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There are coffee
Clean around the
grounds on the
filter and the
edge of the filter.
gasket.
The brewing head
Clean the gasket
gasket is dirty.
with a damp cloth.
The brewing
Contact an
head gasket
approved Krups
is defective.
service center.
Leaking through
Tear excess paper
paper pod.
from pod at
perforated edge.
Place the E.S.E. pod
with the RED
MARKING FACE
DOWN (bend the
paper corners
down). Take care to
put all the paper
inside the filter.
Pump is very noisy. No water in the
Fill the water tank.
water tank.
Water tank incor-
Press firmly down
rectly mounted.
on the water tank.
Coffee grounds too Use fresh coffee.
old or very dry
and the pump can-
not produce
pressure.
Water does not run No water in the
Fill the water tank.
through.
water tank.
Water tank incor-
Press firmly down
rectly mounted.
on the water tank.
The filter is blocked, Clean the filter and
the coffee grounds the grid on the
are too fine or
head.
tamped down too
See the paragraph
hard.
«Maintenance»
and try a coarser
coffee.
Brewing head
Put the grid to
grid is encrusted.
soak in descaling
solution
See paragraph
«Maintenance».
Appliance needs
See paragraph
descaling.
«Descaling».
Water runs through Coffee grounds too Try a finer coffee.
too quickly.
coarse.
Quantity of
Use the spoon
ground coffee
provided to
is insufficient.
measure out the
coffee.
Coffee grounds not Tamp down the
tamped down
coffee again.
firmly enough.
The espresso has
Coffee grounds
Try a finer-ground
no froth (crema on too coarse.
coffe.
coffee).
Coffee grounds
Tamp down the
not tamped.
coffee again.
Coffee grounds
Use fresh coffee.
stale or too dry.
The milk is not very Cappuccino acces- See paragraph
frothy.
sory blocked.
«Maintenance».
Milk not fresh.
Use fresh milk.
Milk is lukewarm.
Put milk in
refrigerator.
Lots of water on
Grounds not
Tamp down the
the coffee grounds. properly tamped
grounds.
down.
Insufficient quantity Increase the
of ground coffee
quantity of ground.
coffee.
Recipes
Savor your espresso just as you like it: when
you want to relax or to top off a good meal.
Here are a few recipes that you will be able to
create with your espresso machine.
. Original espresso
•
Take one measuring spoonful of good
quality well roasted espresso coffee, and
make an espresso directly into a pre-heated
cup.
If you use good, finely ground coffee, the cup
will be crowned by a fine head of golden
crema
.
•
Add sugar if desired and enjoy.
. Cappuccino
For café quality cappuccino, the ideal
quantities are as follows: 1/3 coffee, 1/3 hot,
steamed milk, 1/3 frothy milk.
•
Use 5 oz. cups/150 ml that have been pre-
heated.
•
Fill them with 1/3 espresso coffee. Using the
cappuccino accessory, fill the cup with
another 1/3 of steamed milk and 1/3 of
froth.
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