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USING GROUND COFFEE
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IMPORTANT: DO NOT OVERFILL THE FILTER AND
MAKE SURE YOU CLEAN THE RIM OF THE FILTER TO
REMOVE EXCESS COFFEE. STRAY GRAINS AROUND
THE RIM WILL COMPROMISE THE SEAL BETWEEN
FILTER HOLDER AND BREWHEAD AND MAY LEAK.
For best results grind your own beans in a Dualit coffee
grinder. If you are using pre-ground beans ensure they are
suitable for espresso machines.
1. Prepare the machine as shown on pages 16–17.
2. Select the appropriate sized filter (17), (18) or (19)
depending on whether you are making one: espresso,
a double or two singles. Make sure it's dry.
3. Snap it into place in the filter holder (7).
FILLING THE FILTER
4. Using the measuring spoon (20), measure out one or
two level spoons of coffee grounds into the filter.
5. With the other end of the measuring spoon, firm or
'tamp' the coffee grounds to compact the coffee. You
are aiming for a uniformly and not too tightly
packed filter. To ensure even extraction from both
nozzles the surface of the coffee must be tamped level.
BARISTA TIP: Baristas often twist the tamper gently once
they have compacted the coffee grounds. This has the
effect of 'polishing' the top of the coffee and enhances the
flavour of the espresso.
Tamp
Twist
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