9b. THE A LA CARTE BUTTON
The S Avantgarde has a fifth coffee button (Fig. 3A,N). With this
button you can change the coffee volume and the coffee
strength just before brewing.
• Push the A LA CARTE button. The display shows
A LA
CARTE
and the strengths,e.g.
MILD
.
• Turn the Rotary Dial to choose any of five strength settings
(
XMILD
,
MILD
,
NORMAL
,
STRONG
,
XSTRONG
).
• Then push the Rotary Dial. The machine starts grinding. Now
you can dial the coffee volume
Please note:
If you push the A LA CARTE button and you do
not push the Rotary Dial within a few seconds, the display will
revert to
SELECT PRODUCT
.
10. CAPPUCCINO AND LATTE
The Impressa S Series can be operated with two different froth-
ing systems:
a) The Dual Frother-PLUS which is mounted on all machines.
b) The frothXpress-PLUS system which is included with the S9
and S7 Avantgarde.
Recommendation:
• If you froth for only one or two cups at a time and want 100%
control over the frothing/steaming process, the Dual Frother-
PLUS might be the preferred equipment. Use with the
PERMANENT STEAM button (Fig. 3,M).
• If you always want the same amount of milk and milk froth in
your cup or you make three, four, five or more cappuccinos in
a row the frothXpress PLUS is definitely faster and more
convenient to use. Ideally use the STEAM PORTION button
(Fig. 3,K).
Frothing
(Cappuccino): Injecting hot steam into the milk to warm
the milk and create a firm layer of tiny bubbles.
Steaming
(Latte): Injecting hot steam to warm the milk without a
frothy layer.
10a. USING THE DUAL FROTHER PLUS
Frothing Position:
The cylinder of the frother is pushed down.
Steaming Position:
The cylinder is pushed up ( see Fig. 14).
• Fill at least 4 to 5 oz. of cold milk into a frothing pitcher. The
pitcher should have at least a 10 to 12 oz. capacity. You can
also use a larger pitcher (e.g. 20 oz.) and fill it with up to 13 oz.
of milk. (Normally 3 to 5 oz. of milk is what you need for one
cappuccino or one latte). Always start with cold milk. Skim
milk will produce the most froth and will let you taste more of
the coffee. Milk with 1% and 2% fat will give you a bit less froth.
Regular milk (3% fat) will produce even less froth.
The machine is ready to produce steam as long as both red
lights in the steam buttons are illuminated (Fig. 3,K & M).
• If they are off, just push either button. Both lights will start
blinking for about 15 to 30 seconds and then will stay
illuminated (chapter 16.6).
• Immerse the frother into the milk so that the tip and part of the
cylinder are below the surface of the milk. The tip of the
frother should not touch the bottom of the pitcher.
• Now push the PERMANENT STEAM button (Fig. 3,M). Hot
steam will be injected into the milk. The display will read
DRAW OFF STEAM
.
• To stop the steam output, push either steam button again.
The display shows
SELECT PRODUCT
.
14.
