WMF 800, User Manual

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Tips and tricks
Water quality
Water quality is extremely important for preparing your coffee
specialties. Excessive lime and chlorine will adversely affect the
aroma. Prevent this by using the WMF water filter. Descaling also
protects your WMF 800 from scale deposits.
Change the water in the tank after long idle periods.
Cup preheating
Your cups are pre-warmed on the cup storage tray, which is
passively heated by the boiler. Your espresso and all other drinks will
stay hot longer.
We also recommend pre-warming them quickly with a little hot
water.
The right cups
Use espresso cups of thick porcelain, which retain the pre-warm
heat better. Their maximum capacity is 60 ml - but they should only
ever be filled two-thirds full - and they are tapered. If the cups are
too large, they allow the espresso to cool down too quickly at the
surface.
Warm-up rinse
Run a warm-up rinse on the machine after switching on and after
pauses in use. This brings the WMF 800 up to its ideal operating
temperature.
For a good espresso it is particularly important that it is hot.
Programming the taste of the coffee
Program the coffee strength and the amounts of water and milk
individually to your taste for each coffee specialty.
Pre-brew
The pre-brew function is set at the factory for all coffee specialties
except café crème.
Activate this setting for café crème as well, if you prefer a stronger
coffee aroma.
If your espresso is too bitter, then deactivate this function.
Brewing temperature
The brewing temperature is factory set to 92 °C, which is ideal for
coffee with 100 % Arabica beans. If you are using coffee with a
proportion of Robusta beans, a reduction in brewing temperature to
no less than 88 °C is recommended.
Too high a brewing temperature can “burn” the coffee, causing it to
taste bitter.
Grinding degree setting
Together with the quantity of ground coffee, the grinding degree
influences the generation of the “body” or “richness” of the coffee,
and the formation and persistence of the crème. The finer the
coffee is ground, the more strongly its contents are released into
the coffee. Adjust the grinding degree optimally for the type of
coffee used.
Preparing milk foam - see Operation chapter; Connecting milk - see Start-up chapter; Cleaning milk system - see Care chapter; Care programs - see Care chapter; Cleaning the bean
hopper - see Care chapter; Preparing beverages - see Operation chapter.
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