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CONTENTS
Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Unpacking Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
The Quest for the
Perfect Cup of Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Programming Your Coffeemaker . . . . . . . .6
Making Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Cleaning and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
INTRODUCTION
You’ll love the way your new Cuisinart
®
Brew
Central
®
Coffeemaker looks on your counter, as
it’s brewing 14 cups of fabulous coffee. The
styling is streamlined, with an elegance that
comes only from stainless steel. The Brew
Central
®
is a statement about how serious you are
about your coffee – and your kitchen. Enjoy the
full programmability, extreme ease of use, and
great tasting coffee.
THE QUEST FOR
THE PERFECT CUP
OF COFFEE
It is generally agreed that there are four basic ele-
ments critical to the perfect cup:
Element 1: Water
Coffee is 98% water. Often overlooked, the quality
of the water is as important as the quality of the
coffee. A good rule of thumb is that if your water
doesn’t taste good from the tap, it won’t taste
any better in your coffee. That’s why Cuisinart has
added a water filter to the Brew Central
®
Coffeemaker. The charcoal water filter removes
chlorine, calcium, bad tastes and odors, for the
purest cup of coffee every time.
Element 2: Coffee
While the bulk of the liquid is water, all of the
flavor should be from the coffee. To achieve the
same great quality cup of coffee you receive at
a coffee bar, you need to use the same quality
beans. If you choose to grind your own beans,
buy the beans fresh and whole, only about a
two-week supply at a time for maximum fresh-
ness. Once the coffee bean is broken, its flavor
degrades very quickly. If it is not practical to buy
small supplies, we recommend you separate larg-
er amounts of beans into one- to two-week por-
tions immediately after purchasing, and freeze
them in airtight containers. The best way to
maximize freshness is to minimize exposure to
air, light and moisture. So, once removed from the
freezer, beans should be maintained in a sealed
container at room temperature, since damaging
condensation occurs every time the beans are
removed from the freezer or refrigerator. Note that
some coffee experts advise against freezing dark-
roast beans because this can cause the oils to
coagulate, while other experts disagree. We sug-
gest you experiment and decide for yourself.
Element 3: Grind
The grind is critical for proper flavor extraction. If
the grind is too fine, overextraction and bitterness
will result. Too fine a grind may also clog your
filter. If grind is too coarse, the water will pass
through too quickly and the desired flavors will not
be extracted. We recommend a medium-fine
grind.
Element 4: Proportion
The cups on the Cuisinart
®
coffeemaker are 5
ounces. Add the amount of ground coffee that
corresponds to the number of cups being brewed.
Many coffee bars and the Specialty Coffee
Association of America recommend adding 2
rounded tablespoons of coffee per 6 ounces
of water. Some coffee manufacturers recommend
using 1 tablespoon per cup. We recommend
using 1 tablespoon of ground coffee per cup,
but use more or less to suit your taste.
NOTE: The maximum capacity for ground
coffee is 17 level tablespoons for this 14-cup
coffeemaker. Exceeding this amount may
cause overflow if the coffee is too finely
ground.
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