Cuisinart CPK18E - Hints and Tips; Recommended Temperature Settings

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same as the selected temperature, the kettle will not work
but beep 5 times.
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carefully lift the kettle o the powerbase.
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it automatically switches o and is then put back on the
powerbase it will not continue to boil. It will need to be
reset.
Keeping the water warm
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been set previously, the apparatus will be at the default
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the kettle emits 3 sound signals and stays lit. The light
illuminating the water level indicator stays on.
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for 30 minutes.
C. Hints and tips
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ceramic pot or cup directly onto the tea. The tea should
be allowed to steep for 3 to 5 minutes. The longer it steeps
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desired.
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the heating process as escaping steam may scald.
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automatically, thanks to the integrated safety mechanism.
The lights illuminating the water level indicator and the
control panel ash on and o and the kettle emits 20 sound
signals. The lights illuminating the water level indicator
and the control panel stop ashing on and o once the
kettle has cooled down. After cooling down, switch o the
kettle by unplugging and then plugging in or remove the
kettle from the base then place it back.
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standing in the kettle.
D. Recommended temperature settings
Achieving the correct water brewing temperature is
essential for optimum avour extraction of tea and coee.
The quick reference guide below shows the ideal brewing
temperatures for dierent types of teas and coees.
Brewing temperature for green tea and black tea vary
considerably; as green tea won’t maintain its avour or
therapeutic properties if the water is too hot and black tea
will never reach release its avours if the water is not hot
enough.
If the recommended temperatures don’t appear in your tea/
coee packaging, please refer to the table:
Water
temperature
Drinks
¡$ White tea, jasmine tea
¡$ Chinese green tea
85ºC Black tea
90ºC
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95ºC
Earl Grey, Ceylan, Oolong, Wu Long,
blue tea, infusions, ground coee
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100ºC Boiling water