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Introduction to Your ASTRA Espresso Machine
Congratulations on choosing ASTRA as your espresso machine!
Before we begin making espresso drinks, it is important to first
understand what espresso is. Espresso is a process
in which you
extract the “flavor oils” from dark-roasted Arabic coffee beans.
Therefore, espresso is really the extra
ction process of the flavor
oils. That is what you are serving when you make an espresso.
When hot water hits the finely-ground, dark-roasted Arabic beans
at 135 PSI, the exposed oils will boil and turn to a reddish-gold
called “crema”. A properly-made espresso will not taste bitter or
burnt, but, instead, will exhibit a strong, sweet taste of coffee that
doesn’t attack the tongue. Rather, it has a smoothness that lets you
maximize the enjoyment of the blend of the roasted beans you
have chosen.
Read the ASTRA manual and follow the instructions closely, and
you will be enjoying espresso and cappuccino in minutes.
If you need any help or have any questions, please call your local
ASTRA representative.
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