Villaware BVVLESSL01 - Preparing Cappuccino Milk

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18. If not preparing cappuccino, turn the unit off by pressing the power button “
+
” and
then unplug the unit.
19.Foradditionalcleaninginstructions,refertothe“cleaning”section.
PREPARING CAPPUCCINO
Cappuccinoisespressotoppedwithsteamedandfrothedmilk.Frothingmilkforcappuccino
takespractice.Donotbediscouragedifitisnotperfectthersttime.Themilkshouldbe
halfsteamed(bottomofpitcher)andhalffroth(topofpitcher).Itmaytakeafewtimes
before you perfect this process.
Forbestresults,werecommendfrothingthemilkinaseparatepitcherandpouringthemilk
intoyourespresso.Themilkandpitchershouldbecold.Donotuseapitcher,whichhas
just been washed in warm water. We also recommend a stainless steel frothing pitcher and
a beverage thermometer, if you own one, for preparing the best froth and steamed milk.
1.Makesurethewaterreservoirislledwithcoldwater.Neverusewarmorhotwaterto
llthewaterreservoir.
2.Fillasmallstainlesssteelorceramicpitcherabout1/3 full with cold milk and set next to
machine. Skimmed or semi-skimmed milk will be the easiest to froth.
3.Youarenowreadytofrothandsteamyourmilk.Placeapitcherunderthesteamwand
so the tip is immerged about 1.25cm.Turnthesteamdialto“
+
” and then press the
buttontostartfrothing“
+
”. The light ring around the steam button will illuminate and
remain on until the button is pressed again to stop the frothing process. The steam dial
can be turned clockwise for steam. The tip of the steam wand should be slightly angled
andneartheedgeofthepitchertocreatemilkcirculation.Microbubblesshouldbe
forming. If large bubbles are appearing, move the tip until the bubbles become smaller.
4.Continuefrothinguntilthemilkhasalmostdoubledinvolume;milkwillbearound40°C.
Slowlymovethetipofthesteamwandlowerintothemilktocontinuesteaming.Milk
shouldbeheatedtobetween60°Cand71°C.Donotoverheatasthiscanscaldthemilk.
Withthesteamwandstillimmersed,pressthesteambutton“
+
” to end the process.
The light ring around it will turn off. Tap the bottom of the pitcher to eliminate large,
unwanted bubbles.
5.Nowitistimetomakeespresso.Followtheinstructionsinthe“BREWINGESPRESSO”
section to prepare the espresso.
6.Youarenowreadytomakecappuccino.Itis1/3 espresso, 1/3 steamed milk and 1/3
frothedmilk.Pourtheespressointoacupandusingaspoonorspatulatoblockthe
frothedportion,addthesteamedmilktotheespresso.Finally,spoononthefrothedmilk.
7.Followtheinstructionsinthe“instructionsforuse”sectiontoushoutanyresidualmilk
from the steam wand. It is important to properly clean your steam wand and wash its
sleeve and tip after each use to ensure it continues to work properly.
8.Pressthepowerbutton
“
+
” to turn unit off and unplug the power cord and allow the
machine to cool. Empty the water reservoir.
operating instructions (continued)