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Brewing head Put the grid to
grid is encrusted. soak in descaling
solution
See paragraph
«Maintenance».
Machine 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 crema. too coarse. coffe.
Coffee grounds Tamp down the
not tamped. coffee again.
Coffee grounds Use fresh coffee.
stale or too dry.
The milk is not very Auto cappuccino See paragraph
frothy. accessory «Maintenance».
blocked.
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 that you will be able to
create with your espresso machine.
. Classic 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
crema.
• Add sugar if desired and enjoy.
. Cappuccino
For café quality cappuccino, the ideal
quantities are as follows: 1/3 coffee, 1/3 hot,
steamed milk, 1/3 frothy milk.
• Use 5 oz. cups that have been pre-heated.
• Steam your milk and froth using the
cappuccino accessory.
• Fill your cup with 1/3 espresso coffee.
• Spoon in on top of your espresso froth,
filling another 1/3 of your cup.
• Pour in your steamed milk, filling the final
1/3 of your cup.
• Lastly, sprinkle with drinking chocolate
powder or cinnamon.
. Cafe latte
For a state of the art latte, the ideal quantities
are as follows: 1/3 espresso, 2/3 hot, steamed
milk topped with some frothed milk.
• Prepare a classic espresso in a large cup.
• Add steamed milk.
• Top with some froth.