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• Add a cloud of cream to make an espresso
with milk.
You can also replace the cream with hot milk.
. Caffe corretto *
• Prepare a cup of espresso in the normal way.
• Then slightly ‘correct’ the taste by adding
1/4 or 1/2 a glass of cognac.
You can also use anisette, grappa, Sambuco,
Kirsch or Cointreau for the same effect.
. Coffee Liqueur *
• Mix in an empty 0.75 litre bottle: 3 cups of
espresso, 250 g brown cane sugar, 1/2 litre
cognac or Kirsch.
• Leave the mixture to soak for at least 2
weeks.
You will then have a delicious liqueur,
especially for coffee lovers.
. Iced coffee à l’italienne
4 vanilla ice cubes, 2 cups of cold sugared
espresso, 1/8 litre milk, fresh cream, grated
chocolate.
• Mix the cold espresso with milk.
• Distribute the ice cubes among the glasses,
pour the coffee over them and decorate
with fresh cream and grated chocolate.
. Friesian coffee *
• Add a small glass of rum to a sugared cup of
espresso.
• Decorate with a good layer of fresh cream
and serve.
. Espresso flambé *
2 cups of espresso, 2 small glasses of cognac,
2 teaspoonfuls of brown sugar, fresh cream.
• Pour the cognac into heat-resistant glasses,
heat and flame.
• Add sugar, mix, pour the coffee and
decorate with fresh cream.
If you like, the espresso can also be diluted
with a little boiling water.
. Perfect espresso *
2 cups of espresso, 6 egg yolks, 200g sugar,
1/8 litre whipped fresh cream, 1 small glass of
orange liqueur.
• Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until it
forms a thick foamy mass.
• Add the cold espresso and orange liqueur.
• Then mix in the fresh whipped cream.
• Pour the mixture into cups or glasses.
• Put the cups into the freezer.
(*: The abuse of alcohol is dangerous to your
health).
Cleaning the machine
- Never wash your espresso maker accessories
in the dishwasher.
After use, the water tank must be emptied.
. Drip tray
If several espressos are being prepared one
after the other, the drip tray should be
emptied from time to time (about once every
7 - 8 espressos)
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. It is normal for there to
be water present;
this does not indicate
that there is a leak, but that your
machine’s thermoblock is being purged.
If
necessary, clean the drip tray and drip tray
grid with water and a little non-abrasive
washing-up liquid, rinse and dry. Replace it
correctly
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.
. The brewing head, the filter and the
filter holder
These must be cleaned after each use. All you
need to do is wipe with a damp cloth over the
brewing head of your machine and to wash
the other accessories in water and a little non-
abrasive washing up liquid, rinse and dry.
If the brewing head is heavily clogged up,
unscrew the grid, clean it and refit it, pressing
down firmly
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.
When your espresso maker is not being
used, do not leave the filter holder on the
machine as it will cause unnecessary wear
of the gasket.
. The cup warming plate:
remove this to
clean it with water and a little non-abrasive
dishwashing liquid, rinse and dry.
. The cappuccino accessory
For more thorough cleaning the auto cappuc-
cino accessory can be dismantled from the
machine.
Clean it with water, a little non-abrasive
washing up liquid and a small brush. Rinse
and dry it.
Before putting it back in place, make sure that
the air inlet holes (on both sides of the little
metal tube) are not blocked by residues of
milk. Unblock them with a needle if necessary
(22)
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