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Water does not run No water in the Fill the water tank.
through water tank. Press firmly down
Water tank incor- on the water tank.
rectly mounted.
The filter is blocked, Clean the filter and
the coffee grounds the grid on the
are too fine or head.
tamped down too See the paragraph
hard. «Maintenance»
and try a coarser
coffee.
Brewing head Put the grid to
grid is encrusted soak in descaling
solution
See paragraph
«Maintenance».
Appliance needs See paragraph
descaling. «Descaling».
Water runs through Coffee grounds too Try a finer coffee
too quickly coarse
Quantity of Use the spoon
ground coffee provided to
is insufficient. measure out the
coffee.
Coffee grounds not Tamp down the
tamped down coffee again.
firmly enough
The espresso has Coffee grounds Try a finer-ground
no froth (crema on too coarse coffe
coffee)
Coffee grounds Tamp down the
not tamped coffee again
Coffee grounds Use fresh coffee
stale or too dry
The milk is not very Steam nozzle bloc- See paragraph
frothy ked «Maintenance»
Cappuccino acces- See paragraph
sory blocked «Maintenance»
Milk not fresh. Use fresh milk
Milk is lukewarm. Put milk in
refrigerator.
Lots of water on Grounds not Tamp down the
the coffee grounds properly tamped grounds
down
Insufficient quantity Increase the
of ground coffee quantity of ground
coffee.
Recipes
Savor your espresso just as you like it: when
you want to relax or to top off a good meal.
Here are a few recipes which you will be able
to create with your espresso machine.
. Original espresso
• Take one measuring spoonful of good
quality well roasted espresso coffee, and
make an espresso directly into a pre-heated
cup.
If you use good, finely ground coffee, the cup
will be crowned by a fine head of golden
froth (crema).
• Add sugar if desired and enjoy.
. Cappuccino
For a state of the art cappuccino, the ideal
quantities are as follows: 1/3 coffee, 1/3 hot,
steamed milk, 1/3 frothy milk.
• Use 5 oz. cups/150 ml which have been pre-
heated.
• Fill them with 1/3 espresso coffee. Using
the auto cappuccino accessory, fill the cup
with another 1/3 of steamed milk and 1/3
of froth.
• Lastly, sprinkle with drinking chocolate
powder or cinnamon.
. Cafe latte
For a state of the art latte, the ideal quantities
are as follows: 1/2 coffee, 1/2 hot, steamed
milk topped with some frothed milk.
• Prepare a classic espresso in a large cup.
• Add steamed milk.
• Top with some froth.
. Iced coffee à l’Italienne
4 vanilla ice cubes, 2 cups of cold, sweetened
espresso, 4 ounces 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 sweetened
cup of espresso.
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