4
5
cof
fee is 15 tablespoons (225 ml) for this
12-cup (1.8 L) cof
feemaker
. Exceeding this
amount may cause overflow if the cof
fee is
too finely gr
ound.
FEA
TURES AND BENEFITS
1.
Reservoir
Cover
Flips back for easy filling.
2.
W
ater
Reservoir
3.
Showerhead (not shown)
Distributes water evenly over cof
fee,
reducing temperatur
e loss as water
passes thr
ough gr
ounds.
4.
W
ater Filter (not shown)
Char
coal water filter eliminates chlorine,
calcium and bad tastes and odours fr
om
tap water
.
5.
Filter Basket (not shown)
Holds a #4 paper filter or a permanent filter
.
6.
Filter Basket Holder (not shown)
7.
LCD Digital Clock
Displays time of day and set time for
automatic functions.
8.
Hour and Minute Buttons
Used to set time of day and automatic
functions.
9.
Function
Knob
Used to initiate pr
ogramming of
automatic functions – Auto On, Auto Of
f,
Pr
ogram, Clock, and Br
ew
.
10.
On/Of
f
Button
Used to tur
n your cof
feemaker on and
of
f and pr
ogram your delayed br
ew
.
11. 1
-4 Cup Setting
For br
ewing smaller pots of cof
fee.
It pr
ovides double heating of the
water
, so cof
fee is piping hot.
12. Clean Setting
Tells you when it’
s time to clean your
cof
feemaker
. Remove built-up calcification
fr
om the water r
eservoir
, to help extend the
life of your cof
feemaker
.
13.
Br
ew
Pause
™
Stops flow of cof
fee fr
om basket when
carafe is r
emoved (30 seconds max) fr
om
the heater plate, so a cup can be pour
ed
in mid-br
ew
. Since the flavour extraction
rate varies during the br
ew cycle, we
recommend allowing the br
ewing cycle
to finish befor
e pouring the cof
fee.
14.
Carafe
The easy-pour
, no-drip 12-cup (1.8 L)
carafe has an er
gonomic handle and
br
ewed cof
fee markings for two to twelve
cups.
15.
Heating
Plate
Scratch r
esistant with black, nonstick
coating.
16. Ready T
one (not shown)
Signals the end of the br
ew cycle
with five beeps.
17.
Cor
d Storage (not shown)
18.
Power Loss Back-up System (not
shown)
One-minute pr
otection in case power fails,
br
eaker trips, or unit is unplugged.
19.
Measuring Scoop (not shown)
6.
Remove the polybag covering fr
om the
cof
feemaker and lift the cof
feemaker of
f the
remaining two inserts.
W
e
suggest you save all packing materials in
the event that futur
e shipping of the machine
is needed. Keep all plastic bags away fr
om
childr
en.
CONTENTS
Important Safeguar
ds
....................
2
Unpacking Instructions
..................
3
The Quest for the
Perfect Cup of Cof
fee
...................
4
Featur
es and Benefits
...................
5
Contr
ol Panel
..........................
6
Pr
ogramming Y
our Cof
feemaker
...........
7
Making Cof
fee
.........................
7
Cleaning and Maintenance
...............
9
W
arranty
.............................
1
0
INTRODUCTION
Y
ou’ll love the way your new Cuisinart Classic
12-Cup Pr
ogrammable Cof
feemaker looks on
your counter
, as it’
s br
ewing 12 cups (1.8 L) of
fabulous cof
fee. The Cuisinart Classic
12-Cup
(1.8 L) Pr
ogrammable Cof
feemaker is a
statement about how serious you ar
e about your
cof
fee – and your kitchen. Enjoy the full
pr
ogrammability
, extr
eme ease of use, and
gr
eat tasting cof
fee.
THE QUEST FOR
THE PERFECT CUP
OF COFFEE
It is generally agr
eed that ther
e ar
e four basic
elements critical to the perfect cup:
Element 1: W
ater
Cof
fee is 98% water
. Often overlooked, the
quality of the water is as important as the
quality of the cof
fee. A good rule of thumb is
that if your water doesn’
t taste good fr
om the
tap, it won’
t taste any better in your cof
fee.
That’
s why Cuisinart has added a water filter
to the Cuisinart Classic
12-Cup (1.8 L)
Pr
ogrammable Cof
feemaker
. The char
coal water
filter r
emoves chlorine, calcium, bad tastes and
odours, for the pur
est cup of cof
fee every time.
Element 2: Cof
fee
While the bulk of the liquid is water
, all of the
flavour should be fr
om the cof
fee. T
o
achieve
the same gr
eat quality cup of cof
fee you r
eceive
at a cof
fee bar
, you need to use the same
quality beans. If you choose to grind your own
beans, buy the beans fr
esh and whole, only
about a two-week supply at a time for maximum
fr
eshness. Once the cof
fee bean is br
oken,
its flavour degrades very quickly
. If it is not
practical to buy small supplies, we r
ecommend
you separate lar
ger amounts of beans into
one- to two-week portions immediately
after pur
chasing, and fr
eeze them in airtight
containers. The best way to maximize
fr
eshness is to minimize exposur
e to air
,
light and moistur
e. So, once r
emoved fr
om
the fr
eezer
, beans should be maintained
in a sealed container at r
oom temperatur
e,
since damaging condensation occurs every
time the beans ar
e r
emoved fr
om the fr
eezer
or r
efrigerator
. Note that some cof
fee experts
advise against fr
eezing dark-r
oast beans
because this can cause the oils to coagulate,
while other experts disagr
ee. W
e
suggest you
experiment and decide for yourself.
Element 3: Grind
The grind is critical for pr
oper flavour extraction.
If the grind is too fine, over
extraction and
bitter
ness will r
esult. T
oo fine a grind may also
clog your filter
. If grind is too coarse, the water
will pass thr
ough too quickly and the desir
ed
flavours will not be extracted. W
e
r
ecommend
a medium-fine grind.
Element 4: Pr
oportion
The cups on the Cuisinart
®
cof
feemaker ar
e
5 ounces (148 ml). Add the amount of gr
ound
cof
fee that corr
esponds to the number of cups
being br
ewed. Many cof
fee bars and the
Specialty Cof
fee Association of America
recommend adding 2 r
ounded tablespoons
(30 ml) of cof
fee per 6 ounces (170 ml) of water
.
Some cof
fee manufactur
ers r
ecommend using
1 tablespoon (15 ml) per cup. W
e
r
ecommend
using 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of gr
ound cof
fee per
cup, but use mor
e or less to suit your taste.
NOTE: The maximum capacity for gr
ound
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