tamp down firmly. Add another
level dosing
spoon of coffee grounds and tamp firmly. The tamped grounds
should be around 4mm from the top of the basket, as below.
4mm
The tamped coffee grounds should be
around 4mm from the top of the filter basket.
If too high, the handle won’t fit into the group head.
Training manual – Micro casa a leva
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