DeLonghi Ec Series - Tips for a Hotter Coffee

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Tips for a hotter coee
To make espresso coee at the right temperature, the coee
maker should be preheated as follows:
1. Turn the appliance on by pressing the ON/OFF switch (the
ON light comes on) (g. 4) and attach the lter holder to
the appliance without adding pre-ground coee (g. 6).
2. Place a cup under the lter holder. Use the same cup as will
be used to prepare the coee in order to preheat it.
3. Wait until the OK light comes on (g. 8) and immediately
afterwards turn the selector dial to the position
(g. 9) and let water discharge until the OK light turns o,
then interrupt by turning the dial to the I position.
4. Empty the cup, wait until the OK light comes on again and
then repeat the same operation.
(It is normal for a small and harmless pu of steam to be given
o when removing the lter holder).
Mugs or glasses tray (models ECP35.31 and
ECP33.21 only)
If you are using tall cups or glasses (for example, to make long
coee or macchiato),extract the drip tray and rest the cup di-
rectly on the mugs or glasses tray (A14 - g. 11).
Once you have made your coee, put the drip tray back in
position.
HOW TO MAKE ESPRESSO COFFEE USING PRE
GROUND COFFEE
1. Place the ground coee lter (C2 or C3) in the lter holder.
Use the lter to make one coee or the
lter to make two coees.
2. To make just one coee, place one level measure of pre-
ground coee (about 7 g) in the lter. (g. 12).
To make two coees, place two loosely lled measures
(about 6+6 g) of pre-ground coee in the lter.
Fill the lter a little at a time to prevent the pre-ground
coee from overowing.
Important: For correct operation, before lling with pre-ground coee,
make sure there are no coee residues left in the lter from the last time you made
coee.
3. Distribute the pre-ground coee evenly and press light-
ly with the presser (g. 13). Correct pressing of the pre-
ground coee is essential to obtain a good espresso. If
pressing is excessive, coee delivery will be slow and the
froth will be dark. If pressing is too light, coee delivery
will be too rapid and the froth will be skimpy and light
coloured.
4. Remove any excess coee from the rim of the lter holder
and attach to the appliance. Turn the handle rmly to-
wards the right (g. 6) to avoid water leaking out.
5. Place the cup or cups under the lter holder spouts (g.
14). You are recommended to warm the cups before mak-
ing coee by rinsing them with a little hot water.
6. Make sure the OK light (g. 8) is on (if o, wait until
it comes on), then turn the mode selector dial to the
position. When the desired amount of coee
has been delivered, turn the dial to the l position.
7. To remove the lter holder, turn the handle from right to
left.
Danger of burns! To avoid splashes, never remove the lter holder while
the appliance is delivering coee.
8. To turn the appliance o, press the ON/OFF button.
HOW TO PREPARE ESPRESSO COFFEE USING PODS
1. Preheat the appliance as described in the section “Tips for
a hotter coee”, making sure the lter holder is attached.
This obtains a hotter coee.
Please note: Use pods conforming to the ESE standard, indicated on the
pack by the following symbol.
The ESE standard is a system accepted by leading pod producers and enables
espresso coee to be prepared simply and cleanly.
2. Place the pod coee lter (C4 ) in the lter holder.
3. Insert the pod, centring it as far as possible on the lter
(g. 15). Always follow the instructions on the pod pack to
position the pod on the lter correctly.
4. Attach the lter holder to the appliance. Always turn as far
as it will go (g. 6).
5. Proceed as in points 5, 6 and 7 in the previous section.
HOW TO PREPARE CAPPUCCINO COFFEE
1. Prepare the espresso coees as described in the previous
sections, using suciently large cups.
2. Turn the selector to the position (g. 16) and wait
until the OK light comes on.
3. In the meantime, ll a recipient with about 100 grams of
milk for each cappuccino to be prepared.
The milk must be at refrigerator temperature (not hot!).
In choosing the size of the recipient, bear in mind that the
milk doubles or triples in volume (g. 17).
Please note: You are recommended to use semi-skimmed milk at
refrigerator temperature.
4. ECP 35.31 only: Make sure the cappuccino maker selection
ring (A10) is in the “CAPPUCCINO” position (g. 18).
5. Place the recipient containing the milk under the cappucci-
no maker.
6. Wait until the OK light comes on. This indicates that
the boiler has reached the ideal temperature for steam
production.