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© Rocket Espresso Ltd. IT05846260965.Espresso machine mod. R 58. User manual Ed. 03.2012. Subject to change without notice # 14
You have the key ingredients with which to make great espresso, a quality espresso
machine and, of course, fresh and well roasted coffee.
Yet with these three essential ingredients, all your hard work will come undone
should your espresso machine not be clean.
Coffee is full of oils. These oils give espresso that lovely viscous feel in the mouth,
but will also severely taint the flavour of the espresso you make, if they’re allowed
to build up and become rancid when exposed to the environment.
Simple, routine care of your espresso machine is your best defence against poor
quality shots, as well as preventing breakdowns or, even worse, personal injuries.
Requirements
Nylon brush (comes with machine)
Small screwdriver or teaspoon
Espresso machine cleaning product
Blind filter basket for back flushing (comes with machine)
A non abrasive clean towel
A pot scourer
The cleaning procedure can be broken down into two main areas, the handle and the
group.
The handle
1. The easiest part to clean. With a small screw driver
or teaspoon, flick out the filter basket from the
handle.
2. Once the filter basket is out, clean both the filter basket and
the internal surface of the handle with a clean pot scourer
until both surfaces are clean from the dark coffee oils.
Should the oils in the handle have built up to excessive
amounts, it may be necessary to soak the filter basket and the
handle in a specific cleaning solution for espresso machines.
This is a routine “over night” cleaning procedure for
professional baristas.
The brewing head (“group”)
With the nylon brush supplied with the machine give the
inside of the group a good scrub.
