PRE HEATING
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROCEDURE TO ENSURE PERFECT RESULTS EVERYT
IME. ALWAYS PERFORM THIS
PROCEDURE BETWEEN CONSECUTIVE ESPRESSO SHOTS AND ESPECIALLY AFT
ER SWITCHING FROM
STEAMING TO BREWING TEMPARATURE.
To make a good cup of Espresso, correct temparature is of prime
importance.
Preheating is a procedure to ensure optimum water temparatures
for that perfect tasting espresso.
Preheating simply means releasing some hot water through an emp
ty portafilter basket. This allows fresh
water from the tank to flow into the boiler, bringing the tempa
rature down and firing up the heater coil to
begin maintaining the water temparature to the programmed setti
ng. This is temparature regulation.Also,
the hot water keeps the portafilter basket warm so that the cof
fee powder which you place in it also absorbs
some of the heat before coming in contact with the hot water fr
om the boiler. This adds to the flavour of the
espresso shot. We recommend to follow the preheating procedure
everytime you make an espresso shot
and inbetween espresso shots as well as well as after an overni
ght shutoff or after long periods during the
day. Preheating is extremely important after switching from st
eam to brewing temparatures. Always
preheat the coffee maker after you have finished steaming and
the temparature button has been toggled
to brew.
CLASSICO
Espresso Coffee Machine
STEP 1.
For preheating, repeat steps 1 to 5 as listed in Section B - 'B
efore The First Use'.
SECTION E
MAKING AN ESPRESSO
STEP 1.
After Preheating, remove the portafilter by turning it i
n clockwise(right to left), clamp the basket to prevent
it from falling off and turn the portafilter down to rem
ove excess water from the basket. Add coffee powder
to the basket with the measuring spoon provided, then ti
ghtly press the ground coffee powder using the
tamping disc on the opposite end of the spoon to compact
the powder. For a single espresso shot, use the
single espresso portafilter basket and fill with one spo
on (flattened, not heaped)of coffee powder.
For a double shot of espresso, fill the basket with two
spoons (flattened, not heaped) and place two espresso
cups below the portafilter, one below each spout
STEP 2.
Insert the portafilter into the brewing head as explaine
d above.
STEP 3.
For a single shot, place an empty cup below the portafit
er in the centre, such that the brew from both
spouts will fall into the cup. For a double shot, place
two cups side by side, one below each spout such that
the brew from each spout falls into the respective cup.
STEP 4.
Make sure the brew/steam button is in the brew mode and
the temparature indicator light has turned green
(photo). The green light indicates the temperature is id
eal for brewing. Now, start the pump to allow water
to be pumped through the portafilter. In a few seconds,
the coffee will start flowing out from the Portafilter.
Note: During brewing coffee or making steam, it is normal that the green indicator in the temparature
bu on is likely to intermi ently turn off and turn green again, it only means that the heater coil is working
SECTION D
to keep the temperature at the desired range.