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USER MANUAL AND PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
GRIND XPRESS
™
OPERATION - BREWING THE COFFEE
Step 1:
Grind the coffee beans;
An expresso from a café will have about 7g of finely ground coffee to 30ml of
water however, an expresso machine forces hot water through the ground coffee
under high pressure to get the best flavours out of the coffee.
The Grind Xpress™ uses the ‘drip’ or ‘pour over’ method and relies on hot water
travelling through the coffee using gravity. This means the ratio of ground coffee
to hot water will need to be increased to achieve a better tasting coffee.
Place the tumbler base (item 7) onto a firm surface, then place the mesh filter
basket (item 6) inside, then screw the main body (item 5) in position which
incorporates the bean hopper.
It is worth experimenting with the amount of coffee beans placed into the bean
hopper (item 5) to accommodate your taste. To start, it is recommended to place
two 7g scoops (14g) of coffee beans into the hopper using the measuring spoon
provided (item 9). Place the coffee bean hopper cover (item 4) in position to
prevent the beans from escaping while grinding.
Take the grinder handle (item 3) and position the ‘hex’ shaped hole over the
centre axis bolt on the main body (item 5), while firmly supporting the tumbler
base with one hand, rotate the grinder handle in either direction at the same time
until all the beans are fully ground and fallen through to the mesh filter basket
below.
Step 2:
Infusion, drip or over pour;
Unscrew the main body (item 5) and place it to one side. Take the hot water
pouring cup (item 2) and fill with hot water to the maximum 130ml line. Ensuring
not to over fill as the water will start to come out of the pouring hole on the side
and then place the lid (item 1) on top for better control while pouring.
You will now see a pyramid shape mound of freshly ground, coffee in the mesh
filter basket. Give the mesh filter basket a light tap to evenly distribute the
ground coffee. At this point, briefly remove the mesh filter basket, pour a small
amount of hot water into the tumbler base to preheat, immediately discard the
water and reposition the mesh filter basket.
